Passes practise

Oct 13, 2012
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Lithuania
Hey guys,
I've been doing all kind of passes since my first days in magic. So here is a video of me doing some of them. I did not intend to show my coolness or anything... What I need is advice from you on how to improve what I already know.
Thanks!
[video=youtube;En_z66p576M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En_z66p576M&feature=youtu.be[/video]
 
Dec 29, 2011
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Okay, so its fairly decent, could be much worse and its good you havent burnt particularly bad habits into your muscle memory, yet. First question is how long have you actually been practising the pass?
As for tips, generally relax your hands, they seem too tense before and after, in my opinion a good pass is done half covered my misdirection, meaning having your hands together for so long is not so good, particularly when you are tensed as though you're about to do something, this is particularly true for your turnover pass. Personally I am a huge fan of using body/hand movements to cover, as opposed to the ridiculous jiggle most people use, slightly better is that downward sweeping tilt thing which you do, not as bad as shaking the deck, but still not great, however, yours is nice, smooth and slow, if you are going to cover it that way, keep doing it the way you are.

My opinion regarding passes seems to differ a bit from just about everyone I've seen, so I'd rather with a preemptive warning no one jump down my throat about all this, which has happened before, we all have a different idea about what a pass is supposed to be, and your could quite easily be turned into what I think is a great pass, but that still may not necessarily achieve what you want it to.

Edit:
I'm just going to add something after watching it again, I think your grip on the whole deck all the time is a little tight, you are holding them all closed in and like they weigh a ton, hold them as though they are made of air, and relax your hands, it makes you appear much more comfortable with them, and will allow you to perform a pass much faster and smoother.
 
Oct 13, 2012
128
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Lithuania
Thanks! I will take that into consideration. It's a little bit of shame but I've been practising the pass for 1,5 year now, so I think i could achieve better results. I will try to do my best to improve it, however.
Edit: Any other advice?
 
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