I would like to start by saying that if you believe I am wrong, criticism is more than welcome but please try to avoid turning this into a Magic Cafe style ranting session.
My thoughts are this and I'm not sure if this is what I want to believe in order to avoid the effort of narrowing my brief or whether I have a genuine point.
I think that a tiny brief is not only unnecessary (unless performing for other second dealers to show off, which I have nothing against) but detrimental to natural card handling. If one is dealing then a card is pushed half an inch or so off the deck so that it can be taken by the left hand (speaking as a leftie). If when dealing seconds this no longer happens as the brief if being kept to a minimum then it looks suspicious, even if people can't tell why. Instead I think it would make more sense to have a brief as large as natural as dictated by your dealing style and use cover from the dealing hand in conjunction with wrist movements and a good rhythm to create an easier, more natural second deal.
As I have said on multiple occasions criticism is welcome and feel free to offer any thoughts you have on this move.
Best wishes,
Cameron
My thoughts are this and I'm not sure if this is what I want to believe in order to avoid the effort of narrowing my brief or whether I have a genuine point.
I think that a tiny brief is not only unnecessary (unless performing for other second dealers to show off, which I have nothing against) but detrimental to natural card handling. If one is dealing then a card is pushed half an inch or so off the deck so that it can be taken by the left hand (speaking as a leftie). If when dealing seconds this no longer happens as the brief if being kept to a minimum then it looks suspicious, even if people can't tell why. Instead I think it would make more sense to have a brief as large as natural as dictated by your dealing style and use cover from the dealing hand in conjunction with wrist movements and a good rhythm to create an easier, more natural second deal.
As I have said on multiple occasions criticism is welcome and feel free to offer any thoughts you have on this move.
Best wishes,
Cameron