Breaking In a Deck of Cards

[TheKingOfCards]

How do you guys chose to break in your decks?
How long do you take to break them in?
Any particular methods or fine details you care to share?

I want to know =) I'm sure some of you others also would like to know. Breaking in a deck is very important, not only for flourishing, but magic as well.

Hope to see responses, and let's please not turn this thread into a battleground haha! We're here to share ideas and stuff

-AK

 

[Shanku]

There are already a few threads on this subject. CLICK HERE to read about how I break in a deck...

 

[MagicShadow9]

I recently asked this as well and got alot of great answers. You can find my post here: http://forums.theory11.com/showthread.php?t=11642

 

[EugeneSoh]

I recently asked this as well and got alot of great answers. You can find my post here: http://forums.theory11.com/showthread.php?t=11642

Here's one of the answers in his post...

You can break in a deck fairly quickly by running you fingers up and down the edges of the cards

LMFAO
I like this post.
He knows everything about breaking in a deck!

-Eugene

 

[TheKingOfCards]

he caresses the deck like it is the One Ring and like he's Frodo or something. LOL.

BEVEL the deck into two halves and insert your finger, and INVISIBILITY !

 

[holo]

I faro them about 1000 times

 

[Jack Webster]

I fan them about 100000000 times than i shuffle than and cry in a corner because i did. than i get over it and do some street magic and i all like yeah

 

[Ramo D.]

usually i tae about 5 min of just shuffling to break my cards in thats about all you need really

 

[remy]

In my experiences, the best way to break in a deck is to:

• Wash your hands thoroughly as to not get your cards dirty.
• LePaul S Spread (or just regular spread) the cards in all directions. For example, do a few spreads, then turn the deck 180 degrees, then do it again a few times, then flip the deck face up and repeat the process.
• Riffle every side of the deck (like a thumb riffle, etc.), and exaggerate the riffle quite a bit so you get a nice flick out of the cards
• Faro the cards, and bridge shuffle them a LOT. (Make sure to do this with the cards not only face up, but face down as well to further break in the cards.)
• Waterfall all of the cards, with the deck face up and face down as well.
• Dribble all of the cards a lot
• SPRING them a lot. This totally helps quicken the process.
• As Dan and Dave have said in a previous forum thread, you should rub the edges of the deck on your jeans on a fresh deck to smoothen them out.

That's about all that I do to get my new deck broken in.

Remy

 

[MagicShadow9]

In my experiences, the best way to break in a deck is to:

• Wash your hands thoroughly as to not get your cards dirty.
• LePaul S Spread (or just regular spread) the cards in all directions. For example, do a few spreads, then turn the deck 180 degrees, then do it again a few times, then flip the deck face up and repeat the process.
• Riffle every side of the deck (like a thumb riffle, etc.), and exaggerate the riffle quite a bit so you get a nice flick out of the cards
• Faro the cards, and bridge shuffle them a LOT. (Make sure to do this with the cards not only face up, but face down as well to further break in the cards.)
• Waterfall all of the cards, with the deck face up and face down as well.
• Dribble all of the cards a lot
• SPRING them a lot. This totally helps quicken the process.
• As Dan and Dave have said in a previous forum thread, you should rub the edges of the deck on your jeans on a fresh deck to smoothen them out.

That's about all that I do to get my new deck broken in.

Remy

In which post did dan and dave say that?

 

[StevenLevitt]

Couple of shuffles and cuts gets me ready, it is enough as I practice a lot.