How can I say that I have skill when I get a good result?Originally Posted by dannyj
The problem with everyone "selling" dice influencing or dice control is that they take the credit for "skill" when they have a good result, and when they have a bad result they call it "bad luck" or a bad bounce.
Yes, I set my dice using cross sixes on top, and either 3/2 or 5/4 in front. Yes, I try to throw soft and easy to the center wall where it is flat. Yes, I try to get the dice to have a soft bounce off the back wall. Do I sometimes get a "good result"? Yes. Is that because my "set" and "delivery" worked? Do I sometimes 7 out? Yes, is that because my "set" and "delivery" didn't work?
The best you can do is to follow the theory of dice influencing. And there is nothing wrong with trying. I say that in every discussion and every debate: it doesn't hurt to try.
But for those who say that they can really influence or control the dice, what I would like to see are:
1. a definition of what is dice influencing or what is dice controlling
2. a means to test whether or not dice influencing or dice controlling can be accomplished
3. the test and results of those who say they influenced or controlled the dice
What does that take? Does it take a slow motion camera that proves the dice never rotated off axis, or if they did rotate they rotated only one face? I have seen slow motion video of players who claimed to be dice influencers or dice controllers and EVERY video shows the dice bouncing around too much to indicate there was any influence or control.
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