This is a great utility device to build up strength in all parts of your hands and gives you muscle
memory for doing passes. Once you spend about 15 minutes practicing (and it will take you a bit to
be able to do that long) put these bad boys down and pick up a deck of cards. You wont even feel
them at first and your pass will eventually become so fast and good that you will fool yourself.
You get 8 sheets of steel that stack up to the same size as a deck of cards. They sometimes
need sanded on edges according to other reviews, however, mine were all smooth. They are the exact
size of a poker card and what I did was glue a card on both sides with rubber cement so they glide a
little better with the air cushion finish and they also protect your fingers from the bare steel.
(They just feel a little more natural to me). Now, by adding these cards to both sides, I only use 6
of the plates because the 12 cards take up the thickness of 2 of the plates. 6 plates with cards
rubber cemented on both sides are as thick as a full deck of cards. (And not quite as heavy as 8
plates).
Great product overall and they can also be used as a very handy card press if you
make your own gaffs as I do. (Thats what I do with my 2 leftovers)