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Hey guys,

I recently got my hands on Yoann's Modern Intricacies DVD (which is amazing btw!) His DVD is clearly mean't for people already established in cardistry. Which while I consider myself to be, I have yet to learn the cardini change.

Going on the good ol' youtube I found various tutorials for the move, but they all seem to be somewhat different. I've heard some magicians use their middle finger, while most use their pinky, yet apparently the correct method is by Michael Ammar who uses his ring finger.

Could anyone please recommend a good source for learning this move? Paid material is fine of course

- Many Thanks!

Surely the correct method would be by Cardini?
I'd say just use whichever you're comfortable with, personally I'm a middle finger man!

I've learnt it from somewhere but can't remember where off the top of my head, i'll see if I can spot where and let you know

haha true.

I think I'm just a little mistrusting of youtube tutorials. I don't want to invest wasted time just to learn an inaccurate move. Especially since I've heard the Cardini Snap is a somewhat tricky one.

So far my ring finger seems to be working best. Much stronger than pinky and seems to go back just as far

Don't get caught up on using your pinky finger or ring finger for this move because it doesn't really matter. The truth is this is basically a knack and it takes time and practice. Whatever works for you is going to be the way to go and it is going to be tough going for the first little while.

Thanks for the advice guys.

I started with my ring as it was allot stronger, but like you said, it seems to be a knack so I've ended up using my pinky. Slowly getting the hang of it with a few hours of watching TV and practice. But again, like you said it will be a long while before I'm comfortable performing it. Once the motion is second nature I can start filming myself and experimenting with angles.

Hi there.

The original Cardini handling can be found in Card Manipulations No. 3 by Jean Hugard (widely available). Cardini used his left ring finger.

Michael Ammar suggests the move for James Lewis' Inversion and teaches both Inversion and his handling of Cardinis Snap Change in the Magic of Michael Ammar. The book can be difficult to get hold of nowadays but they come up on ebay occasionally.

Michaels handling differs from the original. He uses both his pinkie and his first finger, his break is under several cards rather than one, and his clean up is very diffferent to the original. From the audiences viewpoint they look identicle though.

I have my own approach, which while completely different technically, still retains Cardinis original intention - being able to flick a card and have it change in an instant.

Good topic.

Jim