If your smallest bet is, say, $25 and your largest bet, which you make at a true count of, say, +5 is $400, then you have a 1-16 bet SPREAD. But what bets do you make in between, at TCs of +1, +2,...
back counting is fine, just don't stand around there forever. watch a round or two and then sit down or bounce. while you sit down, you can fumble your money and let them deal another hand etc.
Backcounting is quite viable, but it’ll be location dependent.
At the properties I play at I can just wong in place. Lose a couple hands then complain about the shoe not being good and let...