5 Sleights for the Rest of Your Life

May 7, 2009
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If you could only do five card magic sleights for the rest of your magic career, what would they be?
 
Sep 24, 2007
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Almost the same as the above poster, except instead of DMB spread control I'll just say "cull," and instead of pinky count, I'd say "palm."
 
Sep 1, 2007
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Double Lift
Palm
Pass
Classic Force (Only if it works 100%, otherwise, riffle force)
Roadrunner Cull
 
Mar 6, 2008
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A Land Down Under
Why would anyone NEED more than five? Yes I use more than five but I could easily live on five. Actually I mainly use five anyway maybe six;
Double lift
Classic Pass
Top Change
Cull
Peek
that would be the top five, other ones that I use are
Classic force
Gray shuffle
Top palm
that's pretty much all I use when I am working I may use variations on them but for the whole that is more than you need. Truth be told I could live on the cull top change and peek.
 
Double undercut
Jog shuffle
Double lift
Riffle force
ATFUS


That would do me fine, pretty much all i use anyway. I was going to say pinky break, but I wouldn't really consider that a sleight, it's more a 'get ready' for something else. Although I will say that the pinky break is THE MOST under appreciated 'thing' in card magic! Most of us would honestly be screwed without it!!

Rev
 
Jan 26, 2008
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Sweden
Why would anyone NEED more than five? Yes I use more than five but I could easily live on five. Actually I mainly use five anyway maybe six;
Double lift
Classic Pass
Top Change
Cull
Peek
that would be the top five, other ones that I use are
Classic force
Gray shuffle
Top palm
that's pretty much all I use when I am working I may use variations on them but for the whole that is more than you need. Truth be told I could live on the cull top change and peek.

This is so true! And i think most magicians would be better of just learning a few sleights REALLY WELL!

I just did some "spring cleaning" in my sleight tool box and threw out anything that i dont use on a daily basis and just focused on getting them as good as possible and my magic has improved a lot.

I feel that most magicians seem to think that you need to know everything to be a good magician but thats not true. Only if you performe for other magicians as your audience.
 
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