I use Hi Opt II for SD and DD, and switch to REKO for the occasional "relaxing" 6D. Switching back and forth between counting systems itself isn't hard for me, it's keeping on top of the associated betting ramps and indices which were tough at first. Also, if you're a perfectionist like me, it can get even more brutal because your c-SCORE optimal betting ramp actually varies depending on the number of people sitting at the table and your seat position...imagine changing betting ramps every time someone new sits down or leaves :whip:
Stop the numbers in my head!!
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It would seem that the more successful someone is in making the counting process second nature, cancelling pairs and ignoring certain cards without consciously thinking about it, the more difficult it must become to move between different counts.
Do either of you employ any particular mental tricks, to help flip an imaginary internal switch? I can imagine that using different languages - one,two,three, eins,zwei,drei, etc. - could be a help.
Do either of you employ any particular mental tricks, to help flip an imaginary internal switch? I can imagine that using different languages - one,two,three, eins,zwei,drei, etc. - could be a help.
I still use the canceling out method with Hi Opt II...I just recognize that only a 4 or 5 will cancel out a 10...not a tough mental switch with experience.
Though I reiterate the opinion that it really isn't beneficial for most players to switch systems unless you plan on playing literally millions of hands throughout your life. I decided to mainly for the challenge and to slightly curb the ror of my relatively young bankroll.
Though I reiterate the opinion that it really isn't beneficial for most players to switch systems unless you plan on playing literally millions of hands throughout your life. I decided to mainly for the challenge and to slightly curb the ror of my relatively young bankroll.
i usually do something that doesn't require a lot of brain power as a "cool down" from my mental workout. I go watch foxnews, read Palin's book, or take a shot of jack, and a puff of weed. They all have about the same mental requirements. <applause> Thank you thank you. No, you are all too kind.
On the subject of switching counts and indices, I find that it is similar to my high school and college theater days. memorizing lines and monologues, stage direction, voice inflection, emotive responses, and trying to make it look natural and unrehearsed. This is not unlike card counting in a casino. The personnel are your audience, and the counts and indices are your monologues, your responses to PC questions are improvs, or rehearsed kinetic dialogue. So for me, I can switch from hi opt to hi lo and the indices with maybe an hour of practice. I'm sure anyone can do it, if they put they're mind to it. It still blows me away to this day that I could memorize a whole 1.5 hour play within a few weeks, all while juggling classes, binge drinking, binge smoking, and binge girl having.
On the subject of switching counts and indices, I find that it is similar to my high school and college theater days. memorizing lines and monologues, stage direction, voice inflection, emotive responses, and trying to make it look natural and unrehearsed. This is not unlike card counting in a casino. The personnel are your audience, and the counts and indices are your monologues, your responses to PC questions are improvs, or rehearsed kinetic dialogue. So for me, I can switch from hi opt to hi lo and the indices with maybe an hour of practice. I'm sure anyone can do it, if they put they're mind to it. It still blows me away to this day that I could memorize a whole 1.5 hour play within a few weeks, all while juggling classes, binge drinking, binge smoking, and binge girl having.
Transcendental Meditation is good. zg
I switch between two counting systems depending on the game I am playing, and it is easier for me than I had expected. Nevertheless, this counting business is mentally tiring - I once was so tired I started counting out loud 
- and I often find myself having to chase the numbers out of my head right after I finish playing.
- and I often find myself having to chase the numbers out of my head right after I finish playing.It can become obsessive, however, a little negative variance generally brings life back into focus. Personally, I may abandon blackjack and gambling in general and concentrate on other things less exciting but more important to me. I am wondering if I should still post here if I give it up altogether? I enjoy the chatter here.
well darned aslan, i'd miss your chatter.
but anyway, just me maybe, i'd have some difficulty just up and walking away from messing with these casinos. again just me maybe, i find something compelling about it. money of course but i dunno this stuff just seems to satisfy some sort of instinct or something, lol.
addicted? errhh well, i don't think so. like say casinos vanished from the face of the earth, it would be my guess that i'd find something that offered the same sort of compelling nature about it and i'd end up fooling with that.
something to think about i guess.
but yes, it's nice to completely get away from it all as well.
but anyway, just me maybe, i'd have some difficulty just up and walking away from messing with these casinos. again just me maybe, i find something compelling about it. money of course but i dunno this stuff just seems to satisfy some sort of instinct or something, lol.
addicted?
errhh well, i don't think so. like say casinos vanished from the face of the earth, it would be my guess that i'd find something that offered the same sort of compelling nature about it and i'd end up fooling with that.something to think about i guess.
but yes, it's nice to completely get away from it all as well.