Hello lottologix,
I'm not just talking about backtesting. To avoid the risk of completely derailing this thread, lets look at the use of 317 for example. I don't use 317, because I have my own system, but the following few questions are just a hastily written sample of some of the kinds of questions I'd begin asking myself when using the logic of this particular technique. If I were using a different arithmetical technique, the questions would probably change. If I were using statistical analysis, probability theory, wagering strategies based on gambling odds, or framing the lottery within the nature of random and recurrent events, the questions asked would certainly change. Adobe78 does some of the latter and while I don't use his particular strategy, the simple, but covertly rigorous questions he asks are a great example of having cultivated some personal wholistic understanding of the lottery that complements his method of play. ANY method of play is valid and can work, but as you know, it just takes time to deeply understand and grow it.
Here are some questions for 317:
1. If the sum of 317 is 12, how does this affect the distribution of sums and digits in my 317 rundown? Does using 317 cause an even distribution of sums, digits, high and low numbers or an uneven one? How does this affect the choices you make?
2. Why am I using 317 anyway? How differently does if function from other constants such as 111, 123 and etcetera?
3. Why am I using 317 in a rundown? What is a rundown anyway? Does this correlate to the lottery in any way? If everything in the visible universe is geometry and geometry is shape, what is the possible shape of the lottery and what us the shape of the rundown? Why am I choosing this shape? What kind of influence would such a shape have on how the lottery moves?
4. What possible correlation could a specific day, month and year have with last draw? In using 317, why must I add the date in that way? Are there other ways to add the date? If for example, I'm using July 28th, why don't I try adding the number of days that have elapsed in my circle of 365 days? So July 28th in the leap year of 2016 would be the 210th day of my circle. How can you use 210 within 317's rundown?
5. Why am I adding today's month and day to determine where my playable digits may be? Would it better to add tomorrow's month and day if I'm looking for the next day's draw in the future?
6. Why am I just using one Pick 3 draw? If it's true that you only can understand something when it's in relationship to something else, would be helpful to at least try and use 2 draws in tandem?
7. Why am I adding constants like 317, 111, and others of their kind to the past draw? What is it supposed to be mimicking or doing? What is the logic behind it? Do I add 111 for example, because I'm looking for the next draw that's one day into the future away from the past draw, Or do I add 222 because I'm looking for the next draw thats two days into the future away from the past draw? What do these constants really signify within the context of the whole lottery?
8. What would happen if I were to switch the constant or any constant around like 713, or 173, and etcetera and add it to the draw? Is there a significance to only using 317?
Of course, one can ask better questions than the one above. It was just a quick example of how far questions can take your particular technique. If you ask the question, you always get an answer. You may not realize it in the moment or ever become aware of it, but I've found that when you ask you always receive, at least in some shape or form, lol.
So you see lottologix, I'm talking about much more than backtesting ideas. Of course, backtesting is the litmus test, but I'm talking about learning how to shape and connect these ideas by progressively qualifying these ideas with questions that rigorously ask ourselves why are we choosing a specific idea and what do we hope to accomplish with it within the context of the whole or within the context of the lottery game you're playing. There are no right or wrong answers to these questions. On the back-end, backtesting will tell you if the narrative you're building is a good one or a clunky one. If you can build a good narrative of how your technique, method or system works, you may cultivate a way better handle on how to time your hits using a small set of numbers and without having to use a huge bankroll.
Good luck!