Where to learn how to fan?

[caruso]

hey guys... i need help form experienced XCM'ers and magicians:
what is the best fan? (i think its the pressure fan)
where can i learn really detailed info on how to do the fan?
especially the pressure fan....

i would really appreciate the help thanks.

 

[42613]

Some good resources would be XB and the Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes.

EDIT:My fav fans would be the regular pressure fan, giant fan and flower fan, although I can't say about the flipback fan since I haven't learned it yet , as for looks, the PB fan is awesome

 

[caruso]

i have a decent thumb fan (both ways) on both hands ... but i want to do a prefect fan... and i see that for that the perfect fans are pressure fans right?

 

[BrianKilledYou]

I love performing the one handed fan

 

[clllllust]

If your looking to learn a great one-handed fan in the 1-on-1 Section. The Bucks have a great 1-handed fan called the Carnahan fan. It's the fourth down from the link in this message.

Just another option for you,
-RA69

 

[AllanLuu]

My favorite fan is the thumb fan and my best fan is the thumb fan probably or my under pressure, not sure.

Most of the guys have mentioned some good resources to learn some fans but I know that on ninja 2 from ellusionist, they have a little sigment on fans (thumb fan, closing a fan, presure fan, one handed fan etc.).

Hope that helps and good luck on your search for fans .

 

[BrianKilledYou]

If your looking to learn a great one-handed fan in the 1-on-1 Section. The Bucks have a great 1-handed fan called the Carnahan fan. It's the fourth down from the link in this message.

Just another option for you,
-RA69

Yes I know about the Carnahan fan, it looks really hard and I'm not paying $5 for something I can't do.

 

[AllanLuu]

Yes I know about the Carnahan fan, it looks really hard and I'm not paying $5 for something I can't do.

If you like it, why not give it a shot and practice it to death? Its a fun fan and it actualy isn't to hard.

If you bought ti and couldn't get it, I could give you some help with it over PM or AIM.

 

[42613]

I love performing the one handed fan

Are you talking about a smear fan or the round one-hand fan taught in Jerry's book? Also T11 fanboys, downside to the Carnahan fan is that you can only do it with half a deck unless you have some special way of doing it....

 

[Ben Long]

Yes I know about the Carnahan fan, it looks really hard and I'm not paying $5 for something I can't do.

That's why you practice.

 

[BrianKilledYou]

If you like it, why not give it a shot and practice it to death? Its a fun fan and it actualy isn't to hard.

If you bought ti and couldn't get it, I could give you some help with it over PM or AIM.

Ok sweet, I might actually buy it! AllanLuu add me on AIM as BrianKilledYou

 

[Seventeen]

You say you want to do a perfect fan... what do you mean by that?

Are you talking pretty? Perfectly spaced? i.e. have just enough space between one card and the next so you can see the number and the suit pip?

What do YOU mean? Then we can better direct you.

If you're looking for "perfect spacing", dude, it's an issue of 1) the cards you play with (I'm not one of those people that say "finish doesn't matter" because out of the box, I know some cards fan better than others) and 2) Consistent pressure of your thumb on the pivot point of the deck where applicable.

Like a previous post I've put up this weekend, it's a feel thing. as far as perfect spacing goes, I've done a fan PERFECT with a normal thumb fan, a pressure fan, the carnahan, etc.... on accident at the beginning, and VERY RARELY, and now, on accident most of the time. Practice, knowing where to put your fingers and knowing how much pressure goes where, is key with something like this, where the goal is to get it perfect on command.

If you've got the basic handling of a few fans, I recommend you just go and practice...

On the other hand, if your definition of perfect is different...

 

[SHANE BLACK]

You can learn how to fan in front of the T.V.

OH where is Mitchell at right now I need a cookie!


Shane

 

[42613]

You say you want to do a perfect fan... what do you mean by that?

Are you talking pretty? Perfectly spaced? i.e. have just enough space between one card and the next so you can see the number and the suit pip?

What do YOU mean? Then we can better direct you.

If you're looking for "perfect spacing", dude, it's an issue of 1) the cards you play with (I'm not one of those people that say "finish doesn't matter" because out of the box, I know some cards fan better than others) and 2) Consistent pressure of your thumb on the pivot point of the deck where applicable.

Like a previous post I've put up this weekend, it's a feel thing. as far as perfect spacing goes, I've done a fan PERFECT with a normal thumb fan, a pressure fan, the carnahan, etc.... on accident at the beginning, and VERY RARELY, and now, on accident most of the time. Practice, knowing where to put your fingers and knowing how much pressure goes where, is key with something like this, where the goal is to get it perfect on command.

If you've got the basic handling of a few fans, I recommend you just go and practice...

On the other hand, if your definition of perfect is different...

I agree with everything you said, also if you want perfect fans, rather than just wasting your money on new decks every time till the finish wears off (a couple of days), just get fanning powder.

 

[caruso]

what i want to do is more than a 180 degrees fan and perfectly spaced and egged like (kinda ) like one huron does on the "virtuoso" video at 00:50 secs.... please watch and tell me good source to learn that fan... help much appreciated

 

[42613]

what i want to do is more than a 180 degrees fan and perfectly spaced and egged like (kinda ) like one huron does on the "virtuoso" video at 00:50 secs.... please watch and tell me good source to learn that fan... help much appreciated

That's a Pressure fan, a good place to learn would be (as I already said) XB or The Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes.

 

[2ndDeal]

I voted "other"

My favourites are the classic one-handed fan, it's fast, one handed, and really big.

And different kinds of "giant fans" look great, but I don't think they are counted as a fans.

Also, "the Perfect Circle with playing cards" by Dai Vernon is nice, although pretty weird looking.

 

[RichmanMatthew]

Get XB. It has a fanning workshop. I've heard it is great.

 

[caruso]

well thank you all for the help...