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dschmunis New user Hillsboro, OR 91 Posts |
As posted on a previous post, I have very dry hands and am fining that when working with brand new decks the cards are super slippery and tend to fly all over the place. I'm sure that about 80% has to do with my technique (or lack of), and about another 10% with my dry hands.
But I'm wondering if this is normal or if there's anything I should be doing to "treat" a new deck or what I can do so the cards don't slip out all over the place? |
Stanyon Inner circle Landrum, S.C. by way of Chicago 3433 Posts |
Ever since the USPCC was acquired by the Jarden Corp. and moved their operation to Erlanger,Ky. the finish coating on their decks has proven problematic for many. Like you say, dry hands and slick cards make for maximum frustration.
What you might try is what some of us "Oldtimers" refer to as "smoking the deck". You have to introduce moisture to the surface of the cards. Always hard to explain, but here goes. While holding the deck with both hands, dominant hand thumb and fingers on the short ends...passive hand thumb and fingers on the long (longitudinal) sides, flex the deck as if you were going to spring the deck from hand to hand. The passive hand digits apply enough pressure on the deck to keep the deck from springing into the passive hand, but not too much as to prevent separation between the cards as the dominant digits relax their hold on the deck, kind of like an aborted spring. Follow me so far? With what should now resemble a thick deck, take a deep breath and exhale through the deck. This might take a couple of attempts, but you have now killed much of the slippery feeling. Cheers!
Stanyon
aka Steve Taylor "Every move a move!" "If you've enjoyed my performance half as much as I've enjoyed performing for you, then you've enjoyed it twice as much as me!" |
dschmunis New user Hillsboro, OR 91 Posts |
Thanks for the tip Stanyon. will give it a try.
surprisingly something that I tried out of desperation that did help a bit (but it is totally counter intuitive) was to put some fanning powder on the cards... go figure... D |
Stanyon Inner circle Landrum, S.C. by way of Chicago 3433 Posts |
Fanning powder should only be used if you are doing exhibition card fanning. The powder makes the cards spread evenly but ultimately picks up every bit of gunk and hand oil making, you guessed it, a clumpy deck.
Cheers!
Stanyon
aka Steve Taylor "Every move a move!" "If you've enjoyed my performance half as much as I've enjoyed performing for you, then you've enjoyed it twice as much as me!" |
dschmunis New user Hillsboro, OR 91 Posts |
Roger that! I guess this deck will go in the garbage pretty quick!
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debjit Loyal user India 213 Posts |
Moisturize moisturize moisturize
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