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General advice: Having trouble with a sleight? Try different brands of cards, they all have different characteristics. Wondering about something? Search old threads, gobs of info there including discussions of hand lotion. I recall Golden Touch being recommended by some. Though, as above...

I use Dove for hand soap.

I seem to remember someone mentioning a 3 way cull technique. Anyone know where I can find the source material? Thanks, Dave

If you haven't already, look at the recent thread on 'Out of this World' for some more discussion of culls.

There shouldn't really be an opportunity for questions during that point in the routine. You should be talking and moving on with the trick. Though as mentioned above, it is likely that there is something cueing the spectator that a move has happened if they are asking, especially if they have...

Yes. Though as above it depends what you want to do, but I do believe it is one of the most valuable sleights I know. I use "David's Cull", but Roadrunner also has an excellent reputation. The cull is something you can think of many creative uses for which makes it the type of thing every...

I actually sprained my hand practicing, but that was trying to learn a cardistry thing. I use a Gripmaster prohands to strengthen and exercise my hands.

I like Pi: Ring on band. I think a couple of the phases look really nice and I enjoy practicing it. I dream of combining this with Ninja Plus mentioned above, though I do not own that yet. Ninja Plus comes with a tungsten carbide ring, but some dealers will only send you a random size...

I worked in a magic shop for several years and frequently used the criss-cross in demos. I can't decide which category it falls into. It always seemed to work surprisingly well, but I always thought that perhaps if people think back over what happened afterward they could piece it together. A...

If you want one that can be done away from the deck you can try the MacMillan switch if you are seated: https://store.theory11.com/products/macmillan-switch-jason-england And there's always the snap change. Lots of color changes available that are done away from the deck, but they all seem to...

I use fine sand paper to make short cards. There is likely a better method mentioned above, but it works for me. I scallop out my short card so the corners are unaffected and it is only short in the middle. Good for fine tuning also. 4-way nail buffer for buffing, but the the roughest section...

Catchy

We'd like to see your 'get ready' too. By the time the clips starts you have already done a big part of the DL.

The T11 decks are all made to similar specifications. The Citizens should have handling characteristics and durability equivalent to Monarchs and Medallions. While I own these decks, they are not what I regularly use so I can't really say. But if someone can give some specifics on how long...

Well you have to adjust the suits as needed, most of the time it is rather trivial. Occasionally something just doesn't work, but I haven't found it to be a big deal. The beauty of Mnemonica, and other stacks, is not necessarily the specific tricks that stack can do but just the general...

Yes, Mnemonica is awesome. I learned it with some of the suits swapped so that it matches up with how decks come boxed in the U.S. You should consider this before you learn it. The stack is designed to get to out of the starting setup more common in other parts of the world (Ac on the...

This is covered in his video on riffle stacking.

Go to your local coin show! They will have everything mentioned above at good prices and you can see before you buy. The older coins are good for reducing noise as mentioned about, but the uncirculated halves and dollars with nice sharp edges are easiest to grip.

Think of a number. Multiply it by 9. Add the digits together. If your number is more than one digit keep adding the digits until you have a one digit number. (Number 9, Number 9, Number 9.) Now add 4. It would also seem that you can think of any multi-digit number, add the digits...

Went to my local coin show and got some nice sharp uncirculated Kennedys and Eisenhowers from the 70s. Way, way easier to palm and grip.