5 Sleights for the Rest of Your Life

[kmagic25]

If you could only do five card magic sleights for the rest of your magic career, what would they be?

 

[chriswiehl]

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

 

[SKSleighofHand]

Five Magic Sleights Are:

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

 

[Chicken]

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."

 

[zaw12]

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

 

[AlexanderB]

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

 

[AlfieWhattamMagic]

I honestly would need more than 5...

 

[nIvan]

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

 

[Wallmott]

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

 

[[R.C]]

Double Lift
Gamblers Cop
Pass
Top Change
Clipshift

 

[D ICE R]

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.

 

[Rev]

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

 

[Robert//Livingston]

Here's my five:

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

 

[TheatreHead]

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

That's really all you need

5. Side Steal

And, crimping.

 

[Nino]

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

Thats pretty much it.

 

[Wallmott]

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.

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.

 

[Luis Vega]

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

 

[KristianT]

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

 

[UnknownMagician93]

if i was a move monkey my five would be:

raise rise
antifaro
center deal
riffle stacking
perfect shuffles

 

[S.G]

In no particular order:

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

-G