Best Card Controls

[drorange]

there is a best double lift so i though i would add this plus i need to learn some more

can people not just post it but what they learned it from so others can find that source and learn for them selves.

the one i use mainly is

-double undercut (taught in Daryls card sleights dvds)
- ego control (daniel garcia project 2)

thx guys

 

[xfightyrdmns]

i like the ego slip as well, but the control i use most often is usually the pass(not sure about a definitive reference for the pass..its in a lot of places) or the hofzinser spread control(daryl's sleight of hand)


off topic but, first post glad to be part of such a great site

 

[LukeDancy]

It's hard to beat a good pass, when done correctly it should look like nothing has happened. I'll be the first to admit I'm a pass junkie though.

l u k e

 

[drorange]

i like the ego slip as well, but the control i use most often is usually the pass(not sure about a definitive reference for the pass..its in a lot of places) or the hofzinser spread control(daryl's sleight of hand)


off topic but, first post glad to be part of such a great site

thx for your post and welcome to Theory11

btw how didi u find out about it?

 

[Eddie]

Can't say its really a card control, but I just like to go use the easy way and use the double lift and put in the wrong card in the center of the deck.

 

[Christopher Williams]

Luke Dancy has a control which i have a small touch on that is just great. Same as Rob James has a great control, probably more convincing than a pass at times! Steve Bedwells control is incredible as well...

However, i still use the pass more than any other control. I use a riffle pass, or my own original 'Did you see it?' pass

 

[doogiedesign]

can people not just post it but what they learned it from so others can find that source and learn for them selves.

I don't have this but I heard it's a good DVD for learning the pass.

http://mymagic.com/kaufman.htm

 

[harapanong]

I've heard that Asher's Losing Control is very good.

I remember being very impressed when I saw Andi Gladwin's InFlight Control. Check it out.

The pass is old and effective. I like doing a Lepaul Spread Pass or just a plain old Hermann Pass.

- harapan. magic!

 

[Shodan]

Hmm...

The Drop Addition
Convincing Control/Underspread Cull
Tilt
Various Cutting Based Controls
Hindu Shuffle Multiple Shift
Swing Cut Multiple Shift
Passes: Riffle and Backstage (Greg Wilson)

 

[hyo]

Riffle Pass & any Spread-Control.

 

[elementalconjurer]

personaly, i like dribble discrepency control. i also like overhand shuffle control

 

[tazer]

ashers losing control
imo, best control ever devised that i know of

 

[TheAsian]

It would probably depend greatly on what effect you're doing. I have found that certain things are better depending on what you're trying to do. However, the Pass is definitely an excellent choice for most tricks.

The main reason I would suggest perfect a couple of different good controls is to vary your routine. Using the same motion over and over again will make the spectator suspicious as to what you're doing.

~The Asian

 

[Allan Hagen]

I totally love Terry LaGerould's Swingset Control, more specifically the second (tabled) handling. Very, VERY convincing indeed.

Also, the Bow-To-Stern control from By Forces Unseen (Ernest Earick), and a Diagonal Palm Shift used as a control is very neat indeed.

 

[drorange]

can someone post a videop i ahve never seen it

 

[LucasCG]

Chad Long has one of the coolest controls Ive ever seen. Looks so damned clean. Took me a long time to figure it out. I dont know the name of the control though, sorry.

I honestly dont like the Losing Control though, the method is completely see through IMO, although I do think it would fly right by laymen, I dont feel comfortable using it.

My most used controls are probably the pass, and a double undercut. I like to keep things simple.

The bow to stern control is brilliant though.

 

[Jack The Magician]

Injogging is an easy control that looks normal. False Sybil is a crazy cut, which looks like something a magician would do, but looks so complicated at full speed that it does not look like a false cut. The Swivel Cut is like a medium between injogging and false sybil, in that its not to complicated for the viewer, but it accomplishes its job.

Cheers,
JTM

 

[kingarthurlove]

I like Circle shift~

 

[KildridMagician]

My methods

I like to use a side steal, and when I do that I take the palmed card and I plant it onto the deck under cover. I also like to use the Cut pass, the Dribble pass, and other moves. I have recently created a move where no pass is needed and no double lifts are used, yet when a card is placed in the center it immediately comes to the top with my method. My move I use in it is by Ed Marlo, it's an old move that is actually taught in N2, I use that move and control a card to the top that way, works well.

 

[tokyoUW]

Depending on how many spectators of course... but generally I used a dribble pass, or a really slow double undercut while talking with spectators. For the occasional fun loving bar crowd I just grab the card back and top change then put the indifferent card in the middle slowly and clean as silk.

-tokyoUW