I was just curious in how you guys break in your cards since I've seen many videos that show the cards so perfect and mine are messed up and aren't like that till my deck is old.
How do you break in your cards?
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Don't stick your whole damn finger in, just rest the tip onto the side, and grip the deck tightly.
I believe that he's referring to a pinkie break -- not sure though.
Regarding (pinkie) breaking in my cards, I do not anything special. I just take them out of the box and play with them. However, I do wash my hands before handling cards to ensure that they last longer.
For most performances, new decks are used, which, many times, result in their "perfect" looks.
Cheers,
JTM
Oh god I'm retarded, you meant break into your cards, not how do you put a break in your cards. Damn. Well, just open it, spring and/or riffle shuffle then put them back in the box.
How do you break in a pair of shoes? You walk in them. How do you break in new hockey pads? You use them. You must work with them, and after time they will be broken in.
Personally, I like to boil them and then put them on top of spaghetti. But that's just me, it doesn't work for everyone.
Mitchell
Personally, I like to boil them and then put them on top of spaghetti. But that's just me, it doesn't work for everyone.
Mitchell
flourishing breaks them naturally. Washing hands is a magicians best friend.. if you don't you'll end up with brown-ing bicycles like I do 
Since most new cards are rather rough on the edges nine times out of ten, I usually rub the edges of the cards against my jeans. I do this with all 4 sides for about a minute in total - by the end I'm left with a nice and smooth-sided pack that feels much better to work with.
Other than that, I found that the Faro Shuffle breaks them in quite nicely. But in all honesty, just use them; there's no special way.
Cheers,
Jordan
Other than that, I found that the Faro Shuffle breaks them in quite nicely. But in all honesty, just use them; there's no special way.
Cheers,
Jordan
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clarrus
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Don't know if this helps, for tricks that don't require gimmicks and all that good stuff, practice with regular bicycle cards. For the tricks themselves pop out the fancy stuff like the Guardians from T11.
C
clarrus
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I wouldn't go to far with the store brand cards. Especially if they are cheap paper, you just can't get real practice with them.
Yes, you do. Especially for cuts. Even when they are extremely old, they still help. Mainly for flourishing (not fans...
)Try soaking them in a glass of water over night. The next morning, pull them out and throw them directly in the freezer. Leave them like that all day, then pull them out and put them on the stove overnight to melt/dry out.