I think I would use it because it lets you hold the cards more freely. With the handling I'm developing, you can completely open your hand, show the deck, etc. At least that's what I'm aiming for. I think I'll look further into it, as well as check out this Emotion Force. If it picks up above the break as you said, it can't be the same as mine. There are no breaks, and you don't pick up above anything.
David
Mr.Madison's Emotion Force is far from being an original sleight. To prevent myself from getting accused of anything, here is a history lesson.
The concept of replacing a gimmicked card ( can't expose it, but its fairly known ) with a kind of location ( the one used in "Emotion force") goes back to Ken Kreznel, as published in a routine called "One Hand, Ma!", in Richard Kaufman's first book CardMagic. After publishing the concept, every magician adpoted it to the riffle force and variations (i.e forcing a thought of card ). So magicians independantly did it that no one claimed the idea. To prove this more, ask any knowledgble cardman about "doing a riffle force with no break", he'll instantly say "use *****", which is excatly whats Mr.Madison is taking credit for.
The force's idea is published in one of Chris Korn's DVDs as a thought of card force, as well as Peter Duffie's ebook England's Up Close again as a thought of card force, and as I mentioned above, its fairly known among knowledgble cardmen.
There are versions that don't use breaks or pick ups at certain points of the deck, Gary Ouellet has one which I forgot its name, its in a Trapdoor magazine issue, which can only be found on ebay these days.
Anyways,
Good luck with the workings of the force DavidMisner
Cheers,
