Also - the amount of cheesiness in any magic trick has nothing to do with the trick and everything to do with the presentation.
Precisely, one of my hardest hitting effects is a self-working one I learned back in 1989, the method is ridiculously easy that even a 12 year old could learn, I know that because that's how old I was in 89', Haha. However, the way I present it is what makes it such a great effect that gets huge reactions.
The biggest mistake you can make is making something more difficult than is necessary. Years ago when I first began learning the one handed top palm it was atrocious, the card kept angle jogging too far and it wouldn't spring up into my hand etc. I realized soon afterwards that I could achieve the same effect by using both hands and it looked exactly the same as if doing with one. I did continue to practice it until I got it down, but when you think about it only another magician would know that's what you're doing and perhaps later on comment that you have an excellent one handed top palm. A layperson on the other hand doesn't have a clue obviously, and they aren't suppose to see you doing it in the first place.
If I am performing for laypeople and I need to do a top palm I could very well do it one handed, but why run when you can walk?
But I digress.
-KZ