troubles with akira flourish

[omer009]

I just can't make the deck spin 360 degrees without spinning my whole arm.
My ring finger stuck and can't complete the 360 spin without the movement of the whole arm.

How can I train my finger to be more flexible that I can perform akira perfectly just like in dan and dave video.

Thanks !

[goatears]

Are you talking about the "tornado" part at the beginning or the flip at the end?

[omer009]

I guess the "tornado" part.
To be sure, when you need to spin 360 degrees with your ring finger the 5-10 cards that you lifted at the beginning.
I'm not talking about the flip at the end when you need to close the deck.

thanks man

[goatears]

Personally, when I a "tornado" style spin I have had a really hard time using my palm as a pivot point.

With Akira it's a little more of a 180 and not quite a 360 spin like it says on the video, your finger only turns it most of the way before you catch it with your right hand. It's easier to learn if you forgo the spin at first and rotate your right arm to grab the packet. Slowly you can work towards moving your arm as little as possible and moving your fingers more.

To get the mechanics down you might try the spin with just the packet of ten without the rest of the deck. I hope that helps

[omer009]

Great I'll try it.
thanks a lot for the help