Anyone that can do this, how do you stop the cards flipping over? I've found if I go much furthur than about 30cm, the cards flip over as they fall due to being released off the thumb they get a pivot off the index fingers and flip over. I understand much practice is required, but it seems a fundamental flaw in how I am releasing the cards but I am doing it as closely to the description as possible yet it still occurs, has anyone else encounted this during their practices and realised the way to correct it?
If you release the cards one by one evenly and fast enough, then they should line up with each other and prevent each other from falling.
When you do it right, they really will feel and look almost like 1 cohesive unit.
To make the cards fall 1 by 1, I find it helps to bevel the deck 1/4 inch toward you and 1/6 inch to the right (about). If you want, pm me and I'll send you a pic of what the bevelling looks like.
It helps to have newer decks. Black tigers and split spades are great for the Anaconda. If you use normal Bikes, dribble them after they've been broken in - it's the stiffness you want, not the gloss. If you squeeze a new deck too hard they'll slip right out of your hand.
They should flip until they're about 85 degrees or so pointing down. The cards shouldn't fall at 90 degrees - otherwise they'll just hit the deck and bounce off.
You could also tilt your left hand sleightly toward you, so it'll line up with the angled cards. I personally don't do this though; after hours of practice they all fall the right way for me. When you do it right the anaconda feels great and fun to do.
The right hand is held parallel to the ground, not tilted forward or backward at all.
If you watch J:G's flourish vid for the Split Spades contest you'll see a close up of the anaconda dribble, and the angle at which the cards fall. Otherwise you could watch Bone's vid on youtube as well.
Do this flourish over a bed, by the way. First of all, they won't fall as far if you don't catch or mess up. Also, because you're doing it over a bed, mentally you're more comfortable doing it, which means you'll do it better than if you're doing it dangling from a helicopter 600 feet in the air.
And Practice. This takes a lot of practice, but once you can do it, it looks just as cool (if not cooler) than a spring to spectators.
This is my technique for the Anaconda dribble, which is currently about 65-75 cm (just perfecting the catch though).
Hope this helps, if I'm wrong on any of this plz correct me as soon as possible or just send a PM.
~Jazzhands1