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ThSecret Regular user 147 Posts |
I just want to share my thoughts/experience learning the Faro Shuffle (= . I started out trying it with an off brand deck and sat there for an hour trying to figure it out to no avail. I read and watched about it, and people said when you get frusterated is when you'll figure it out.
Well, I got a pack fresh of bicycles and got it on my third try! Then four more times in a row after that! I find when you first learn a move, you are figuring out how to do it, how to old the deck, which way to insert cards, how much pressure to use.... however I find with the Faro shuffle the less I think about it the easier it is. (Of course the cards made a difference in this case also.) I almost just let the cards do their own thing and it works out quite well! The more I try to do it the hard it becomes for me to do. I still have lots of practice to do with it, but it is nice to actually get it!
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danaruns Special user The City of Angels 808 Posts |
I think you've actually hit on the secret to a lot of moves: don't try to hard. Let it happen. A light touch always works better than a heavy one.
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SvenSigma Regular user Germany 151 Posts |
One more hint: with most brands the deck has a "preferred direction." That means you start the Faro on the backs or on the faces.
Only for brands that always are cut in the same direction this is consistent. E.g., for Bicycle it can be different. To find out which direction is best, bevel the cards. The bevelled edges feel either rougher or smoother. If you look onto the bevelled surface from the backs, top down Faro is easier. Otherwise, bottom up is easier. Also be aware that not the maker but the brand can make the difference. From USPCC you get brands that always are cut the same way and others that are not -- although from various posts on card quality topics I have a feeling that USPCC became more consistent in the recent years.
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ThSecret Regular user 147 Posts |
Yeah I was reading about that! I find it works both ways, but I get a much more even spread between the cards when I do it backwards.
"A play does not take place on stage but in the minds of the spectators."
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SvenSigma Regular user Germany 151 Posts |
In case you are still looking for a good Faro lesson: Search for Michael Close's. Perfect Faro within a week or two.
Perfect Faro - I guess that's what you call even spread.
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ThSecret Regular user 147 Posts |
Thanks Seven.
I've finally got the Faro down and can do it when I want! I don't know if the deck has been broken in a bit, if that makes a difference? But it is much easier now. I recently started on the Sybil Cut also, that is one I always wanted to be able to do when I was younger but never quite go into. This one will be fun >:)!
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