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Yorunero New user Germany 7 Posts |
Hello everyone!
I'm interested in purchasing a copy of "The magic of Fred Robinson", because I heard that the false deal in there are something of a work of art, extremely deceptive, etc etc. Especially since it apparently includes an extremely deceptive deal that allows to deal centers, bottoms, greeks and seconds all from the same grip in a single deal. I'm most interested in the center deal. Is all this praise really true? Have you tried Robinson's method? What do you have to say about the methods and their write up in the book in general? How do these techniques compare to say Marlo's methods in "Seconds, Centers, Bottoms" or perhaps other methods out there? Basically, since the book isn't cheap (I'm a student, so I'm not exactly in the money : D ) I want to know if I should indeed buy the entire book and spend 100$ on only a couple of chapters (I'm only interested in book's false deals), or should I just stick to Marlo's book instead, or even look somewhere else. Thank you! |
NicholasD Inner circle 1458 Posts |
I purchased the book partly for nostalgic reasons, as I was fortunate to witness Fred Robinson's Center Deal when he visited the US in the '70's. His performance of the center deal was flawless and indetectible. In fact everyone at the lecture I attended was probably most amazed when he lifted the deck so we could see the tiny brief from which he dealt the center. It's a little off the beaten path as far as center deals go, and may not be for everyone, but once mastered, it eliminates any squeezing of the bottom half of the deck. Peter Duffie demonstrates it on one of his Move Mastery DVD's and he also performs it perfectly.
If you're still in the learning stages of the second, bottom and center, I'd stick with Marlo's book, but once you gain some proficiency, it would very worthwhile to check out the Robinson book. |
Yorunero New user Germany 7 Posts |
Thank you so much for your response!
But one question remains though: does the book indeed feature a method to deal Seconds, Centers, Greeks and Bottoms all from the same grip/in the same deal or was that over-exaggerated? |
NicholasD Inner circle 1458 Posts |
Same basic grip for all of the deals. There are some variations taught also.
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Kimura Special user 519 Posts |
The greek deal has a different grip, but the seconds, middles and bottoms all the same grip.
The Roy Walton variant and the R Paul Wilson article in the book are both good reading too. |
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