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acchessor Elite user Nebraska 402 Posts |
Hello. I'm a magician by trade, but I do a bit of XCM. One thing that bugs me are my fans. All of the best fans I've seen are round and long, but my fans seem to be flat. Could you look at the picture I've provided and see if there's anything wrong? I would want to model the fan technique from Xtreme Beginnerz, but I can never get that round look. Any suggestions? If you need more pictures, just ask.
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Hawk-Eye Loyal user G'day from Australia 203 Posts |
Hmm...sorry mate, but I have to tell you, that's not what two-handed fans should look like at all.
I'm assuming you have Xtreme Beginnerz? If so, you should take a look at the fanning section again. Jerry goes over the exact grip you should have, and the motions involved with making the fan. Once you have the correct grip, just try and focus on spreading the cards into as much of a circular shape as possible. At the very least, you should be able to form a semi-circle before really showing your fans to anyone. As you get more practise you'll be able to go even further than a semi-circle, but it's a good starting point. Make sure you use decks that are in good condition, too. Nick |
in flames Inner circle Toronto 1030 Posts |
Hey acchessor,
Try Jerry's Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes. Excellent book and well worth the money. A few questions, How do you spread the fan. Is the short end of the deck and thumb parallel with your fingers as Jerry describes and do you angle back the deck? Can you post a pic of your start position of the fan? |
balic2003 Regular user 118 Posts |
Xtreme Beginnerz is everything you need and cards in good condition.
After that practice, practice, practice,... |
stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
I agree: check your starting grip. To get it really round you've got to "cock" the deck. From your picture, I would say that you probably aren't cocking the deck.
The other thing I see in the picture is that it's not a smooth fan anyway: there are gaps. First work on smooth, then work on round, then work on big. To get smooth, go back and listen to what Jerry says about beveling. A fan is just a beveled deck. Yeah, it's beveled round and big to look like a fan, but it is still just a beveled deck. Once you've got this in your brain, get it into your hands. Then you can do card spreads and arm spreads and fans. But it's all about beveling. Beveling. Bevel, bevel, bevel. Beveled long on a table, beveled long on your arm, beveled big and round in your hand. BEVEL. Got it? Once you can bevel long and clean, then you just practice on making your fan rounder. We could give advice on how to do that, but the secret is learning complete control of the bevelling to begin with. Then you can make it round or big or small or smaller--whatever you want. You can also work on Jerry's alternative to the LePaul spread, which is easy easy easy if you have learned to BEVEL THOSE CARDS, BABY! Jeff |
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