Hi everyone !
I've been wanting to start this thread quite a while ago now, but never found the time to...Anyway, here it is !
Like most of us I think, I've first started magic by doing self-working card tricks. Very soon I've been wanting to learn sleight of hand magic, and some of the "classic moves" any card magician should know. However, for some of them, I found that some ressources were quite disappointing, so I had to try several DVDs/books/vids to really find proper explanations and finally "nail" the moves.
So let me share with you the sources that were (to me at least) the best to learn some crucial card sleights, in hope it'll save you some time and money as well :
- the classic pass : "Pass With Care" by Peter Cassford (really focuses on the flashing points, the timing, the misdirection...that was THE DVD that made me master the pass, if that's possible)
- the one handed top palm : "Revolutionnary card magic" by Jay Sankey. (he teaches one VERY important point which really gets the card into the right position)
- the double lift : "born to perform" by Oz Pearlman (very solid, and gives you a really good way to get a new break after showing the face of the double) and "the Diving board double" by Lee Asher (very nice and convincing one handed DL, and a real magician fooler)
- the push through shuffle : "False Shuffles" by Luke Jermay - instant DL at Penguin (you might also want to check "Gambling moves" by Simon Lovell ; on the first DVD is taught the Charlier false shuffle, which is perfect for mentalists because it looks very fair, and unlike many false shuffles it doesn't make you look like a cardshark)
Feel free to share with us your own favorites !
I've been wanting to start this thread quite a while ago now, but never found the time to...Anyway, here it is !
Like most of us I think, I've first started magic by doing self-working card tricks. Very soon I've been wanting to learn sleight of hand magic, and some of the "classic moves" any card magician should know. However, for some of them, I found that some ressources were quite disappointing, so I had to try several DVDs/books/vids to really find proper explanations and finally "nail" the moves.
So let me share with you the sources that were (to me at least) the best to learn some crucial card sleights, in hope it'll save you some time and money as well :
- the classic pass : "Pass With Care" by Peter Cassford (really focuses on the flashing points, the timing, the misdirection...that was THE DVD that made me master the pass, if that's possible)
- the one handed top palm : "Revolutionnary card magic" by Jay Sankey. (he teaches one VERY important point which really gets the card into the right position)
- the double lift : "born to perform" by Oz Pearlman (very solid, and gives you a really good way to get a new break after showing the face of the double) and "the Diving board double" by Lee Asher (very nice and convincing one handed DL, and a real magician fooler)
- the push through shuffle : "False Shuffles" by Luke Jermay - instant DL at Penguin (you might also want to check "Gambling moves" by Simon Lovell ; on the first DVD is taught the Charlier false shuffle, which is perfect for mentalists because it looks very fair, and unlike many false shuffles it doesn't make you look like a cardshark)
Feel free to share with us your own favorites !
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