It's interesting to note the plethora dice-tossing styles you'll encounter over your craps-playing life. Some are plain and boring, unique and funny, and the like are downright irritating. Ever really thought about it? How many ways can you reach down, pick up the chop, and throw out them to the other end of the table? If you've played enough craps, you've seen it all.

The casino has strict rules for handling and tossing chop, which are the subject of a future article. I'll mention four of them so you'll understand the basics. Handle the chop with only one hand. Never bring the chop outside of the fantastic plane that extends up from the edge of the table (i. e., always keep the chop inside the table). Don't throw out the chop higher the height of the dealers. And without problems throw out the chop so they both hit the back wall (i. e., the wall at the other end of the table). If you follow these simple rules, you'll do just fine.dice sets

Let's start with the grip. Most people simply reach down, pick up the chop, and hold them in their side or between their arms. Not some people. Some believe their lucky grip will result in a winning number, while others believe they can control end result of their tosses so taking a precise grip is the first step in their wacky routines. For example, there's the ice-tong grip, lock grip, 5-finger grip, 2-finger front diagonal grip, flying-V grip, stacked grip, 3-finger front grip, 3-finger front diagonal grip, 2-finger pincer grip, and many other. (Seriously, I'm not making this up! ) Don't forget, before taking one of those grips, the doctor has to properly position the chop with the precise alignment and direction. For example, the 6 on one die must be focused so the pips (i. e., the dots on a die are called "pips") are parallel to the tabletop and the number must be adjacent to the 3 on the other die, and the pips on the 3 must be focused so they go diagonally upward to the right. (Again, I'm not making this stuff up! )

After they've achieved perfect alignment with the heavens and stars, they take their grip. But they don't just pick up the chop, the doctor has to slowly and gently place their arms built in and precisely measure the pressure applied to each die using the delicate pressure sensors in their hands. Finally, with the exact chop alignment and finger pressure, the present shooter launches the chop toward the end of the table contorting their arm, arm, shoulder, and torso. I've often wondered how some people don't dispose of their shoulder muscles or avoid getting the tendons that attach the muscles of the forearm to the arm bone at the shoulder joint. These are the irritating shooters because they seemingly take forever. Everyone else at the table is anxious for the next roll, but these clowns who think they're chop doctors or chop wizards (or whatever they call themselves) delay the game by taking their unique grips rather than picking up the chop and tossing them.