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Nathan Coe Marsh New user Tampa, FL 14 Posts |
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On 2007-04-02 13:06, Richard Osterlind wrote: Richard, This is a very strange response to my post. The post you quote has nothing to do with the conversation about mathematical systems vs. memorized decks. I was simply correcting the notion that the stack independent material in mnemonica works with any "cyclical" stack. As to that discussion, I have read the newest edition of the BCS book where you address some of the issues, and have viewed your DVD on the BCS where you also discuss these issues. I also performed for a year with the BCS, and for two years following with a memorized stack. The core of the card magic that I have performed professionally has been with a memorized stack. My experience is not nearly as extensive as that of yourself, Michael Close, et. al -- but I do have solid experience with both approaches in the heat of performance. From that experience, I can say that the memdeck is a better solution for me. Others will, of course, come to their own conclusions. A fact, that should be known before making the decision, is that memdeck is more versatile. Everything that can be done with a stack that is just cyclical, can be done with a memorized deck. Additionally, there are powerful pieces that can be done with a memdeck that cannot be done with a cyclical stack. For myself, the memorized deck is far more secure than the mathematical system. I make far fewer errors with memdeck and it takes me far less time to get the target card. I am, at this point, so inside the stack that the moment I peek I know the target card. There is no hesitation, and no pressure to make a correct calculation. Richard, obviously, is much more comfortable with basic math than I am...so I don't want to pretend that my experience of increased confidence and ease with memdeck is going to be universal Bill, Once a Stebbins stack has been memorized it is, of course, no longer simply a Stebbins stack. The point is that the material in Mnemonica is not for stacks that are just cyclical. Best, N. |
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