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Shawn74 Loyal user New Mexico 211 Posts |
I've been reading Expert Card Technique, and in the chapter covering the Side Steal or the Side Slip, they mention that a few magicians would pause with the card under cover before actually performing the slip or the palm. I was just wondering how many of you use this sleight and if so, do you find it better to pause before stealing the card, or is it better to steal the card as soon as it's placed intot he deck?
Just looking for opinions and new ideas Thanks Shawn
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rtclark Veteran user Panama City, FL 309 Posts |
I use the steal that Micheal Close uses on his workers 1 video ( I think) he puts the card in to th edeck, as soon as he has the deck in his other hand, he has the card in the other hand. No pauses
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wsduncan Inner circle Seattle, WA 3619 Posts |
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On 2006-02-22 13:26, Shawn74 wrote: Shawn, Don't listen to anyone who tells you that either is better. The CORRECT way to do it depends on the effect at hand and your audience, and a whole bunch of other factors. The goal is to NOT look like you are doing anything. Sometimes that is best expressed by WAITING and sometimes by doing the steal right away and passing the pack (and attention) to someone else (for shufflling, for example). There is no "BEST" method, best way, best trick, or best version of a trick. There is only the best method for the moment. And if you control the moment you should be able to decide what method suits the moment you have created. Ask this question: When you need to steal the card what ELSE is going on to occupy the audience's attention? |
Shawn74 Loyal user New Mexico 211 Posts |
Perhaps "better" was the wrong verbiage, maybe I should have said "prefered". My fault.
I was watching a video from magicvideodepot.com, that's what brought on the question. There was a guy there that did the Side Steal so smooth without really any pauses, and that got me wondering. Practice aside (because I can always use practice, who doesn't), is that more effective. I tend to have a hard time getting the card to slide, which creates a pause. And when it does slide it feels as though it kicks my hand out a bit, something I haven't really noticed in the mirror. But I asked myself the same question you recommended, wsduncan. I figure during this time I am going to be talking to the spectators before I hand them the deck. They may also be looking at the card case for another routine I have been working on.
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wsduncan Inner circle Seattle, WA 3619 Posts |
If you wish to explore the concept of a delayed action I think Roger Klause has some interesting ideas on the subject. He is known for the concept of "half moves", which basically means structuring things so that you do part of a move do something else, then complete the move. I’ve adapted this idea to a palm steal in a routine of mine. It goes like this:
Unknown to the audience the card is controlled to the bottom of the deck. It has previously been shown to have risen to the top, and then to have turned over face up in the middle of the pack. The do not know exactly what to expect next. I turn over the top card. It is not the selection. I spread the cards showing that it is not face up in the middle (I’m “looking” for the card, not proving anything). As I close the spread of cards, I sidejog the selection taking it half way into palm form under the deck. I gesture with my open and empty hand (showing it empty but NOT commenting on this) and reach into my pocket. The hand comes out empty and I sigh as I grab the pack complete the side steal. The hand with the now palmed card enters the pocket and “finds” the card. Splitting the side steal into two parts makes it much faster and the hands are only together for a brief moment to transfer the pack. |
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