Faro shuffle

rustypouch · 5th November 2003, 05:37 PM

Lately, I have been trying to learn the Faro shuffle, but I am having a hard time of it. I can get it some of the time, but have yet to do it perfectly, and often the cards fly everywhere.

Does anyone have any tips/hints on this?

MoeFaux · 6th November 2003, 03:04 AM

I believe what my friend Mike Close told me was to "relax your wrists". I think he said it's all in the wrists.
And practice.

volant · 6th November 2003, 08:24 AM

Marlo has a book on it, which I hear is good. What brand of cards are you using? Are they broken in or new?

Also, practice(yeah, I know...).

rustypouch · 6th November 2003, 08:29 AM

Yes, it's all in the wirsts, just like so many other things.

I have been using a fresh bicycle deck which is quickly getting mangled, and I have been getting instructions from Jean Hugard's books.

While I was online last night I was practicing, so if I keep this up, who knows?

Voob · 7th November 2003, 05:07 AM

Hugard's explanation is a bit frustrating, since he says something like "...and you'll see the cards weave perfectly every time..." and they don't.
I assume you're trying the tabled Faro shuffle, which I still haven't mastered. Actually I haven't practiced it much.
I found the in-the-hands faro to be easier for me. Hard as hell for me to explain, but anyway.
Are there any particular tricks you want to do that require this shuffle?

5th November 2003, 05:37 PM	#1
rustypouch Master Poster Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Calgary... Posts: 2,584	Faro shuffle Lately, I have been trying to learn the Faro shuffle, but I am having a hard time of it. I can get it some of the time, but have yet to do it perfectly, and often the cards fly everywhere. Does anyone have any tips/hints on this?

6th November 2003, 03:04 AM	#2
MoeFaux Suspicious Mind Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,475	I believe what my friend Mike Close told me was to "relax your wrists". I think he said it's all in the wrists. And practice.
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7th November 2003, 05:07 AM	#5
Voob Critical Thinker Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 316	Hugard's explanation is a bit frustrating, since he says something like "...and you'll see the cards weave perfectly every time..." and they don't. I assume you're trying the tabled Faro shuffle, which I still haven't mastered. Actually I haven't practiced it much. I found the in-the-hands faro to be easier for me. Hard as hell for me to explain, but anyway. Are there any particular tricks you want to do that require this shuffle?
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6th November 2003, 08:24 AM	#3
volant Muse Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The sea Posts: 969	Marlo has a book on it, which I hear is good. What brand of cards are you using? Are they broken in or new? Also, practice(yeah, I know...).

6th November 2003, 08:29 AM	#4
rustypouch Master Poster Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Calgary... Posts: 2,584	Yes, it's all in the wirsts, just like so many other things. I have been using a fresh bicycle deck which is quickly getting mangled, and I have been getting instructions from Jean Hugard's books. While I was online last night I was practicing, so if I keep this up, who knows?