Review - Five Speed by Chris Kenner
Description
Difficulty
I found this effect to be surprisingly easy to learn, it doesn't use any difficult sleights and you should be able to easily learn it within an hour of practice. Something to keep in mind is that it is not completely impromptu and does require a small setup that can't really be done in front of spectators.
Explanation
The method is very clever and completely fooled me and will undoubtedly do the same for your audiences.
This effect is very easy to learn, the teaching is broken down into 4 steps with a recap at the end of sections that have a lot to remember, these sections are very useful when practicing. Chris Kenner covers everything you need to know and also makes the video entertaining to watch.
In the video Chris Kenner throws the cards in the air at the end of the trick, this is not going to work for most people in real life and spectators will most likely want to look at the 3 of Spades that has turned into their selection and they will be able to do this. However, you'll need to do something if you want to hand out the other cards, although I don't think it is likely that audiences will want to look at them.
One thing I found slightly annoying during the explanation was the camera, it never stays still and is constantly moving, while this won't affect your learning of this effect it does become quite annoying, especially on repeat viewings. However, this is just something that bothered me personally, you may not really notice it at all.
Price
I'm not sure that the price of $12.95 is entirely justified, i assume it is because this 1 on 1 is 26 minutes long, however it doesn't seem very logical that because an effect takes longer to teach it is worth more. I think $9.95 would be a more appropriate price.
Overall
I think this is a great trick and i will definitely be using it very soon, however, I think paying a bit more and buying Totally out of Control may be a better use of your money.
Description
Difficulty
I found this effect to be surprisingly easy to learn, it doesn't use any difficult sleights and you should be able to easily learn it within an hour of practice. Something to keep in mind is that it is not completely impromptu and does require a small setup that can't really be done in front of spectators.
Explanation
The method is very clever and completely fooled me and will undoubtedly do the same for your audiences.
This effect is very easy to learn, the teaching is broken down into 4 steps with a recap at the end of sections that have a lot to remember, these sections are very useful when practicing. Chris Kenner covers everything you need to know and also makes the video entertaining to watch.
In the video Chris Kenner throws the cards in the air at the end of the trick, this is not going to work for most people in real life and spectators will most likely want to look at the 3 of Spades that has turned into their selection and they will be able to do this. However, you'll need to do something if you want to hand out the other cards, although I don't think it is likely that audiences will want to look at them.
One thing I found slightly annoying during the explanation was the camera, it never stays still and is constantly moving, while this won't affect your learning of this effect it does become quite annoying, especially on repeat viewings. However, this is just something that bothered me personally, you may not really notice it at all.
Price
I'm not sure that the price of $12.95 is entirely justified, i assume it is because this 1 on 1 is 26 minutes long, however it doesn't seem very logical that because an effect takes longer to teach it is worth more. I think $9.95 would be a more appropriate price.
Overall
I think this is a great trick and i will definitely be using it very soon, however, I think paying a bit more and buying Totally out of Control may be a better use of your money.
