Moves in Cards: page 8

Another beautiful switch attributed to Larry Jennings and Ken Krenzel.

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This is an overhand shuffle that allows you to retain cards in their respective half. Say you have all black cards in the top half of the deck and all red cards in the bottom half of the deck. This shuffle will keep all the red and black cards together. But it is not a complete false shuffle, because each half by itself is shuffled. This is a very useful move for effects like Out Of This World, Oil and Water, and other others.

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This count deceives both the eyes and the ears.

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While you deal a card to the table it vanishes. You then spell to the card in the deck. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

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This visual and simple ace display was worked out by Lee Asher, Darin Martineau and Allan Ackerman.

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Reverse a couple of cards during a cut. (Also part of Move Mastery 2.)

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During the 1970's Dai Vernon demonstrated this around the Magic Castle to anyone who was interested. He was quite fond of it. It is a neat, highly deceptive, practical hole card switch using natural actions, something he highly favored.

1st edition 2020, PDF 4 pages, video 12s.

This is technique from Trapdoor Magazine, a variation of the Incomplete Faro Control, and it allows you to control a selected card to the top or bottom.

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This technique allows you to control a spectator-selected card exactly to the 26th position from the top.

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Allan describes in detail how to do an in-the-hand faro shuffle. He explains the difference between an in-faro and out-faro, how to correct if the weave is not perfect, as well as several other fine points and tips to make this difficult move easier to perform and practice.

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This is the G. W. Hunter False Shuffle, an overhand false shuffle, that leaves the entire deck in order.

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A classic move developed by two great magicians, Jean Hugard and Fred Braue.

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The best way to practice your false deals is to do it in front of spectators. However, until you have mastered the deal you can't really use it. Allan shows you how you can practice dealing while performing for the public.

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A training program and process to learn how to successfully palm cards.

Three palms taught including video instructions:

• Pivot Palm
• Erdnase Palm
• Swivel Fan Palm

1st edition 2019, PDF 53 pages, video length 2:20

Use the Hofzinser cull action to switch a block of cards for another set of cards.

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This is a very clean force of a card close to the top. Allan also shares a subtlety by Jimmy Grippo to make this force look even more convincing and fair.

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Use a Hofzinser Card Control type action to control a card to the top.

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This is also often called the Hofzinser Cull or Spread Cull, developed by Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser. It is a very versatile move and the grandfather of the Convincing Control.

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This is similar to the Hofzinser Force with the difference that we are now forcing the bottom card versus a card close to the top.

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This double lift does not need a 'get ready'.

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Essentially this is a reverse Biddle action where the Biddle move is used as a force. This idea was developed by Ed Marlo. (If anybody knows why this is called "Here's Hockley" please email us.)

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