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    New Moves in ACR

    The first two really aren't good. I mean you put the card in the deck repeatedly then show us that it has come to the top, to be honest I think spectators would be more surprised if it wasn't on the top after those moves, it's just not even vaguely deceptive and i'm sure by watching the video...
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    back to the basics

    The overhand shuffle is a very useful move and it's definitely worth making sure you can do it properly. If you're having trouble with it i'd suggest slowing down a bit, make sure you have the correct finger positions as they're very important and will be even more so for advanced sleights. When...
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    Tricks to Perform Surrounded

    I think attempting to find sleights and tricks which can be performed completely surrounded is missing the point a bit. Firstly, there's very rarely a situation where you have to be surrounded 360 degrees, if there's people behind me I simply suggest that they move so they'll be able to see...
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    back to the basics

    While I think abandoning everything you've learnt is a bit unnecessary, in my opinion the best source for learning the basics would be Aaron Fisher, have a look at his Card Magic Minutes videos on Youtube. The basics could be considered how to hold a deck of cards, how to shuffle and control...
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    Cards vs Coins

    I think that if your audience starts to look unimpressed it's probably the quality of your cards effects and more importantly the quality of your presentation that is lacking. When I first started out I remember quite frequently being asked if I could do anything else except card tricks. I guess...
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    What's this move called and where can I learn it

    This is simply not true, there are a number of very respected flourishers who choose to share their work for free on youtube and there's actually no other way of obtaining some of the material. Obviously sharing magic effects on youtube presents a range of issues due to it's secretive nature...
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    DVD question!

    I definitely agree there's a real lack of initiative sometimes, even a few minutes with google can be very informative. As this is still a fairly vague request, I'd suggest looking into one of the Art of Astonishment books by Paul Harris as there's a massive variety of effects using just...
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    LZ23 color change

    You really need to calm down with all the twirling and flourishes. I'm not actually opposed to including flourishing in a magic performance (I use quite a few myself) but I think this is a little much. Look at Dan and Dave's magic, while they use many flourishes they use them at the correct...
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    DVD question!

    It would be helpful to have a bit more information, as I could quite easily suggest something but it would be completely arbitrary. If you let us know a bit more about your interests, skill level etc then I think everyone could be much more helpful.
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    Why not use misdirection

    As useful as misdirection is, it isn't entirely reliable. I always use misdirection when performing but when i'm practicing I work under the assumption that my hands will be burned the entire time. I aim to have all my sleights to the level where it's at least unlikely somebody would suspect I...
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    Practise #1 - Passes

    You really need to slow down a bit, while the actual transposition of the packets is very fast and would probably be unnoticed by spectators your hands move so quickly and so unnaturally they would have little doubt you did something even if they don't know what. It seems like your moving your...
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