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magicgraham Regular user Mesa Arizona 138 Posts |
I have been researching this wonderful effect and watched many performances and read much in print. I am curious to hear the thoughts of the members here to what you think the right amount of cards to be selected are for this cool trick. I have seen as little as three and as many as nine what are your thoughts on how many selections should you use
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Daz Buckley Elite user Australia 469 Posts |
I perform it in my stage show and use Gazzo's routine where I have five cards selected. I think anymore is overkill, at least the way I perform it.It also allows for enough blocks in the deck to ensure a good chance that all cards will be selected.
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Aaron Smith Magic Inner circle Portland, OR 1447 Posts |
I like three selections. And if you haven't already, you should check out Cody Fisher's routine. He has worked out many of the issues with this plot. Of all the routines I have researched, Cody's is by far my favorite.
http://www.codyfisher.com/store/item/tossed-out-deck-e-book |
magicgraham Regular user Mesa Arizona 138 Posts |
Thanks guys , one of the best I I have seen was Tony Clark I wish I had been interested in this routine when I seen him lecture and bought the notes
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mrsmiles Elite user 442 Posts |
John Archer has a v. good version. See 'Educating Archer' dvd.
He argues that it doesn't take long for the audience to sus out the traditional method. So he uses a different method that explodes that notion. The deck is examined and shuffled by a volunteer. In the interests of non-exposure, I'll say no more. John Archer, incidentally, is worth watching for his performances. It's not about 'the secrets' particularly, though he has an excellent problem-solving approach to how to get round the difficulties intrinsic to the original routine and its methodology,
mrsmiles
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Denis Bastible Loyal user Buffalo, New York 293 Posts |
Paul Gertner's lecture a couple of years ago had a great routine where he flys out a large paper plane to a random spectator in the beginning that has instructions that the spectator reads which tells the spectators to sit if they selected the such and such card. I think there were three selections. It was great to watch.
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Joe Regular user Sunny UK 139 Posts |
Wayne Dobson has some good ideas and can be found in a couple of his publications
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Joe Regular user Sunny UK 139 Posts |
Wayne Dobson has some good ideas and can be found in a couple of his publications
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rbearpark New user 17 Posts |
Have tried and tested Wayne Dobson's ideas and the routine has always worked well. This uses three.
Pete Firman did a nice variation on BBC's 'The Magicians' the other week. Worth a watch |
Viano2 New user 73 Posts |
I have used Charles Scott's routine for years. I have never been questioned bu an audience member. I think there are enough bits of business built in that nobody thinks about the method. They are entertained by the bit.
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Joshua Lozoff Inner circle Chapel Hill, NC 1332 Posts |
Correction to mrsmiles' earlier post: John Archer's method is the traditional Hoy method. He just has a clever way to have the deck examined first. But then it is the exact original method. Nothing new, nor does he claim it's new.
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Hofi New user 55 Posts |
I myself prefer 4 cards, but do a multiple routine based on Luke Jermays idea. If you can get the DVD with the Gary Kurtz Show, there is a very nice tossed out deck routine on it, with multiple phases and quite some good methods (if you figure them out ;-) ) .. it is just the show, no explanation, but you will understand.
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