The Penetration of Four Cards Through a Jacket

praetoritevong · Apr 24, 2009

Hey guys,

I was just wondering, has anyone actually been able to get this effect to a performable state? I've just started tackling it today, and I must say I love the method. Damn, it's hard though. Doing 4 or 5 things at once is ridiculous. Really, I was just curious to see if anyone else was fond of it also. The timing and construction of it is clever but ridiculous.

Oh, and if you don't know it and are interested, it is the second chapter of Guy Hollingworth's Drawing Room Deceptions.

The Tumbleweed · Apr 24, 2009

Hey man, sorry I can't help. I just wanted to know, would you recommend Drawing Room Deceptions? I've been considering getting it for a while.

praetoritevong · Apr 24, 2009

No worries dude. Hmm. Firstly - yes, I would recommend it. Secondly - I'll show you it next time you're around if you like, and some material from it, if I get it down well enough. Thirdly - a lot of the material IS very advanced though, it's hard and will take a lot of practice, so be warned. There's a point in this routine where you're performing two normal actions and three 'sleight' actions at the exact same time, it's ridiculous. But it's just brilliant. I also quite like the way the book is written and illustrated.

mini magician · Apr 24, 2009

praetoritevong said:
No worries dude. Hmm. Firstly - yes, I would recommend it. Secondly - I'll show you it next time you're around if you like, and some material from it, if I get it down well enough. Thirdly - a lot of the material IS very advanced though, it's hard and will take a lot of practice, so be warned. There's a point in this routine where you're performing two normal actions and three 'sleight' actions at the exact same time, it's ridiculous. But it's just brilliant. I also quite like the way the book is written and illustrated.

Yer man u gotta show me hehe oh and i won for now....

Medifro · Apr 24, 2009

I dont have the book right now, but is it the one that Guy does in his London Collection videos?

If so, I didn't check the method, but the trick looks really sweet, especially if you're dressed formally.

praetoritevong · Apr 24, 2009

Took me a while to check contents, but yes, I believe Cards Through Jackets is the one, though I haven't seen it. It's labelled under the thread title in the book.

Dima · Apr 24, 2009

It's a cracking book but most of the stuff is so advanced i gave up to conquer other things. Definitely one i shall come back to and spend a lot of time on. His Twisting the Aces handling and Reformation are certainly highlights for me.

akxi · Apr 25, 2009

I've practiced it for a magic competiton a year back or so, but it is one off the most difficult tricks I've practiced. I had to give it up because off the angels but if you perform it in the right location for a small group it is a true miracle. I did find out that you need a good clean presentation because it could tend to be a bit confusing.

Aksel

praetoritevong · Apr 25, 2009

Dima said:
It's a cracking book but most of the stuff is so advanced i gave up to conquer other things. Definitely one i shall come back to and spend a lot of time on. His Twisting the Aces handling and Reformation are certainly highlights for me.

Yeah dude, I definitely know what you mean, some of it is just... "Yep I'll tackle this in a year or so..." The Twisting the Aces is nice - though the Optical Alignment is actually quite hard to get exact! Just needs some practice... Though at distance it ain't so bad.

akxi said:
I've practiced it for a magic competiton a year back or so, but it is one off the most difficult tricks I've practiced. I had to give it up because off the angels but if you perform it in the right location for a small group it is a true miracle. I did find out that you need a good clean presentation because it could tend to be a bit confusing.

Aksel

Ah sweet, thanks for sharing that. Thanks for the advice mate. Yeah the angles are fairly severe, lol.