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It also helps if your first trick relies on spectators/presentation and minimum sleights rather than visual and tough card magic. You don't want to open with Raise Rise that's all i'll say.

In my opinion, David Stone's DVDs are much better than the Sankey DVD. I just found a lot of the material to be...not magical and quite tedious. Just my opinion but David Stone's has a variety of real world tricks that get reactions while Sankey uses things found (not always) on the table.

amen good sire

Again, well done for performing to real people. Unfortunately i have discovered the problem. "PS number 2 - Credit Morgician for patter." The patter was fine, but it's the way you delivered it. It wasn't yours and you didn't connect with the spectator. It felt very rigid and seemed like you...

Interesting question. Why do magicians practice second/bottom/centre deals if they hardly ever use them in professional situations? I believe Roberto Giobbi offered a rather good answer in the back pages of CC2. Unfortunately I cannot remember what he said but it is a reference that i shall look...

So far i've got: Past Midnight, Ben Earl Mnemonica, Mr Tamariz A brick of bikes, USPCC and perhaps Tangled Web by Eric Mead

You implied magicians speak to others about bad magicians, what is your evidence to support this? It doesn't really matter, good thread none the less.

Obviously! But they're a double act, Stone and Vanel aren't. Neither are Garcia and Houchin.

I remember David Stone and Stephane Vanel doing an ambitious card routine. Pretty cool but i don't know any other magicians.

I'm glad the whole thing is sorted, sort of. I'll tell you one thing, i have bought Sankey's material in the past. Single tricks and DVD collections and i've been disappointed with the magic. The quality and the thinking behind the magic. BUT I have watched those DVDs time and time again, why...

I found it in the Sessions booklet.

What do you mean?

Reminds me of Connected by Peter Harrison.

The double undercut is simply the best. It's about timing and casualness. I usually just switch the selected card for an indifferent and bury that cleanly in the middle. There is also a way of controlling a card to the top using a DMB/Convincing control.

Good review and it's a fantastic effect. I can't seem to be able to find the video though, any idea.

Is that the one with the DF? If it is, it's amazing.

My palm is so good, the specs never notice this issue.

Wholeheartedly agree there. And whoa, Sankey overload! The guy is a fantastic performer and i could watch him all day but you really need to save some cash and really expand your magical knowledge. Sometimes it's important to enrich your technical abilities as well. I would've suggested...

There are websites my friend...

How many bad magicians do you know? Not friends or amateurs but bad professionals.