Master Grip & Deal

[Maaz Hasan]

I've been practicing Marlo's Master Grip & Deal to learn my seconds, bottoms, and centers. However, the master grip is causing a lot of pain in my fore finger. Is this normal? Does the grip have to be really tense too? Also, any tips would be well appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[Josh Burch]

The feel with any bottom deal should be "light". That said, your hands will hurt in this deal. One of the best examples I have seen of the push out method taught in ECT is in this video.

 

[Maaz Hasan]

The feel with any bottom deal should be "light". That said, your hands will hurt in this deal. One of the best examples I have seen of the push out method taught in ECT is in this video.

I understand that my hand will hurt after dealing for a while but I get instant pain in my finger as soon as I get into the grip - not even beginning to deal yet.