Tilt Throw-off Technique

  • Description

    This is an add-on to the Marlo Tilt to make your card control even more deceptive. You need to have a solid understanding of the basic Marlo Tilt control before you learn this.

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Sources

    Ed Marlo
    Dai Vernon
    Ken Simmons
    Howard Hamburg
    Bebel
    Persi Diaconis

Gryphon Roll

  • Description

    This is a neat ring trick called the Gryphon Roll where you roll the ring between your fingers. Once you train your fingers and develop the right muscle memory you will be able to roll back and forth in a fluid and aesthetic motion.

  • Difficulty

    Advanced. It will take a lot of repetitions to train your fingers to move the way they need to.

LePaul Spread


  • Description

    The LePaul Spread is a fancy way to fan the cards out in your hands. It uses a card springing technique to spring the cards out evenly in a large and pretty spread.

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Pre-Requisites

    None

  • Sources

    Paul LePaul

4 Ace Production Routine


The Classic Pass

  • Description

    The Classic Pass is the move that epitomizes sleight of hand with cards. Use it as a card control, card vanish, false cut, color change, or another application. Practice IS Perfect

  • Difficulty

    This is a hard one. You will have to learn it in several steps. First you need to learn the basic motions of the packets. Then you need to work on doing it quickly, and then silently. Lastly of all you need to practice the covering motion you use to minimize the flash.

  • Pre-Requisites

    None

  • Sources

    Not Available

  • Deck Used

    Expert At The Card Table

Zarrow Shuffle

  • Description

    The Zarrow Shuffle is a great false shuffle that preserves the order of the whole deck. There are several versions of the Zarrow Shuffle. This one begins with a slip cut.

  • Difficulty

    It will take a good amount of practice to be able to do this shuffle well. There is a big difference between an average Zarrow shuffle and a great Zarrow shuffle.

  • Sources

    Invented by magician Herb Zarrow and first published in The New Phoenix No. 346, July 1957, page 210, as Full Deck Control.

  • Deck Used

    Erdnase Smithback

False In The Hands Riffle Shuffle

  • Description

    This is one of my favorite false shuffles. It can be done without a table and it looks exactly like an ordinary riffle shuffle.

  • Difficulty

    This is a very advanced false shuffle. You should expect to practice this for hours before you can do it smoothly. First you need to be able to bridge the cards properly so that the halves stay completely separated, and then you need to practice separating the two packets without any hesitation.

  • Sources

    Guy Hollingworth, Eric Anderson

Coin Roll


  • Description

    The Coin Roll is a neat coin trick where the coin rolls across your knuckles in a continuous cycle. It is one of the few coin flourishes out there, but it looks great. It will take quite a bit of practice to be able to do this smoothly and consistently.

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

Alone In A Crowded Room


  • Description

    A fantastic effect using the Fat Deck Principle. Make half of the cards in the deck visually vanish and find the selected card.

  • Sources

    Not Available

  • Deck Used

    White Lions