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That's a good place to start. The only thing I don't think Mr England emphasizes enough in his download is, as already said above, to find your own grip. It's no use trying to mimic his grip exactly; unless you have hands as large as his, your grip would look strained and would be quite...

All of the above said, although we might be able to give you a few tips if you'd tell us which technique and grip you're using? Erdnase, a Mechanic's grip, Madison, ... ? No matter which grip you're using, one important piece of advice: Make the grip your own. If you're using Erdnase, move your...

Right, thanks. Don't know why I didn't see it before. And yes, that's the sort of trick I'm looking for. Do you know any more of that sort? Thanks for the info. PS: By the way, if you want to get Marlo's M.I.N.T. volumes, L&L Publishing offers them as E-Books for $20 each.

Thank you, I'll check that out (though it seems to be pretty rare, by what I've seen)! Does anybody know of a book that teaches tricks with more than "just" false deals in terms of gambling techniques? I know that Marlo did a lot of work on gambling techniques; did he not develop any routines...

No worries, I'm sorry if I came off too harsh. :-) I didn't find the trick going over the table of contents, could you give me the page number, please? But yes, that's exactly what I'm looking for -- applications for gambling sleights in "normal" (= not gambling related) card magic. I've been...

I'll say it again: I am not looking for gambling routines! I am looking for not-gambling-themed tricks that utilize sleights like seconds, bottoms, false shuffles etc. I will not (and have not) claim to have mastered anything. I don't believe a year is enough to master even a bottom deal or...

Hi guys, As some of you may know, I've been practicing gambling sleight-of-hand for the last year (false deals, shuffles, mucks etc.). Now I'd like to put what I've learned to some use, so I'm looking for routines that involve this kind of sleight-of-hand. Let me be clear: I am not looking for...

How about the good old overhand shuffle.

Thanks, but that material is not what I'm looking for. As I said, I'm looking for gambling techniques, and I think Jason England's downloads will be what I'm looking for.

Of course, but, as you said, even a layman can spot Mr Turner's push-through without too much difficulty. My aim isn't necessarily invisibility, as that's pretty much impossible with just about any sleight. But I would like to have a good push-through, and I think other people's shuffles are...

That's great, thanks! No excuse for me now! Not to be too harsh on Mr Turner's push-through, but I'd like mine to go undetected when I use it.

Just a last quick question: Does Jason England talk about the push-through shuffle in the lecture?

Thanks for pointing me to the 8 dollar lectures, I never knew about them until now! I've looked at all the lectures of both Jason England and Sal Piacente and I think I'll go with Jason England; in fact I'll probably get both of his. I haven't found any lecture by Steve Forte; if there was one...

What are the Pros and Cons of the different types of stripper deck? Especially concerning belly vs. side strippers?

Hi guys, I've heard a lot of good things about Penguin Lectures, but I've never bought one myself. Now I'd like to invest in one, and it would be great if you could help me decide on "the right one". My criteria: good tips on gambling techniques (not necessarily detailed explanation, but tips...

One tip I've seen mentioned in another thread somewhere is to just have the cards out in the open and practice something with them while walking around (riffle shuffles, cardistry if you can do something, anything really, but the flashier the better). People will start asking on their own: "Oh...

And, of course, the book "The Magician and the Cardsharp". From what I've heard, this is the most detailed telling of the story. You can also find a clip on YouTube where Dai Vernon himself tells it. I like your ideas, Josh! Just going to throw in another one: How about a cooler (=deck switch)...

That's true. And one very important thing to remember: Yes, it's true that the true and the false thing should look the same; this means that the false should be made to look like the true, not that all true (shuffles, deals, whatever) should look false! This is something you stumble over from...

I absolutely love Steve Forte's push-through myself, it's so incredibly quick and clean; on it's own, I wouldn't suspect a thing. But I think there are two (sort-of) cons: 1. If you look closely, when he pushes the packets together, at one moment they're about halfway together -- and in the next...

To prevent any confusion: What I listed under "What will it contain?" is of course not everything the book will contain, but the items I found out about. And just to be clear: I have no special access to this book; everything I wrote can be found elsewhere on the internet. The point of the...