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MrSteve New user 42 Posts |
I recently discovered Steve Beam's excellent "Semi-Automatic" series and I am happily working my way through volume 1. One of the tricks in that book that always shows up on the "favorite self working" lists is Quadruple Prediction. It is a great trick, but I have one question about the handling.
At one point in the trick the performer must divide the deck into four slightly uneven piles. There's really nothing for the spectators to focus on during that moment except the magician counting the piles. I casually run the cards from my left hand to my right in groups of three or four, keeping up my patter all the time, but I still feel that some spectators are thinking, "He's counting a specific number of cards in each pile." Any ideas as to how to count these cards as quickly and unobtrusively as possible? Thanks. |
RSchlutz V.I.P. 512 Posts |
One way to break it up is to have one pile counted with a break held so you can get to it quickly. Then the remaining piles I would push over in groups
of 3-4 but if you need more than 9 cards (like you need 12 cards for the pile) drop the partial number and just know at the end you will come back to it and drop 3 more ontop. This will mar your counts short and seem more casual to the audience. Also I would do just 3 piles at first then as you talk "I think we will do one more " and use the down time between the third and fourth pile to get a break under 6 cards or so to speed of the count of the 4th pile. I remember doing that trick for a bit but can not remember the whole thing at the moment. Cool thinking though. Enjoy. Ryan |
Mule Henderson Regular user 168 Posts |
I usually hand them the Aces and say, "make sure these are what they appear to be. You are going to see something very interesting and you will make all the decisions. Now put them in any order you like." This forces their attention on the aces in their hands and not me as opposed to just pattering, I'm asking them to do something. And this is plenty of time to count 12, 9, 9. Even if they know you counted the piles, the fact that they cut the aces in, then they decide which "prediction" cards to place in front of each pile, there's no way to back track at all since the method appears so random.
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MrSteve New user 42 Posts |
Thank you, gentlemen!
These are excellent suggestions. They will help me make a really good trick even better. Thanks again, Steve |
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