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I'm looking for a really good deck switch

So I was hoping for the best when I saw this

I don't have it - but I think you have to have two packs of cards out in the open [maybe that's the 'naked' bit - them being out in the open... but the cards are covered in the a box so not naked?] - the 'move' looked funny to me. It feels like neither the boxes can be examined as they are heavily un-naked/natural.

Unless I am wrong and the boxes are the same both sides [?]

But it seems pretty un workable for me

I really would love to be wrong - as I said I am looking for a great deck switch - so I can have a deck freely shuffled and then switch it for another deck

You're not wrong, watch the vid again. Pretty clear the boxes are not examinable.
And also, a deck switch when there are two boxes on the table is not really going to work for everybody.

I fell in love with it, I think over the routine of the voodoo card - I think it's an excellent switch.

This really doesn't look good at all, even on camera. The move he did, I think anyone watching this carefully knows what happened. Also, not only this one requires two boxes but also is best done on a table, not standing up. In my opinion, the best deck switch so far are Cold Case and Fracture.

Of course, Gold is a whole system of switches. But this version can very well be used for performers. Personally, I'm doing a trick where Gold is not appropriate!
This is the way out! For me! I have about 6 different switches, and they all have their pros and cons. I am a perfectionist and very carefully think over the smallest details. This switch works a fraction second and you can put another deck in your pocket.

It is indeed beautiful. I mean, it's workable and while you do a switch, just talk.

Btw, do you believe layman is aware about gimmicked card cases?

do you believe laymen are all stupid [?]

laymen are just people [sorry should have put spoiler alert in before that statement]

so do I think any people would think that the box for a pack of cards could have one colour on one side, and another on the other side [?] do I need to answer that?

or put this another way...

do you think laymen watching this trick will not see something strange if they are burning your hands when you do this 'weird' move [?]

of course you will be distracting them - when you make the move - I just don't like this move/effect - I'm looking for a cleaner effect

Did you mean cold [case] ? Or is there a deck switch project called Gold [?] any details would be of interest - as I said I am looking for a good deck switch

I really don't like this one - as you need two decks out - and it's no good for the sort of shows I want to use it for

Thanks

Based on the demo I can't see how this could possibly be workable in the real world. You need a situation where you have a red deck and a blue deck but the blue deck will never be used, the cards then there'd to go back in the box and then both boxes need to be picked up and only the red deck given back. Could this be why the switch is demonstrated in isolation and not in actual performance?

Mark

Yes, I meant the Gold Case, it's a whole system, I think this is what you are looking for, but there are also pluses and minuses. A minus is an angle. This is a very strong trick - which will last you very long.

I constantly hear that many tricks do not work in the real world. I love this phrase. So this little trick - will be have only a few magicians - makes it inestimable.

It might be me being thick - do you mean Cold Case [with a C] ?

As I can't find any Gold Case [with a G]

I'm guess you meant Cold Case but if you don't please let me know who brought it out [if it's a different product] so I can check it out

I will check out Cold Case - so thanks for the 'lead'

All the best

x

Cold case at least only uses one box which is apparently the box the deck came out of.

As far as whether the box can be examined, in 40+ years I have never once had anyone ask to examine a card box, the cards occasionally but not once ever has anyone asked to examine the box.

Mark

Same here

There are no good deck switches and there are no bad deck switches.
There are only good moments and good circumstances to do a deck switch.
In most cases, it will be the circumstance that determines which deck switch to use and it happens (almost) always in an unguarded moment.

Therefore, it is (almost) impossible to do a perfect deck switch on camera.

I think this would easily fly by any layman. We all know it's a deck switch and we are looking for a deck switch in this video. If you knew nothing about what 's to come and this switch was done in the context of a longer routine with some time misdirection, this would fool most anyone.

The wizard guys both gave it 91%

BUT they were very firm on the gimmick being good, the teaching and video being good [but super long 3hr+] and every switch [he shows a few] is not good

They say the last one [Fractured by Daniel Maison] is very good - and it's that one, that they say makes the project so good

I haven't seen Fractured - so not sure how it works

I actually got a Penguin lecture a while ago, just becuase it had on it a very good deck switch... it was magic [so most the rest of the lecture was not of much interest to me, though I enjoyed it as the lecture giver was very good] I believe it was Shawn Farquhar

I also have The Art of Switching Decks by Roberto Giobbi on my radar but it is too expensive for me [at the moment] as I don't think I learn that well from books

For a lovely deck switch watch Jan Forster's lecture, in fact just watch it, it's awesome.

Mark

Great - I have it already... not watched it yet

I did email Penguin and ask if you were going to be doing a Live Lecture with them soon [thought that might speed them up in asking you... though on reflection that might have black balled you]

Thanks again

Another option is Shawn Farquhar, switch, similar to Jan's.
Another great Penguin Lecture or separately on Palmer Magic.
Cheers
Stefan