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This is not really in topic, but the trick "Birds of a Feather" in Royal Road to Card Magic is a better alternative to "Travelling Aces". It's not the same thing, but has the same travelling effect, and you could use the technique described there to travel aces instead of red and black cards...

I have to do a card magic stage performance in German, but German is not my first language, although I do learn the language. Can someone send some suggestions for phrases we use, like "please say stop whenever you feel like it", "please give him a good round of applause", "shat was the card you...

How useful would this book be to me as a card magician? I've taken an interest in Compucard, but I have no idea how the trick actually looks. I know the moves used (Meir Mix, the Card Sorter, Slingshot Snapout). It seems as if the moves used here aren't exclusive, and could be replaced with...

Does Jason England's Top Card Cover Pass require that we already know how to do a pass? Or does it teach for beginners to the pass?

Not really. The flourish may be just a casual move. It's not like you are saying "Hey, see how this is so obviously only one card?" I totally respect that. It does reduce the magic if you flourish too much, or even if you just bust out some move even once. But sometimes you could flourish in a...

Exactly. I'm afraid the readers aren't getting my question, and I'm sorry for the lack of clarity of my question. I totally agree with you in that double lifts or any secret subterfuges should seem completely natural and that flourishes don't usually go very well when used as a non-visual...

What are some double lift convincers? For example: the Jones change double convincer, a Stuart Gordon double etc.

When I usually handle cards, my index is placed on the right side and not in front. I've fixed this, but it pops up consistently in moves like the pinky count, cardini (not sure if that's the right name) and top shot. Will this restrict me from improving and make my sleights sloppy? Is this...

In the many guides to breaking in a new deck of cards, they usually say that we should riffle shuffle the deck or faro shuffle the deck (amongst other shuffles, fans and other methods); but not both. What shuffle would you recommend? The pros of the riffle shuffle is that you can do it with a...

That's true; it's a mistake, not necessarily ineptitude. You're right, but Sankey has since apologised and actually taught a few cardistry moves like the butterfly cut on his channel. Can't be too sure.. I think he actually drunk some in the middle of his FISM performance...

Thanks. I got a bit nervous back there! I mean, if "Bee" was like that... What would the other cards be like!

Well, it depends, and too much of both will ruin the trick. I think a few riffles and a few fans are OK, because they are practical flourishes, and they actually serve a purpose. Now, I'm not against the occasional sybil or spring, but a bit too much and you'll be considered by the audience as...

I've been eyeing the "Bee" decks for some time now, and I came across a "Best" deck that belonged to a friend when I went to his house. The tuck case was extremely similar, except that it was "Best" instead of "Bee". The cards were also the same: thick, diamond-backed and borderless. But the...

What is the defect in David Blaine's Black Lions Seconds for it to be sold for such a low price?

So you're saying that a total beginner could get it and learn culling if he puts his mind and time to it?

Between the two, I'd choose red because it looks more common and natural, and therefore the tricks look more like magic than skilled deception. It sounds weird, but it's normal psychology; you expect to know about what you've seen in your daily life; meanwhile, you will get suspicious if it's...

I'm a beginner to culling, and my culling need massive improvement. The problem is that I don't know the mechanism of the move. Where can I learn this move? I've been hearing about the Roadrunner cull, but is that too advanced for me? Anyway it's way too pricey for me right now... So what are my...

They are too pricey; the Tour Edition is $12 and the Series B is $20.

Thanks! I didn't think of it that way. If it's still possible, I'll try to rephrase the name of the poll. Thanks again for the insight! (EDIT: Apparently I can't now, since people have already voted)

My thoughts exactly. Usually a one-handed cut is a cut that uses just one hand, and nothing else, even if it's not the other hand. Well, it didn't seem like a false cut to me at first, so it can fool people, but you seemed to be relying on speed, and it looks too much like a move. It would be...