Le Paul Spread Smoothness
- Thread starter Ben Long
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lol, I know Ben, it takes forever to get them to spread smoothly. From what you described, I think we are on the same stages with it. It is probably like shapeshifter or one of those ridiculously 'impossible at first' moves. Focus on it for a week and note your improvements 
lol, I know Ben, it takes forever to get them to spread smoothly. From what you described, I think we are on the same stages with it. It is probably like shapeshifter or one of those ridiculously 'impossible at first' moves. Focus on it for a week and note your improvements
Shapeshifter was easy to learn.
practice... use old decks because the are easier to control since they are not that slippery.
let your hands get the "feel" for the right pressure to apply when spreading them.
with time, you will eventually get it down.
let your hands get the "feel" for the right pressure to apply when spreading them.
with time, you will eventually get it down.
If you have the deck in the left hand to start off with (I use my right because I'm a weirdo lefty/righty person) then try lightly touching the top of the deck with your left thumb as it spreads. I find that it somewhat controls the flow.
First time I did a LePaul spread, the cards ended up springing into the air. It's not really practice, as it is building up the right muscles in your hand, because the stronger it is the more controlled you can do the spread and the smoother it comes out. Just takes time
no..... fanning powder will probably make lepaul spread impossible i think.
you must have control on the slip on the cards. fanning powder in my opinion will make the deck too slippery.
you must have control on the slip on the cards. fanning powder in my opinion will make the deck too slippery.
Don't use old decks. Sice they are clumpy your sread what look really messed up. Its best to use a broken in deck. Probably about a day or two old.practice... use old decks because the are easier to control since they are not that slippery.
let your hands get the "feel" for the right pressure to apply when spreading them.
with time, you will eventually get it down.
Actually fanning powder helps lose he finish of cards. It actually takes away the slipperiness and makes it great for fanning, cuts, lepauls.
Old Decks are great, but not old ones that have been used recently. I found that like, a deck id forgotten about for a week or two and they'd be well worn out and soft (hence easy to lepaul), but not all sticky from use because they dry out. They really are quite beautiful to lepaul, and unlike a brand new deck, they arent really glossy, so they fit nicely and just kinda spread
I like this move. IT looks very beauty. S spread harder than regular spread. Just try to press gradually from upper edges to lower.
well.. saying using old decks may vary to some of us. maybe to you old decks are ones that are ridiculously dirty, thats why they are clumpy.
the old decks that i preffer are the ones that are about 3 weeks old. broken in, and had been stored away in a clip. these are in my opinion really great for fanning. different ethics in using cards will also have a dramatic outcome in card quality for lepaul spreads. clean hands means that your decks may be old, but they will have a far less chance of having massive clumps.
I found out after a while that I used too much pressure. Trying to relax and not force the cards off your hand might help. I actually think the S-fan is easier, because you can use more fingers to support the fan.