Amanda
I have sizeable hands for a girl. Probably about 7" from the bottom of my palm to the tip of my middle finger, and about just as wide with my fingers outstretched from thumbtip to pinkytip... when I put my hand up to my husband's they are about the same size. The DruidCraft is the largest deck that I own and I shuffle it opposite the way I shuffle the rest of my cards, mainly just to keep from damaging it (overhand shuffle long-ways, and riffle shuffle side-ways). I prefer smaller decks though for ease of use- however, I've had comments from sitters in the past asking specifically "..where are the big cards? I thought tarot cards were big.." when I've brought out pocket- or normal-sized decks. So, I think large decks might be an additive to the tarot card reading "experience".