Allan Ackerman products: page 11

This is a pretty color change that is self-working. It can also be used for a change out. The underlying principle was first discovered by Alex Elmsley. Ed Marlo turned it into a self-working color change.

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This move was developed by Allan Ackerman. You start out with a convincing type of control. By angling the card correctly you can have it automatically end up in a left-hand magician's palm.

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This is an application of the [lp16424 Spooky Altman Trap] with the Bottom Double Drop by Brother John.

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This is Ackerman's variation of an Art Altman double lift. It can also be applied to multiple lifts and makes for a very 'light' and fair handling.

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Let a spectator peek a card from the deck and catch the break with your little finger. This is a very deceptive method and avoids the over-used line "pick a card".

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A deck rests on the table. The spectator is asked to cut it into four roughly equal packets. The top card on each packet turns out to be an ace.

You will need to be familiar with the Veeser Concept to perform this effect.

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Tony Slydini used this move for his famous helicopter card trick. A card is stolen into a Tenkai palm while it is inserted into a fan.

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This is an Ackerman variation of the Zarrow Shuffle to eliminate the initial center block cut of the classic Zarrow Shuffle.

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This is a color change by Max Malini. A slap on the face of the deck changes the card.

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Frank Simon and Don England independently came up with this variation on the Convincing Control.

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A nice switch by Ed Marlo. You switch out three cards from a set of four.

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Both the Shank Suffle and the Zarrow Shuffle can be done from the long sides of the deck.

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Side steal a card and then place it efficiently and invisibly on the top of the deck. If you read somewhere 'do a side steal', this is typically what is meant - side steal to top.

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Go from a side steal directly into a Tenkai palm.

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Go from a side steal to a full palm position: kick-out, pull-out, and squeeze into palm.

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This video explains how to side steal a card and then replace it on the bottom.

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This is a well thought out Dai Vernon version of the Glide. Every finger position and movement has its reason. The Glide is not necessarily the most deceptive move, but it is easy to do. This version is very deceptive. As is so often the case, Vernon elevates a simple move to a masterpiece of deception.

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You will learn how to prepare the Si Stebbins stack with two faro shuffles.

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A nice little illusion showing four aces as five.

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This is a false shuffle by Frank Shank and similar to the Zarrow Shuffle but not quite as deceptive.

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Another way to switch out cards by Hartman.

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Under the disguise of counting a few cards off the top of the deck you can perform a second deal and displace cards.

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While scooping up a deck from the table replace palmed cards on the top. Allan gives an important tip how to make this look even better.

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Howie Schwarzman further improved Marlo's Throw Double into a remarkable long toss that sends a double slithering over the table.

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