Hi folks,


Does anyone know of an easy-ish method to do what I described in my subject line? I ask partly because I love packet tricks, and partly because, for some reason, I sometimes seem to learn packet sleights more quickly than full-deck ones. So perhaps a small packet pass would be a good step toward learning a full-deck one. Also a small-packet pass could (I assume) be used as a color change, something I need for a trick I want to learn. The packet color changes I know of are either noisy or too hard for me.



I did a search and didn't find anything, but it's easy to miss things.


Thanks,


Bob

Pugh's Pass, which is performed by Ray Kosby during "Quick 3 way" on issue 31 of Reel Magic

You may want to look into Lee Asher's Asher Twist. The linked video teaches an entire trick, but the move involved sounds like part of what you're looking for.

https://www.leeasher.com/store/asher-twi......rial.php

Thanks, mantel and Sean. I'll look into these.


Bob

Sean, thanks for the link.
I see some other items in the store that are intriguing and tempting too... and I am trying to save $.

I'm with you, Wravyn. Naturally I appreciate people's suggestions, but I'm always hoping that they happen to mention something that I already own!

Bob Farmer has a couple of sleights that may serve your needs. The first appears to be turning over the packet. The second appears to be a twisting action of the packet. These are, in order, Turnantula and Squist.

Thanks so much, Jon. I always appreciate hearing your ideas. Do you know how hard these sleights are? I seem to learn so slowly... I have one full-deck DL that's in pretty good shape, and my EC is close to being performance-ready (though today I was all thumbs again -- hopefully that won't persist). That's just to give you an idea of where I (still) am.


Bob

Hello all,
I too have my eye on Turnantula. I too am curious on how others would rate the difficulty of the sleight. I can do the standard packet counts: EC, JC, Omega, if you want to use them as a comparison scale for difficulty.
Thanks for any input!

Phil

Phil-
I just bought Tunantula, it's very easy to do to a base level, it's devilishly hard to get the move to look like the videos.
I would love some performance videos if anybody knows of some.
For the number of hours you'll practice it, $20 turns out to be less than $1/hr

John

Gordon Bruce has a beauty of a half-pass alternative in Pabular. I can't give an exact reference at present, but it's definitely worth seeking out. Completely invisible, even in my hands!

Interesting... Please let me know if you discover the reference, ajb.

Sounds like maybe Gordon Bruce's handling of the Larry Jennings's Larreverse? I know that move is in Card College Vol. 4, and Jason England briefly teaches it as part of his Twisting the Aces handling in his At the Table Live Lecture.

Thanks, Curtis. I'll look these up.


Bob

The Gordon Bruce move can be found in Scotland Up Close by Peter Duffie under the title 'Packet Reversal'.

I know it's definitely in Pabular as well, as that is where I learnt it from, but I don't have my Pabular books to hand at the moment.

That's helpful, ajb. Scotland up close is available as an ebook.


Bob