well, you can do that to get a feel for what it is, but depending on what the count is, you use different strategies, mostly just in changing your bet. you play basic strategy when the count is within a certain range, and low count strategy and high count strategy accordingly... so you need to learn how to play 3 different way essentially, and you use those different ways depending on the count. learning the strategies is easy, because they're all relatilvey similar... just minor differences... keeping the count is where the skill comes in. the book (i've read lots, this is by far the best) really helps you learn how to keep the count. most books stores don't carry it, but amazon.com does.

here's a link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846