What is your shuffling style?

[Frannie]

*feels envious* lol

 

[starrystarrynight]

I do a combination of riffling and what Mariana described. (I don't know what you call that style, either!)

 

[missycab]

I am a riffler!!!!

I'd love to learn more sophisticated methods too... I saw some tutorials on Internet, but I don't have the time now to learn. But I'll learn, some day

 

[Princess Judy]

I just do the 'just shuffle and get it over with' shuffle (meaning just with my hands, or 'the overhand shuffle' as they call it, and usually for a very short time, unless I think it needs to be a little longer)...

Funny, I really thought everyone did it that way.

Riffle shuffle would be awesome and very impressive when reading for other people... (hey, it would be impressive to myself too!), but:
a) I can't do that (unless I'd teach myself) and
b) I can't do that with the decks I use (too sturdy)!

 

[Grizabella]

I riffle my decks except for the Tarot of Dreams. That one I deal out in four piles and just add to the piles as it strikes me till the whole deck is dealt out and then I pick up the piles and put the deck back together. I just can't riffle that big, stiff deck.

 

[lilangel09]

I used to just overhand shuffle, but I've been riffling lately . Too much riffling does hurt a little though.

 

[autumnsdaughter]

I riffle. Even my big ol Celtic Wisdom- otherwise the cards don't feel mixed enough.

I am a very gentle and careful riffler, however. My cards don't get bent out of shape.

I need to riffle shuffle a new deck many many times before I can read with it.

 

[raheli]

I'm a another overhand shuffler but occasionally i will piece the deck together by pulling one form the top one form the bottom into a new pile.
I'm a bit terrified riffling will destroy the card too quickly.

 

[fferyllt]

I too started out overhand shuffling, as I was worried about damaging the cards. But I switched to riffling as I really prefer it, and just do it as gently as I can. However, some decks I just can't riffle, either because of size or stiffness, so those I still do overhand.

 

[raeanne]

Hi all,
I'm a riffler! My question is...how do you pronounce that. Is it pronounced the same way as an M16 or is it riff-(sounds like stiff)le?