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For anyone who’s ever botched a card trick and felt the sting of embarrassment, we’ve all been there. The urge to cover up with a more elaborate trick often just leads to more failure. The solution isn’t instant, but it is reliable: mastery of technique through proper instruction and diligent practice.
This comprehensive guide on card technique provides you with detailed, step-by-step instructions. It starts by teaching you the correct methods for basic card manipulations and advanced flourishes before moving on to tricks. Authors Jean Hugard and Fredrick Braue offer the most fail-safe methods available, elucidating basic manipulations such as the palm, the shuffle, the lift, the side slip, the pass, the glimpse, the jog, and the reverse.
They go on to detail a range of false deals, crimps, and changes, as well as the more advanced techniques required for forces, fans, and the use of prearranged decks. A variety of tricks are showcased, including discoveries, self-working tricks, one-handed tricks, stranger cards, and renowned individual tricks such as the four aces, the rising cards, and the Zingone spread.
Furthermore, the authors include a comprehensive compendium of shakedown sleights – both as a precaution for card players and a resource for entertainers – along with a performer’s guide to misdirection and patter.
Many of the methods detailed were unveiled here for the first time, while numerous familiar tricks are presented with improved methods. The aim is always simplicity of technique, designed to mystify audiences rather than focusing on technique for its own sake.
This classic work is an unparalleled collection of methods and manipulations. It is designed to assist any aspiring magician in achieving expert card technique. So, gear up and let your magic journey commence.