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Toasty![]() New user Wales 36 Posts ![]() |
Hi everyone,
I'm having a little trouble in performing the spring flourish as I begin smoothly, but always the last few cards are awkward and untidy. I'm unsure if it is ok to post about this here, but if not, feel free to pm me... Any help in accomplishing this feat would be welcome, perhaps I am going wrong somewhere in beginning the flourish. Thanks alot Toasty
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Stimuli![]() New user 54 Posts ![]() |
The Corner Grip Method taught in the Bible shows you the right grip, release, and catch method to perform this move in a very controlled, percise manner. I suggest picking it up not just for this move but for everything else aswell. Peace.
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Jonas Inner circle Sweden 1065 Posts ![]() |
Yep, the bible is great.
But yeah, to all of you, spring by the corners, doesn't make such an annoying sound and will also be smoother. ![]()
http://www.youtube.com/jonashaglund < Card flourishes and some other stuff.
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Chris Keppel Special user Kansas City MO 544 Posts ![]() |
I have always used the corner method for basicly 10 years now. I hate the other way. Not only is it very loud but isn't as nice and isn't as easy. Cards fly everywhere and its not as easy to control. I stopped using the normal method like 2 days after I learned it. I never really saw anyone using the corner method, just sort of started doing it. Now I have done it for like I said, about 10 years now. For sure the way to do it.
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Carrie Sue![]() Veteran user Auburn, MI 332 Posts ![]() |
Corner method, with cards springing off my thumb, is how I've performed this flourish forever.
Building up your distance and speed is a gradual thing, and the untidiness of the pack at the end of the move is almost impossible to remove. At the conclusion of the flourish, the hands come back together to resquare the deck anyway. CSR |
SirPoBoy![]() New user 39 Posts ![]() |
I prefer the corner grip method as it's smooth, controllable, and quiet. Many others for some reason like the improper method or middle grip method as it produces the noise. I find it to be the total opposite of the corner grip method and will stick to doing springs at the corner as I learned it from the Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes.
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Toasty![]() New user Wales 36 Posts ![]() |
Great, sorry for being so late to get back to the post. That's really useful...i'll go away and start practicing now!! Ben
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Reverse![]() New user 22 Posts ![]() |
I like the corner method tooo!! Its better than the other one because it makes a farting noise! LOL
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CardConjurer![]() Loyal user South Florida 202 Posts ![]() |
I actually prefer the noise. I think it makes the effect of springing the cards even stronger. I learned to spring like 3 years ago, and still havent gotten around to changing to the corner grip.
I like cards.
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Jonas Inner circle Sweden 1065 Posts ![]() |
Actually lately I have started to prefer the magician method (Short sides) Lately. A spring just done very quickly and nonchalantly gets a great effect in a performance and shows that you are talented with cards. The corner method gives a slower spring and might work better for Card Manipulators. But for me, as a magician I think I like the magician method more.
http://www.youtube.com/jonashaglund < Card flourishes and some other stuff.
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magicnewb![]() New user USA 77 Posts ![]() |
Yea but you say that a few cards are untidy right? is it really possible to spring and have the deck back in a mechanics grip perfectly?
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Jordini![]() Inner circle 2765 Posts ![]() |
Not exactly. It's like an accordian movement. As you get low on cards, then hand that you're springing into should come back and meet with your springing hand.
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Tysmagic![]() Regular user Tennessee 171 Posts ![]() |
I actually don't like the corner grip. I can do a good spring with the front edges being held, and for who ever asks it, yes, they do end up in mechanics grip fine for me. I can do all the things described in the bible by using the "magicians" method of springing the cards. I imagine this is only because I learned the spring first using the front edges and have just stuck to doing it that way. Only lately have I bothered trying to go with the corners. As for the sound, I don't particularly care. When will the noise of a flourish make it better or worse?
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Antz![]() Regular user 120 Posts ![]() |
Sure you can do the upside-down spring and the overhead spring using the lousy method (and I say lousy cause it's simply inferior to the Corner Spring method), but your springs may be more messier and it would take much longer to accomplish a smoother action.
As for the earlier question, it is impossible to do long springs without a squaring action or a gimmick of some kind. Antz |
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