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Wanted to give you guys the heads up: A brand new 1-on-1 training video was released tonight featuring magician Chris Kenner - GPS.

GPS is a deceptive, classic, brilliant method to ascertain a spectator's freely selected card - done under nearly impossible conditions.

This latest 1-on-1 training video from Chris Kenner teaches the technique, which you can then apply to any effect you wish as a way to identify a selected card under truly test conditions.

No key cards required - and the spectator shuffles the cards not once but TWICE during the demonstration. Shot and edited by Homer Liwag.

: : GPS by Chris Kenner - $4.95
: : See The Official Preview - Media
 
I'm a little confused. It's pretty much like a dealing trick or something? They deal down to a selected card?? I love the new Ammar trick btw lol.
 
True2Coins said:
I'm a little confused. It's pretty much like a dealing trick or something? They deal down to a selected card?? I love the new Ammar trick btw lol.
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Creeper, to address your question, this is not just a trick, although you could perform it as such and fool just about anybody. This is a method for finding a spectator's selected card under some tough conditions - the spectator shuffles the cards themselves at TWO points throughout the process. You can utilize the principle by itself as a demonstration of technical prowess - it will fool magicians - or in any other presentation you desire.
 
Creeper said:
Next time maybe show the actual effect?
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I imagine that the "sleight" or "utility move" it's so simple that it would be easy to reverse engineer the way that it works, I think that is the reason of why we didnt got an actual "demo" from the video.


On the other hand I want to reintroduce the peek that I discovered! featured right below in my signature.Easy. Natural.Awesome.

;)
 
Im sure it is cool and maybe a little better than current methods but why should I spend another $5 on it? Especially since I have a menagerie of techniques to do the job. Sure an auto tuning fender guitar is awesome but why should I pay a few grand for one when I can tune my own fender by ear in less than 20 seconds, the same thing applies here.


-Michael


EDIT: It is actually a Gibson guitar that tunes itself, but the fact remains the same.
 
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I like these kind of things, but I'm hesitant to buy it. It doesn't show very much of the effect at all in the preview. For all I know I could already know how to do it. I understand that it's probably because it could be reverse engineered but I think I'll pass on this one until I see the full thing.
 
penguincdude said:
I like these kind of things, but I'm hesitant to buy it. It doesn't show very much of the effect at all in the preview. For all I know I could already know how to do it. I understand that it's probably because it could be reverse engineered but I think I'll pass on this one until I see the full thing.
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Your wish, our command. Just refreshed the preview with a full demonstration.
 
j.bayme said:
Your wish, our command. Just refreshed the preview with a full demonstration.
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Mmm.... interesting....


1:30 min just for taking and choosing a card and throw it back into the shuffled deck?


I don't know about this one... I think i'll stick with the classic force. Or any other peek for that matter.


But hey, Im sure some people will like it :).


EDIT::// Just to throw my opinion that magic should be simplifyed, this method is way to much directions to the spectators that it can get confusing, and in my opinion it takes away from the magic. But then again I may be wrong :)
 
Wow. That looks really great. It definitely fooled me. I have one question though. Is the video teaching us a method of forcing a card or is it showing us how to know where their card is in the deck if we looked through it.

So could you maybe use this and spread the cards and tell them to concentrate on their card wherever it may be and in doing so you'll know their card so you could use an invisible deck or something?
 
To be honest Iv'e no idea how it's down.It does seem a bit long though for a spectator to pick a card and lose it in the deck, but quite fair.Is it neccessary to have to cut the deck into two piles? I suppose at $4.95 it's cheap.

-Brian
 
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