Last night I spent the entire evening trying to at least get started with the Bottom Deal without any success.
I watched Jason England's lesson on the Bottom Deal from Foundations 1 about a dozen times last night and I'm still lost.
Using the initial Erdnase Grip that Jason teaches, I can't figure out how to push off the bottom card.
Two things happen when I buckle and try to push out the bottom card with my third finger. Deck is in my left hand.
1. The bottom card goes to the left and the rest of the deck pushes to the right.
OR
2. The bottom card just goes back to it's original position.
Are there any other tips or references out there that can give me a better idea on how to push the bottom card off and to the right? I've looked at Foundations, Daniel Madison's bottom deal, referenced Expert at the Card Table, and even scoured YouTube without any success.
Or in the end is it just practice, practice, practice until I figure it out?
I find it is possible to bottom deal from mechanic grip. If you deal fast enough you cant really tell unless you know what to look for.
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