I have spent time over the last few months learning the pass. And now I finally feel I have it up to performance standards. I do use it in pick a card tricks, but I was wondering what everyone's favourite trick using the pass is, because I'm keen to put it to use now.

Cheers in advance.

Any "pass" effect that doesn't involve controlling a selected card.

There is a lovely Roy Walton effect in Paul Wilson's "Knock 'em Dead" lecture notes.

Paul.
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Kaufman has a nice little routine known as th covorting aces, its a decent one in my opinion but you have to be really fast with a riffle pass.

I use it in my ambitious card routine. I have the ambitious card pushed into the face down deck, face up by the spectator, and perform a riffle pass, explaining that all I need to do is riffle the cards and their card seems to move higher into the deck. I do this several times and then say "Now don't blonk or you'll miss..." which is where I perform the riffle pass "...the card coming right to the top".

Works well.
PSIncerely Yours,
Paul Alberstat

In card college, in the section of the pass there are some tricks with it.
Using it in the ambitious card with the face up I think it's great. I don't do it that well, so I'll have to keep practicing!

R4bid:

"Cavorting Aces" isn't Richard Kaufman's routine. It was first put into print by Jacob Daley in Stars Of Magic. Also, it does not necessitate a riffle pass, fast or otherwise, or any variant of the classic pass. In fact, it was originally written up as using a Herrmann pass, and that's how most magicians still perform the trick.

Ben Blau

To Ben:

Thanks for the information Ben. I have kaufman's on the pass and remember him doing it on the tape, I should have rewatched that part before posting, he does infact give credit to someone else.
As for using a riffle pass, as you said it is not at all necessary but I personally like the riffle sound so thats how I do it.

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To Indus:

TRRTCM has some decent pass tricks as well, you might want to check that out.