The Pinky Break

TheMisdirectingHand · 03-18-2011, 01:48 PM

I have been looking into the pinky break myself. I need to figure out the method.

I can get the pushoff while practicing, but I can never use it for my live performances.

The thumb riffling is what I always use.
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Also, I don't know if I can get on either, Albert.

la0o9 · 03-18-2011, 02:30 PM

i'll upload a video of me briefly showing you how to do pinky count and push off in a real life situation, but don't expect much, i'm not exactly someone who uses a break that much...

BTW, idk if i said this in the video since i have very short term memory, but you don't really use a push off to do a DL that much, it is the most convenient for a break under 1 card( for "hedberg's peak", loading 1 to a 4 cards pack, sandwich...), but you don't really use it much with anything other than that( a break under 1 card, you can technically do 3-4 cards, but the precision is ridiculously hard)

Kevo · 03-18-2011, 04:24 PM

Firstly I used the push off method, but then I've learned the pinky count, it is a really versatile move.Its not that hard, once you gain enough finger strenght.I bought some really hard and stiff cards - "Modiano Trieste"(they are the only poker size cards that are in my local book stores)and practiced with them.For less than a week I was able to perform it live freely.So I suggest you to get your stiffest cards and start practicing the pinky count

03-18-2011, 01:48 PM	#1
TheMisdirectingHand David Nguyen Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Rosemead, California Posts: 406	I have been looking into the pinky break myself. I need to figure out the method. I can get the pushoff while practicing, but I can never use it for my live performances. The thumb riffling is what I always use. ------ Also, I don't know if I can get on either, Albert. __________________ "There are three types of people in this world; •People who talk and never do: The Lower Class •People who talk and do at the same time: The Middle Class •People who do before they ever talk: The Upper Class A real man does not need to talk. We are the upper class." -Joseph Lau

03-18-2011, 02:30 PM	#2
la0o9 Move monkey atm Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Not where you'd want to go :P Posts: 747	i'll upload a video of me briefly showing you how to do pinky count and push off in a real life situation, but don't expect much, i'm not exactly someone who uses a break that much... BTW, idk if i said this in the video since i have very short term memory, but you don't really use a push off to do a DL that much, it is the most convenient for a break under 1 card( for "hedberg's peak", loading 1 to a 4 cards pack, sandwich...), but you don't really use it much with anything other than that( a break under 1 card, you can technically do 3-4 cards, but the precision is ridiculously hard) __________________ "Doubt isn't the same as saying people are bad, it simply means you actually care, 100% trust is nothing more than ignorance"~ Akiyama Shinichi- Liar Game "It's not the destination but the road to it that is worth the trip" "Be careful what you wish for... it might just come true"~ old saying "It's a small world, but only relatively" "Reality is not the world, it is the way humankind depicts the world, thus when you alter a person's way of seeing the world, you alter reality itself"

03-18-2011, 04:24 PM	#3
Kevo Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 21	Firstly I used the push off method, but then I've learned the pinky count, it is a really versatile move.Its not that hard, once you gain enough finger strenght.I bought some really hard and stiff cards - "Modiano Trieste"(they are the only poker size cards that are in my local book stores)and practiced with them.For less than a week I was able to perform it live freely.So I suggest you to get your stiffest cards and start practicing the pinky count