From Shin Lim. Pop on over to Ellusionist for the demo. No funny cuts, a complete demo of the trick, what you see is what you get, no gaffs. They can afford to do this because this is some difficult stuff. Even if you can reverse engineer it this will only look good in the hands of a few (IMHO). From the looks of the teaching video even Shin does not hit it 100% of the time but that me be because he was slowing donw his pace for the teaching. It was worth the purchase for me to have something to aspire to. Take care

Thanks for the comments. Yeah it was definitely a challenge trying to do the move slowly. Usually I hit it majority of the times:)

Shin lim

The core move reminds me of James Chadier move called the "Fan Change" that can be found in a dvd called French Connection produced by Mathieu Bich.

You can see the move here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p92UZ03zI6U&feat......ge#t=30s


Lloyd

That looked really good especially the ' x ray' teaching sequence

That would be correct as it states "Inspired by James Chadier's "Fan Change"" on the Shin Splints product page

This is one of the best DVD's I've seen in quite a while. Shin Lim does a superb job of teaching this routine. He shows each move 3-4 or more times, slowly and with very clear explanations. Different camera angles reveal the subtleties of each move, and he even uses a picture in a picture to show front and back simultaneously. He shot this himself, so I applaud his videography and editing.

I should have said at the top that this is a very visual and stunning routine. Watch the demo and I bet you agree. AndXcath1 is absolutely right: the moves are difficult. But I'm sure it can be mastered with a LOT of practice. Looks to me like SL covers the risky businesses by keeping the cards moving slowly but steadily all the time. The focus goes from the waist to the lifted fan and back, etc. You'll see what I mean in the video. Looks like a good way to cover any possible little flashes.

But big congratulations to Shin Lim for a knockout routine and presentation. And for 9.95, this is a great bargain.

Sorry but I have to say the setup sequence for the first Queen is illogical and even I watch it the first time already spot it, it might fly by some audiences but really it won't. Even though I know the new generations of close up magician are Shin's fan since he fooled Penn and Teller twice, plus I met him personally a few times during his early tour in China and lecture in Hong Kong after he won FISM, I still hold my word that this is not my favorite on twisting the aces type of effect.

Peace,