5 Sleights for the Rest of Your Life

double lift
pass
classic color change
cull
if force counts (classic)

 

Five Magic Sleights Are:

-Double Lift
-Pass
-False Overhand Shuffle
-DMB Control Spread
-Pinky Count

 

Almost the same as the above poster, except instead of DMB spread control I'll just say "cull," and instead of pinky count, I'd say "palm."

 

Double Lift
Palm
Pass
Classic Force (Only if it works 100%, otherwise, riffle force)
Roadrunner Cull

 

Double lift
Erdnase top palm
Biddle steal
Pinky break (if you would call it a "sleight")
Any card control based on cutting the deck in a flourishy way

 

I honestly would need more than 5...

 

That's the point of the activity ;D.

Top palm (Modified Erdnase)
Double Lift (Doc. Daley's)
Pass (Classic)
Classic Force
ehhh, some color change. Probable erdnase/houdini/classic

 

-Overhand shuffle control
-Tilt
-Doubble lift
-Riffle force
-One handed top palm

 

Double Lift
Gamblers Cop
Pass
Top Change
Clipshift

 

Why would anyone NEED more than five? Yes I use more than five but I could easily live on five. Actually I mainly use five anyway maybe six;
Double lift
Classic Pass
Top Change
Cull
Peek
that would be the top five, other ones that I use are
Classic force
Gray shuffle
Top palm
that's pretty much all I use when I am working I may use variations on them but for the whole that is more than you need. Truth be told I could live on the cull top change and peek.

 

Double undercut
Jog shuffle
Double lift
Riffle force
ATFUS


That would do me fine, pretty much all i use anyway. I was going to say pinky break, but I wouldn't really consider that a sleight, it's more a 'get ready' for something else. Although I will say that the pinky break is THE MOST under appreciated 'thing' in card magic! Most of us would honestly be screwed without it!!

Rev

 

Here's my five:

Palm
Pinky Count
Double Lift
Simple Switch *PH*
Any control.

 

1. Classic Pass
2. Pinky count
3. Top Change
4. Multiple turnover

That's really all you need

5. Side Steal

And, crimping.

 

1.Classic Pass
2.Double lift
3.Cop
4.Classic Force
5.Cardini Change

Thats pretty much it.

 

This is so true! And i think most magicians would be better of just learning a few sleights REALLY WELL!

I just did some "spring cleaning" in my sleight tool box and threw out anything that i dont use on a daily basis and just focused on getting them as good as possible and my magic has improved a lot.

I feel that most magicians seem to think that you need to know everything to be a good magician but thats not true. Only if you performe for other magicians as your audience.

 

S.W.E. SHIFT
Raise rise ( I know it`s not a sleight but I would love to know the main part)
Gambler`s cop
A False Shuffle
and a double lift...anyone is fine

then with those sleights I would conquer the WORLD!!!! MUAHAHAHAHA

 

It a difficult question, I suppose my most useful Top 5 would be the following:

Double lift
Top Change
Palm (Can't decide which)
Classic pass
Cull

 

if i was a move monkey my five would be:

raise rise
antifaro
center deal
riffle stacking
perfect shuffles

 

In no particular order:

-DL
-Palm
-Top Change
-Pass
-Double Undercut

-G