10 Reasons why your Faro Shuffle FAILS MISERABLY… and how to fix it! (For Beginners!!!)

The perfect faro shuffle can be very challenging! Here I present some troubleshooting tips on how to solve the problems you may be facing, even for beginners. I filmed the shuffle in slow motion to help you see everything. ALSO there's an amazing magic secret revealed at the end... a magic trick you can do using this pro card shuffle. Let me know which trouble-shooting troubleshooting tips helped you the most! And keep in mind the faro shuffle additionally opens the doors for easy cardistry beginner moves!

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Video Chapter Markers
00:00 - What we are covering
00:10 - SLOW MOTION Footage Analysis
01:33 - 1. Don't push together WITHOUT Angle
02:12 - 2. Don't allow air gaps
02:34 - 3. There are 2 separate angles!
02:57 - 4. Should you slide the cards?
03:21 - 5. Don't create a bevel
03:41 - 6. Learning Hack - try FACE UP instead
04:09 - 7. Watch out for a lip
04:37 - 8. Keep the Spine tight
05:12 - 9. CLICKING Sound
05:47 - 10. Condition of your cards
06:35 - 11. Old Deck VS New Deck
09:05 - 12. How to faro Old cards
09:40 - 13. How to faro New cards
11:31 - Magic SECRET revealed
15:06 - One Last Thing...

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[skeptock]

This is so much fun. Jason I am 70 years old, retired and looking forward to exploring magic and maybe learning a trick or two (old dogs etc...). Looking forward to more of your videos. I also enjoy your reaction and interview videos so much. Stay safe over there and thank you so much for making these entertaining and informative videos.

[hiimblew]

After almost 10 hours, I am finally able to do the faro shuffle thanks to your tips 👍👍

[slechtweervandaag]

Thank you so much! Pressing the air out in the beginning was for me the missing link.
I’m so happy, my first faro without fail!

[JedBrad]

Saved this link, I can Faro but not consistently at the moment, this may be the last bit of help I need.👌♥️

[gashound]

Thanks I tried so many tries before this video but then when you mentioned the how the card is printed I tried a different side and it worked thank you so much!

[eliechaya]

Hello Jason, glad to see you again. Love from Belgium 🇧🇪 ❤

[RobertBallMagician]

Hi Jasin. Great upload. Faro shuffles tend to be challenging. But certain decks faro easier. But once you get that feel it becomes second nature 👍👏🤟👏👍😎

[NexusGuru]

Yo, I gotta show mad love and give a big shoutout to the one who dropped that tutorial on mastering the Faro shuffle. Your video, it's been a game-changer for me, and I'm all about that like button and subscribing to your channel. You're the real deal, my friend. Keep spreading that knowledge. Peace! 🙌

[justsomebody]

Trying to learn this because of the mnemonica stack... just so you know, your video helped me immensely. My success rate for a perfect faro jumped from 20% to 60% immediately after watching your video, and I am working on getting to 100... thanks :)

[larenmarkdcruz]

Thank for this video! I was able to identify my mistake :)

[TheRebelGypsy]

your videos are super informative & entertaining as well, I’ve finally learnt how to riffle shuffle - Stoked is an understatement, thank you!

[dartfield]

really nice serie :)
I tried once and for all to learn the faro at the beginning of the year, still not quite satisfied today, I still need a fair amount of force to interlace the cards, I do it from the outside (the corners facing the ground) it's easier for the right index, but I'll try to stretch a bit and do it your way.

[richardrubin]

This helped me so much - thank you, Jason!

[NormanGenato]

Well done, bravo. Thanks so much Jason, this is very very very useful and well-thought out. Another "Jason" that does cards. (This came to my feed xuz I've been bingeing on Jason Ladanye.)

[Emthesomething]

I jumped over to these newest videos after watching your 100k video because I've been binging your channel. (Came in to the channel on a react vid) So just wanted to say. You've leveled up your videos here. All that work was worth it. The edit on this was up there with my top YouTubers level. Kudos!

[susanmctavish]

It's amazing to me how the cards interlace perfectly... like it goes against physics but that's why I'm fascinated by this. Don't know if my fingers can grip all the cards when finally doing the bridge either.

[SevenTheJester]

This is just brilliant.
I mean...absolutely top shelf.
I'm not here to promote myself, but let me just give you some context.

I wanted to try to raise money for charity, but I don't have any performing experience, and I'm broke. So on 01/01/2024, I started a YouTube channel and said "Hey, I'm gonna do a trick per day for every day of 2024 for charity, and if I don't finish, I'll get the word 'Failure' tattooed on my forearm."
Also...I'm not a magician.

Yes, that's insane.
Yes, I'm still going through with it.
So...the position that puts me in is that I not only have to _perform_ 366 magic tricks...I first have to *_learn_* 366 magic tricks.

But then, having begun, I realized that the most popular videos are actually tutorials. So now I have to learn things well enough and quickly enough that I can then _teach_ them.

So…that gets us to today, and to your video here.

One of my subscribers asked me to teach shuffles yesterday, so today I'm following up by teaching the Faro - which is how I found you.

As with most topics, sadly, there's a lot of really bad information and instruction. A lot of the videos basically come down to about two minutes of a person saying "This is how you Faro suffle - look, you just do this."

*But then I found your video.*
I'm sorry, I know I took a while getting to the point, but I wanted to be clear about the context, because this is important to me, and I'm commenting on more than just the outstanding quality of the video. I'm also commenting on you, specifically, as a magician, as a teacher, _and_ as a content creator. Trust me, you're well above average in all three categories.

This is just perfect, sir.
The video itself _is_ great. It's good quality, good focus, high definition and easy to follow. Both the cards and your hands are easy to see against the background, and your instructions are clear, concise and to the point, but still really helpful.

The introduction clip, where you slowed your performance down to ultra slow-motion and explained every detail of each step is absolutely genius. I was completely blown away.
That intro by itself is miles ahead of most tutorials, but then you went back and included some troubleshooting and general tips, too. I'll probably model a bit of my video around yours - as an homage, not an imitation, because I'll also be recommending your video in mine.

I genuinely don't know if I could have learned this from YouTube if I hadn't found your video. I have watched a *lot* of videos about the Faro shuffle in the last two days, and you can believe me when I tell you that there is nothing else out there that is anywhere _close_ to this good.

Like…if someone wanted to learn the Faro, but said they were only able to invest 15 minutes watching video, I would send them directly here and have no doubt that they would come away knowing the move.

Obviously fifteen minutes isn't enough to learn the move, it takes hours of practice, but this is genuinely the only 15 minutes of *actual instruction* that anyone should need.

Frankly, having seen this, I don't even feel like I need to make a Faro shuffle tutorial.
I mean...I'm still going to, because I have to post a video per day, but I don't feel like it really needs to be made anymore. 😂

And I know that you won't even notice a difference, since I only have 160 subscribers, but I'm gonna cite your video in mine, and provide a link to it. If people are genuinely trying to learn this and they happen across my video, I would be happy and proud to direct them to *_your_* video.

Honestly, thank you for this.
I have, of course, subscribed to your channel, and I will be spending my next few days watching as many of your videos as I can. I just can't wait to see what else you have to offer.

*Note*
I'm sorry for how long this is, and I'm sorry if it seems like I'm trying to promote my own channel - I really am just trying to compliment you. Your teaching style is, in my opinion, _incredible_ - it's informative and really helpful, but it's also engaging and highly entertaining. That's a rare talent, being able to teach people something in a way that lets them actually enjoy the learning process, and I just wanted to acknowledge that. I only mentioned what I have going on as a way to provide context for how many of these videos I've watched, how important this is to me, and just how rare you are as both a teacher and an entertainer.
But...I do get that it kinda reads like a promotion, so I'm perfectly fine with you deleting my comment, or not allowing it to post.
As long as you’ve read it yourself, I'm alright if nobody else sees it - and I really *do* hope you read it. You deserve the praise.

You're a great teacher, and you're doing a great job. The worlds of magic and cardistry could certainly do with a lot more people like you, sir.

Thanks again for everything you do.
7️⃣🃏✌️

[kevinwells]

Thanks Jason. Hope you are doing well in your new digs.

[FornaxusCrucible]

The issue with a new deck isn't about the printing, but about the cutting. Cards are cut out of their press sheets with a blade (cutting die) that exerts a downward pressure on the stack. This downward pressure causes the very edges of the new cut to deform by "lipping over" slightly. I imagine that would interfere with the interleaving.