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CHALLENGE ||| 8 Faro Shuffles

Sep 3, 2007
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Hi

I here-by issue you all a challenge, do a complete full deck retention by doing 8 Faro Shuffles.

The only person who has it on camera is Adam West, No not the Mayor Of Quahog, this GUY.

Can any of use guys do it and get it on camera?

JDEN

I can do it but it doesn't work out as fluid as I'd like it to.

A lot of folks can do this they just wouldn't usually put it on camera.
 
Oct 17, 2007
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Hi

I here-by issue you all a challenge, do a complete full deck retention by doing 8 Faro Shuffles.

The only person who has it on camera is Adam West, No not the Mayor Of Quahog, this GUY.

Can any of use guys do it and get it on camera?

JDEN

Damn i thought the mayor could do it.

but yer it would be pretty hard to get on camera you would stuff a fair few times. or not be as fluid as said above as you would want to be
 
Mar 29, 2008
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First, the guy in the video has a little too much hand movement. The re-adjustments aren't necessary, and his rubbing action to start the weave on a few, is a bit amateur. However, it's a start...but if that is a finished product, meh.

As for it being exposure - I am not sure...I can see how you could think that, and have a strong argument for it - but the shuffle has been around for a long time.

If I am not mistaken...the shuffle came from a game in the 1800's, called Faro.

Anyhow, if you think that is exposure - you will NOT be happy with Wikapedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faro_shuffle

In all honesty though - even if it is exposure - WHY would someone want to learn to do it, that was not a magician? Please - I know a dozen effects with faro's...and only one or two that I would consider performing. Even if you knew about a faro - that video does not explain the principles behind it...to them, it appears like magic. As, performing an effect, like UNSHUFFLED, then by definition would be "exposure".

Even the wikapedia site doesn't say HOW to do it, just that it can be done. My ruling - thud thud (of wooden gavel) NOT EXPOSURE!
 
I don't see why this is considered a challenge, many of practice Faros and use their effects can do this ...

Check out the Legend DVD, Marlo does it tabled.

@Morgician: The full deck retention of the Faro is an extremely useful concept.

Cheers,
 
Mar 29, 2008
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I understand the usefulness of a Faro, I wasn't downplaying it - I was just saying, "how many effects do you use with it" and "even if you do 100, I don't find the knowledge of THIS particular move exposure".

There are other ways to retain a full deck, outside of a faro, that is all.
 
Sep 1, 2007
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Guys, you ARE under estimating it. All you need to do is what's called a reverse faro and then in performance show the cards mixed up and then after only ONE FARO be back to a full deck stack. If that's not amazingly helpful, nothing is
 
Mar 29, 2008
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A few things - first, you can do the "prework" as in unshuffled, to only have to do a few shuffles in performance.

Second, doing a reverse faro - or an antifaro is not that easy. Jupiter, are you saying you can spring the cards so they reverse faro...or are you manually jogging back and forth.

Dejavu PM'd me, and said he was aroused by Robin in the youtube link...you are an odd duck.
 
Sep 1, 2007
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A few things - first, you can do the "prework" as in unshuffled, to only have to do a few shuffles in performance.

Second, doing a reverse faro - or an antifaro is not that easy. Jupiter, are you saying you can spring the cards so they reverse faro...or are you manually jogging back and forth.

Dejavu PM'd me, and said he was aroused by Robin in the youtube link...you are an odd duck.

Manual jogging. If it's pre-work it doesn't really matter. In Alex Elmsleys books, which is pretty much my magic bible, he uses ALOT of Faros and actually suggests this himself several times, henceforth I use it alot. I do use ALOT of Faro tricks, probably more than most people so I know how valuable being able to keep a stack with a Faro shuffle is.
 
Sep 1, 2007
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But then again, people buy books to get this kind of info man ...

I was very careful about stating this in my posts, I was hoping this wont be put in a puplic forum.

Cheers,
Yes, you're right. My bad. >_> I'd edit your post though 'cause it still says what I said.

- Sean

P.S. Also... lol books...:p is thr a dvd tht tchz teh faro?
 
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