But I'd master that classic pass first.
First of all, if you find that the classic pass is difficult to do, cover, or learn...the S.W shift would not be something that you would want to practice yet (or at all). This shift is VERY VERY rarely used in close-up magic due to the weird position of the deck, and the fingures. Most students that practice this shift are either studying erdnase, or just practicing it for the fun of it. It takes A LOT of time, effort, and studying to perfect this shift or even enough to say "i can do the S.W.E Shift".
My advice, no need to bother with the S.W Shift, unless your ready to spend and immense amount of time studying it to the core, because there is no point in doing this particular shift if it is not perfect (it wont look right, although it wont look right even if it can b e done right...but you know what i mean).
you just had to post on here, didn't you.
In my personal opinion
Don't practice the classic pass. There are so many better controls out there, most easier, and a lot fairer.
Of course, this isn't to say people who've absolutely mastered the Classic Pass are stupid; of course not, it just takes a lot of damn time to make look amazing.
Try other controls. Practice one control day in day out, but make sure it is WORTH IT!
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You're joking me, right? You just told him to NOT practice the Classic Pass?
The Classic Pass is one of the fundamental sleights in modern card magic. It allows for an infinite number of possible VISUAL tricks to occur.
Practice it, master it.
Ben
in the future the s.w.e shift might become as good as the pass, you never know.
I don't really get that sentence...
It sounds like what you mean is,
In the future, someone famous might start using the S.W.E. Shift lots, and hence make it popular to magicians and worth learning.
I mean, why else is the Clipshift popular >.>
Not a criticism of you navasai, just a general observation about magic trends...