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Tony Noice Veteran user 342 Posts |
My skin has become so dry, I can no longer do standard culls, strike seconds, etc. I don't use products like Golden Touch because they make the hands tacky overall -- great for some things but bad for others. David's cull looks as if the fingers might be doing the work, separating the cards into backets with a finger in between, which might eliminate the "skating" problem. Does anyone know if this is as doable as a classic pass with very dry hands? Thanks.
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davidpaul$ Inner circle Georgetown, South Carolina 3086 Posts |
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On Dec 4, 2015, Tony Noice wrote: Try O'Keeffe's hand cream. It comes in a green jar and can be purchased at your local Lowe's or Home Depot or Bed Bath &Beyond. It will solve your dry hand problem.
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Tim Cavendish Inner circle 1404 Posts |
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On Dec 4, 2015, Tony Noice wrote: Your hands can be very dry except the pad of your right fourth finger. |
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trent_hardcore New user 92 Posts |
David's Cull is amazing. For years I wanted to perform an Andrew Wimhurst effect that requires two full-deck culls. I could never do it until I learned this cull.
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Newb2 Elite user 483 Posts |
Does anyone love this move as much as I do? I decided to revisit this sleight during my quarantine free time and so very glad I did - it's like having a super power to be able to do a full deck separation and being able to cull while being burned by the spectator. It definitely has a steep (initial) learning curve, but once you get past the awkwardness of learning how to spread the cards in a new way, it's a fairly easy sleight.
My advice for those trying to learn this move: you might initially think the spread feels "unstable" and will want to overcompensate by trying to maintain tight / direct contact with your right index finger. In reality, your right index finger is just there to provide support for the spread and you don't need to apply much pressure to the card corners at all. |
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Maestro Special user 801 Posts |
I have it, haven't learned it yet but it seems really good. One question I had is it seems a little slower and more deliberate than some other culls, is this an issue? It seems like it is so clean, as long as you have a reason for showing each card it is probably ok?
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Newb2 Elite user 483 Posts |
I don't think it's an issue at all, once you get it down you can cull the entire deck very quickly. It probably won't be as fast as the roadrunner cull, but I don't think spectators will perceive any difference in speed. But, I'm also of the mindset that there's not much justification for spreading through the cards so quickly that a spectator never sees the cards.
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Nikodemus Inner circle 1139 Posts |
NEWB2 -
Glad I came across your tips. I have been really struggling with this. I think David's explanation is very poor. It's not his English that is the problem, he just seems to gloss over all the details. I was squeezing in just the way you say not to. The reason for this is he tells you to practice with cards vertical resting on your left thumb. Which means you need to squeeze at least a bit, to stop them just falling off. Also he tells you several times to keep your right fingers straight - but then I noticed, he mentions the middle finger helps to "receive" the culled cards. Do you have any more tips please? |
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Chris Aguilar Special user 540 Posts |
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On Aug 18, 2020, Nikodemus wrote: Agreed. The teaching is kind of lacking. And to be honest, for my purposes, this cull offers pretty much nothing over a well done standard Hof cull (which has a nice casual look/speed to it). If anything, it's kinda cozy/mechanical looking, which I do not consider a plus. |
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countrymaven Inner circle 1426 Posts |
To me, a slightly slower cull with less "expanding and contracting " the hands looks more natural. So I prefer David's cull.
Not only does it look more natural to me, but you look less like a card sleight monkey when doing it. I like doing sleights that, to the spectator, look like you are not a sleight expert, but just moving something naturally. Doing a cull so quickly you can hardly see the cards has almost no purpose to it,..... But each of us has to choose what works best for them. |
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Poof-Daddy Inner circle Considering Stopping At Exactly 5313 Posts |
I have it and did not care for it. It felt weird holding the cards the way that he taught. I got "Stephen Hobbs' Technical Toolbox" and learned his "Hobzinger Cull" which is very well taught and much easier to do. I later picked up Roadrunner Cull 1 & 2 (if only to improve speed) but I never really got dug into it as the "Hobzinger Cull" suites my needs for the most part.
Jon Racherbaumer just added a PDF on Culls at Lybrary also. https://www.lybrary.com/cullmination-p-923879.html
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Chris Aguilar Special user 540 Posts |
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On Aug 18, 2020, Poof-Daddy wrote: Hobb's teaching of the cull is the best I've seen. |
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Ernst VCO New user that has really been trying, but only has 52 Posts |
I too, am revisiting this DVD because of quarantine. Thanks for the tips! I will pass on any tips I have as I continue to learn it as well.
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