Card Sleights
Double Lift
This is one of the most useful moves that the aspiring card magician can learn. Start by holding .the deck in the left hand as shown in ( photo:1). The fingers of the right hand, should be holding the top edge of the deck lightly and the thumb of the right hand, should be resting at the bottom left corner. Try tilting the deck so that when you look down that your are able to see the cards under the thumb.
The right thumb then lifts the edges of the top cards allowing all but two cards to fall back onto the deck as shown in ( photo 2 ) . The right thumb now presses forward on these two cards so they press lightly against the right fingers and the thumb and fingers can lift the two cards free of the rest of the deck as in ( photo 3 )
If the right thumb and fingers squeeze the two cards lightly, maintaining a slight bend, the two will stick together as if they were only one card. There are many ways of performing a double lift and it is one of the most handy and commonly used card sleights. Practice trhis gem of a move until you get it perfect. You will reap the rewards many times over during your magic career.
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How To Palm A Card
Make sure that before performing this trick, that the card to be palmed is at the top of the pack..The deck should be held as demonstrated in Photo:1. Using your other free hand,, bring your palm face down over the pack of cards, cradling them so it looks like you are merely just squaring up the deck. Take care to keep the fingers and thumb of your free hand closely together and gently squeeze the top card so that its top edge is pressing against the first joint of your fingers and the bottom corner is wedged against the fleshy base of your thumb. Photo:2
Keeping fingers and thumb close together, keep a slight bend on the card and stealthfully remove your hand away from the spectators view. Photo:3
As long as the palm of the hand is not in view , this sleight will look completely natural and unsuspicious as it is not in an obvious gripping position or clenched fist. Click Here To View An Example Of This Move
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Easy Methods Of Forcing a Card
Riffle Force : This is an easy to do method of forcing a card and the basis of many easy card magic tricks. You can learn this sleight of hand quickly and it looks very believable to your audience. The secret is explained in this magic video tutorial.
Cross Cut Force : ( This is an easy method of forcing a card . There are many other forces to learn as well as these.))
Shuffle the pack of cards and sneak a peek of the bottom
card.( Photo:1 )
Ask your spectator to cut the pack in two and to place the half that
they have cut, face down on the table. ( Photo:2 )
Take the other half of the pack of cards and place it on top of the
spectator,s r half at a 90 degree angle to form a cross. ( Photo3
)
Photo:1 Photo:2 Photo:3
Use a little entertaining chat or make a funny comment to momentarily
distract the spectator from the set up of the cards.
Now ask them to pick up the top half of the deck of cards, tell them
to look at the bottom one of that pile and and memorize this
as their chosen card.. They can then put
the two half packs back together and shuffle the cards.
The card they have just memorized is the one that you took a peek at before on the bottom of the pack while shuffling. They should have convinced themselves that they have had a free choice in cutting the cards at this point while the real truth is that the card has been "forced " upon them.
Learn To Do A Pinky Break
The pack is held in the dealing position. It,s a good idea to slightly bevel the pack towards the outer fingers. This creates a slight edge and makes it easier for the pinky to feel and count down through the cards, the pinky tip is pressed slightly into the pack which creates a small break in the cards above and below the pinky tip. The opposite end of the pack (nearest to spectator) should be held slightly higher than the end nearest you to conceal the break. Also at the end of the pack nearest the spectator, the edge of the top card should be firmly pressed onto the next card down with your thumb to camouflage the break. If the selected card is to be presented to audience, flip over the cards above the pinky break as shown in figure 3, using the thumb to help the move. The selected card should then fall face up on top of the deck. Maintain the pinky break and repeat the flip to return the cards to their original position.
1) Slightly bevel pack, obtain break. 2) Flip pack with other forefinger 3) Allow cards to fall face up on deck.
Do A Riffle Shuffle
The deck is split into two packets, the ends put together, the cards being bent upwards and released in such a way that they become interlaced. To keep a card or a small number of cards on the top of the pack, you have simply to release it or them from the right hand portion of cards, last of all. If the bottom cards are to be kept in position then they are allowed to fall from the left hand in the first movement of the shuffle.
Card Vanish And Production
A card is presented in the magician's hand and vanishes right in front of your eyes. Even more amazing, is that the card appears again as quickly as it disappeared. This move requires a lot of practice but can be incorporated into many card tricks and your practice in perfecting the move will be well rewarded with smoother showmanship.. The video below shows the performance and the secret.
This video shows some basic card sleights being performed.
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