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P.L.Green New user Asturias (SPAIN) 59 Posts |
I have initially posted this in the "New to magic" section, and I got a suggestion to post it here to get the insights of more experienced folks (sorry for the duplicity).
I know it is weird, and not sure how to proceed. I have started with card magic recently and started by practicing "the basics". I have realized that when I try to do an overhand shuffle, for some reason I feel more comfortable when doing it "the other way around": I am right-handed but I feel I control the cards better if I hold the pack with my right hand and then shuffle with my left hand. The cards stay more packed and if I do it the other way around (pack in left, throwing with right hand) then sometimes it is not the cards at the top that go out, but some in the middle, and the pack gets messy. Anyone has experienced anything like this? What is your recommendation: go with the flow and stay with my "natural" handling or insist and force the "standard" procedure? Thanks!
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fab1an New user 61 Posts |
I do the same because it feels natural to me and I never had a problem doing it this way.
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Rupert Pupkin Inner circle 1452 Posts |
Yes, do what's natural. It's not uncommon to use your non-dominant hand for certain moves.
Just be prepared to have to reverse your hand and finger actions when reading descriptions of different things. But left-handers do that all the time, so I think you're good. |
furmanmatt Loyal user New York 217 Posts |
Do what feels natural, and be consistent. It will make it easier when learning more advanced moves. I am a righty so I overhand shuffle cards into my left hand. I would recommend you learn it this way.
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Rolyan Special user I'm fencing in my land; so far there are 590 Posts |
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On Jun 29, 2017, furmanmatt wrote: You've advised him to do what feels natural, then recommended he learns it the opposite way. Why? That's not only contradictory it's also illogical. I'm left handed and assuming you and I are both average ability, I can do all the moves you can do. So how would I have benefited in learning it the other way when I started out? |
P.L.Green New user Asturias (SPAIN) 59 Posts |
Thank you all for your answers. Since I am still starting I will keep on practicing both ways until one of them becomes clearly easier for me. I feel more inclined to put more effort into following the theoretical way, in case this can be later expanded into more complicated sleights. Time will tell....
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Wilktone Loyal user Asheville, NC 258 Posts |
My concern, that I mentioned in P.L.'s original post, is that some routines might require moving from an overhand shuffle control to something where it might be a little suspicious to move the deck from his right hand (overhand shuffle) over to his left hand (in order to deal or turnover a card, etc.). I suggested he check in with the card experts over here, though, because I really don't know how much of an issue it would be. In some ways, it might make it easier to set up a "get ready" for some slights, or it might make it harder because you might be transferring a break around and end up with a thumb break when you want a pinky break, etc.
Does anyone else think that could be an issue in the longer term? Dave |
carlyle Regular user 166 Posts |
I'm slightly confused by the OP's question. A normal overhand shuffle (as in Giobbi's "Card College" for example) - the deck is shuffled from the right hand into the left. The left thumb would be pulling the cards during a run, for example. That sounds like what he's doing - the deck starts in the right hand and ends up in the left.
If not - I can only do it the other way around - deck in left hand, ending in right. If so, I've not found it a big problem. As mentioned, you get a lot of practice transferring a thumbbreak to a pinky break. But that's something you have to do in a lot of tricks. |
P.L.Green New user Asturias (SPAIN) 59 Posts |
Sorry if I did not explain myself properly. I throw cards with my left hand and receive them on my right one, which I know is not the expected procedure for a righty. I think, as pointed before, it will require me to switch the deck to my left hand to do a DL, for example,wich might look weird. I keep on practicing both ways, and the standard hand setup is becoming more and more "natural".
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