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hobbymagic New user Houston, Texas 61 Posts |
I was at a lecture by Lee Asher where he did among other things the Asher Twist. You hold four aces in your hands and one at a time they turn face down. It really looks good but you so have to watch the angles. Do any of you use this and if so in what kind of setting?
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Burt Yaroch Inner circle Dallas,TX 1097 Posts |
I use it all the time close up with Reed McClintock's Twist. As you mentioned, you have to watch your back, but it is a beautiful effect. It's kinda over your shoulder (as opposed to over a table) so it makes it very visible.
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Mark Ennis Inner circle Raleigh, NC 1031 Posts |
I prefer Vernon's Twisting the Aces to the Asher Twist. The Asher Twist is not angle proof so it is definitely not practical for most performing situations.
ME
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p.b.jones Inner circle Milford Haven. Pembrokeshire wales U.K. 2642 Posts |
I think that it looks like a move even if you don't quite know what happened,
Definitely better for magic audiences I think for lay people it would be a Nuddger move phillip |
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martinkaplan Special user Los Angeles 562 Posts |
I use the Asher Twist as the closer to a sequence in which I have shown the four Aces to be all black and then all red. I use the Asher Twist to return them to their normal condition.
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Munskin Loyal user Cheshire, UK 297 Posts |
I feel that the performer has the best spectator view when performing the Asher Twist. I tend to perform the move as part of a Twisting the Aces routine at chest height, my body being angled away from my audience, to give them a good look at it.
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Eric Grossman Elite user St. Louis, MO 429 Posts |
I sat down, one on one, with Lee. These are the tips that he gave me. By the way, in the right hands, this effect is a killer. Anyone who says otherwise, just may not have the right hands.
When performing for a small group, keep your hands at waist height. I assume specs are also standing. Try not to have people on your immediate left or right. If you are performing for one or two people, the faces of the cards should be toward the specs. Also, resist using fingers other than the pinkie, for the move. Thank you for your time....
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Rcitgo Special user Emporia,Va. 738 Posts |
I do the Mclintock Twist first then I go into The Asher Twist.
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Martin_H Regular user Austria 164 Posts |
I love the Asher Twist! I show it to a small group standing in waist height or to one or two people sitting and I also sit down (in a more "private" atmosphere..)
It´s tru the Asher twist is not angle proof, but it looks so great when done correctly! I don´t agree to p.b.jones, - if you do the twist correct and smooth (look also Lee Ashers vid on his HP) it looks great and like "magic"! Martin
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Garrett Nelson Special user 644 Posts |
If I have a group of two or so that are really receptive to my magic, I will sometimes use it on them. I figure if I spent the time to learn it (I think pretty well, if I may be so bold ) I am going to use it on special occasions, darnit!
I only started doing this after a spectator was talking about something that sparked the idea to do the Asher Twist on him. I can't even remember what he said. I do remember his eyes bugging out after the first card turned over. That convinced me it isn't just a move for magicians. |
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Lonnie Dilan Special user Canyon Country, California 823 Posts |
I do the Asher Twist all the time Totally surrounded as well. It's a great effect that just kills. I've been doing it for about 5 years now and whew....you just get to this butter smooth action and your set. I have never been busted while performing the move either...I get the best reactions from the people who are standing on my sides cause they can't see ANYTHING and it just kills them. If you are worried about your angles you can kill them all by just kind of squatting down on the ground and just saying taht you are trying to give everyone a decent view...that way you can have people stand behind you and look over your shoulder too.
It took me about 3 months of solid practice to even consider doing the effect for anyone, but once I saw that I could get away with doing it for people infront of me, I went crazy with it. I found out about the people on my sides cause I was doing the effect for a group of friends and one of them was hiding on my side so that he could bust me. After the effect he walked up and told me that he was on my side trying to see something and he saw nothing...to this way he swears he saw the cards turning over on their own. Try it a few times guys...don't be scared. Totally surrounded!! |
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Platt Inner circle New York 2011 Posts |
I've had magicians tell me I'm obviously using trick cards. It's that strong. Personally, I believe repeating the move six times is a bit much. The finale is so much stronger than the set up that I'll often skip to it after making only a couple of cards turn over. It's such a bold move that we can't believe it actually fools. Needless to say, it does.
Here's one suggestion that I don't believe Asher touches on: In most effects, the move happens well before you apparantly make the magic happen. In this effect, the move happens late in the game. I tend to put my shoulders down and say some words about how the magic just happened... "There goes the third ace." far before anything actually happens. It definately takes some heat off the move.
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Jimmy Lee Special user Singapore 682 Posts |
Hi GUys, where can I learn the Asher Twist.
Went to Lee's Website and only saw the video but could not find it in any of his lecture notes on sale? Please advise.
Magically Yours,
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dannywhit Regular user Oak Ridge,TN 121 Posts |
Its on his Well done video. I dont think you can find it in his lectures.Go back to his website and look under the product section and check the videos.I think its about $20 bucks.
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Scott F. Guinn Inner circle "Great Scott!" aka "Palms of Putty" & "Poof Daddy G" 6586 Posts |
It's also in Gary Ouellet's excellent book, The Pass.
"Love God, laugh more, spend more time with the ones you love, play with children, do good to those in need, and eat more ice cream. There is more to life than magic tricks." - Scott F. Guinn
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Martin_H Regular user Austria 164 Posts |
Platt,
you are right, Lee Asher does not give us all the "secrets" that makes his move so deceptive It depends very much on he timing and how smooth the card turns over... Martin (in Lee´s hands it looks like the easiest thing to go... but as mentioned in above posts its a thing to practice!! )
life is real magic
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freaksrock62 New user 70 Posts |
I only know of the McClintock Twist. Can someone vaguely fill me in on the difference between the McClintock and the Asher Twist?
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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts |
When I try it, it sounds like cards scraping together. It's noisy. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, any hints? I think you might be right about the pinky.
frank
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Chris A. Inner circle AKA Chris A. 1123 Posts |
fstar,
You probably just need to relax your hands a little bit and the bottom card won't scrape against the top 3 so much...
AKA Chris A.
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Anthony New user NYC 56 Posts |
I've been working on it for a few weeks, and I just tried it on my girlfriend, and she freaked, lol. The angles are a bit tough though because i did get caught the second time i performed it. There was someone on my right, and he saw everything. In Ricochet, I believe, it said to try to dip your hands a bit as you perform the move. Does anyone actually do this? I think it helps somewhat, but I am still trying to perfect the angles. Unfortunately, it seems to only work well with only one person.... any ideas?
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed."
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