On 2008-05-30 20:05, Amiable wrote:
I concur with the sentiments that Ben Earl is one helluva cardman, and the Grey Shuffle is one helluva shuffle in his hands. On that note, I've been watching the segment over-and-over, but the cards just doesn't unweave cleanly in my hands while bridged - and it becomes a very real-looking shuffle because it ended up being one

If anyone have hints or tips for how this could be done (or where I could find hints/tips for this), please PM me!

On 2008-06-02 21:26, Marc Spelmann wrote:

On my original DVD set I perform a false shuffle (Independently created) that is after chatting with Ben almost identical to the Grey Shuffle. I learnt mine via my interpretation of what I thought Lennart Green was doing back in the early 1990's which is exactly the same as with Ben.

The only tip I can offer is that you have to keep doing it again and again, I know that doesn't help loads but it's the truth. When I developed my shuffle the cards went all over the place, so I practiced day in day out over a chair where I could easily pick them up (which I had to do often).

It also helps if the cards you are using are soft, ie they have been broken in a bit, this helps with not cramping the hands up.

You can see my shuffle on my original 4 DVD set The Chapters of Marc Spelmann (Glimpse performance only)
I don;t teach it but it is virtually the same as Ben's creation.

You can also see me do it here on my updated release 'Glimpse 20/20' which is all about my peak card case.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH9aV3PXE1E

I actually do the shuffle twice..

Good thoughts

MS