The Best Team Signal?

I've never played "team" blackjack so I have no idea on what are sucker signals and what works well. I'm not worried about our cover since I'm a mid-30's white-chick and my sista is in her 50's. I'm a geeky card counter and she likes to play by instinct.

But I am worried about her staring at my pinky or using a lame verbal cue. I don't even know where to start to think of a que.

Any tips or recommendations on a book that covers this topic well?

Thanks!

One of the best books on this topic is Million Dollar Blackjack by Ken Uston. He describes, in detail, all the hand signals his team used and even includes illustrations. I don't recommend that you use his signals, but it will give you an idea of how to start creating your own. I have occasionally used similar signals at the tables without problems. I highly recommend that you start there.

The Hot Shoe DVD also covers some of the MIT team�s call-in signals as well as a quick (incredibly quick!) demonstration by Max Rubin, but it is meant more for show than for teaching people how to use them. Still, it might give you some "pointers." =)

Bringing Down The House also covers some of their verbal cues and arm signals, but again you would want to make up your own signals based on their suggestions.

-Sonny-

Create your own. Create as few as possible.

Use body movements that will not bring untoward attention to yourself - therefore do not use the double somesault signal. But also choose something that is not likely to be used inadvertedly - therefore do not use the nose picking signal.

BTW, savvy pit critters [sic] have read books about teams and signals. It's not a good idea to copy a signal from a book (which, after all, has only historical value), because it could trigger things in the pit critter's mind [sic].