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Mandrake wrote:I'm quite sure that pain is nature's way of telling us to stop doing whatever it is that causes the pain......
Mandrake wrote:I'm quite sure that pain is nature's way of telling us to stop doing whatever it is that causes the pain......
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bmat wrote:There are many methods (okay at least three that I know of) that accomplishes this. I am guessing from your pain it is the one where the deck is squished painfully between your index finger and third finger, your thumb is at the bottom inside corner and applies lots of pressure and pushes the card up and off the deck? If so this is my favourite method and gets the card the highest and once learned you have the greatest amount of control, If you angle the deck outwards just a bit the card flies off the deck goes over the spectators head angles back and you catch it.
Don't practice through the pain! Just stop and give it a rest and then a day or so later try again. Eventually it will happen. it does take some dedication. It is akin to the muscle pass or a faro shuffle. You struggle and struggle and one day it just happens. Then a week later you wonder why it was you were having so much trouble.
Magus wrote:bmat wrote:There are many methods (okay at least three that I know of) that accomplishes this. I am guessing from your pain it is the one where the deck is squished painfully between your index finger and third finger, your thumb is at the bottom inside corner and applies lots of pressure and pushes the card up and off the deck? If so this is my favourite method and gets the card the highest and once learned you have the greatest amount of control, If you angle the deck outwards just a bit the card flies off the deck goes over the spectators head angles back and you catch it.
Don't practice through the pain! Just stop and give it a rest and then a day or so later try again. Eventually it will happen. it does take some dedication. It is akin to the muscle pass or a faro shuffle. You struggle and struggle and one day it just happens. Then a week later you wonder why it was you were having so much trouble.
That's the one thanks, its a little better today with using the slightly smaller cards and I do feel as though it should come with practice. I'm just struggling with how hard I should be holding the deck but again I'm sure it will get easier. I do like your idea of boomeranging it over the specs head! Nice touch.
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