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Most polished...hmm...I would say double lifts and top changes. I'm getting my classic force up there now, still not happy with it, but never get caught doing it. Passes, side steal controls and reversals are what I'm practicing most nowadays. nowadays <-that's a real word...no red...

Haha. I love Daniels face when he picks up the second card and realizes they're the same. That's pretty awesome. -Rik

lol. I agree--simple and effective. I like the handling, it was very smooth. And the name...well, it's pretty much the greatest name for a magic effect ever. -Rik

High quality and all-don't forget to mention they're your brothers and you're actually better than they are. ;) jokes aside. Anything that is visual plays well in a video. Since it's about a gambler, maybe have a 4 ace production. Also try some table work, where most gambling takes place...

Very good article. Both well written and well thought out. I can tell you put a lot of work into it, something that is always appreciated when I go to read something. I've been doing magic, more seriously, for about a year now and have just now started trying to find my style. I'm...

If the handling looked more practical-smooth, effortless. You could have them sign a card and then say something like 'well, don't need this anymore' and vanish it. A quick trick in the middle of a routine. Maybe. -Rik

That just looks awesome... I need to find a coin...heads I get now. Tails I wait to see next weeks 1on1. Edit:: Heads...downloading now...-searches for chapstick- I know I have some...somewhere... -Rik

Was this 'The Secret Life of Houdini' ? If so, it is an amazing book. However, Houdini later said less than flattering things about Houdin...since he was trying to distance himself and leave his own legend. Back on topic. I will do a variation card through table...if such a surface is...

Very true. I do agree, and even (right after I posted, so 2 days ago) edited my post to add that going through an entire volume (royal road, for example) and figuring out which tricks you enjoy performing is the best way to find tricks you'll want to do. I still do a card through table that...

I am about to PM you. With a differently worded description of the sleight. Glad it worked out for you today.

Wow, this thread has come a long way since I posted... And reading through it was both insightful and fun...and long. Sinful, I checked out the forum's you're a part of. Maybe it's just me and my natural social ability, but I didn't see a lot of stuff that I don't already do, that would...

Hmmm. Interesting read-all of the posts. When asked how to do a trick I answer the same way as if asked how to spell a difficult word-Very carefully. Being asked how something is done is probably the biggest compliment to your skill, if someone is unimpressed with a trick, they don't want...

Basically, if we all adopted Scarne's approach to magic (with his cutting to the aces) and took our secrets to the grave, other magicians would spend years imitating or attempting to figure out our methods. Every magician would be different, in that, if every magician only learned from their...

You should be able too.

If you take 3 or 4 effects and learn them until you have them perfect, the sleights independent of the trick and the effects (essentially routine) themselves, it'll be easier to move on. You don't want to overload yourself and learn a lot of stuff right away--look at a lot of stuff and find 3...

Hmm. Freezer burn is a great collection of tricks with ice, I've recently bought it and rather like the ideas Chris has come up with. I haven't had time to perform any of them yet, but think that they'll play pretty big. Cinders is a great fire effect, signed burn and restore. Maybe...

Yeah. Not much more needs to be said unless you have specific questions about certain books. Royal Road is a good starting place, I have never actually owned or looked through it...heck for 10 dollars I might pick it up. I started with simple self-working tricks taught by my dad and...

I agree with Chris. It's a different handling for a classic transpo. Great thinking, and very smooth performance. But the idea of transpositions similar to this has been around for a long time. -Rik

True that, the preview shows it like a trick, normally you don't immediately flip over the cards and show they've changed. (or at least, I don't.) -Rik

Actually, if you practice it correctly constantly switching 4 cards or even three...etc. It may not be video quality invisible, but if you relax while you do it, it's invisible to spectators fairly quickly. Again-You have to give it practice, but once you get the mechanics down (which took...