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POWERFUL card throwing - Please HELP

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kyp...@gte.net

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Jun 16, 2000, 3:00:00 AM6/16/00
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Could someone please describe the grip and technique for the most
powerful card throws (like Ricky Jay's watermellon hunter). I have
been unable to locate a current source for this material.

Thankyou VERY much in advance,

Aaron


Gary V. Deutschmann, Sr.

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Jun 25, 2000, 3:00:00 AM6/25/00
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Hi Aaron

It's a two part move using the wrist to get the gyroscopic action onto
the card and the elbow jointed arm swing to get the distance.
Load the card between your index and second finger by the corner bring
the inside edge back as far as you can into your palm.
Don't worry about your elbow and forearm right now. Practice this
finger grip and wrist action to get the card to spin as fast as you
can. Your not going for distance here, just the spin which is crucial
to both this trick and the boomerang card trick.

Once you feel that you can get the card to spin, then move on to using
your arm and elbow to give it distance. If working from my right
hand, I bring the card all the way back to my left chest with the
second row of knuckles of my right hand against my chest.

Now throw the card outward as fast as you can, also imparting the spin
you have already learned above. Keeping the back of your hand
vertical.

Now run up to the hardware store and pick up a bucket of drywall mud
to fill in the holes in your wall where the cards stuck. ;-)

If your rooms large enough, you can easily convert this same move into
the boomerang card, just toss the card upward at the right corner of
the room, with a little less outward force and the card tilted ever so
slightly to the left.

The card should go to the upper right of room, veer to your left while
still moving upward then float back to you moving downhill back to the
right hand as the spinning decreases.

If you practice this outside on a calm day, it will only take about
1/2 hour to master it for a good show indoors.

TTUL
Gary


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last_...@my-deja.com

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Jun 26, 2000, 3:00:00 AM6/26/00
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I'll tell you one thing, it is way easier to throw axes and knives
instead of cards.

but I have thrown cards before, and ONCE I actually got one to stick in
a knife throwing target (stump with the flat side vertically)


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Mitchell Leary

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Jun 28, 2000, 3:00:00 AM6/28/00
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I'm a huge Ricky Jay fan and it kinda hurts to say this, but I think
he's using shim cards for the watermelon penetration. When your doing
it for the money crowd theres just no room for dicking around and hoping
it works.

-Leary-

Gary V. Deutschmann, Sr.

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Jun 29, 2000, 3:00:00 AM6/29/00
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Hi Mitch

Shhhhhhh!

But it does raise the odds to 100% don't it, hi hi....

William Page

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Jul 4, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/4/00
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William Page

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