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copperct New user Cincinnati, Ohio 93 Posts |
Hello everyone,
After reading the endless praise for the AoA series, I picked up the books and have to say the hype is not overblown. Even the first volume has so many tricks I'd love to add to my current routine. Thank you all for the recommendation! One of my favorite effects from the book is Illusion. A big issue I'm having with it is when the three cards are counted visually in step 6. Without diving into method, I'm wondering if anyone has links to a performance that includes this portion of the routine. I've spent a good amount of time playing with the cards, but I can't figure out how what Harris is describing seems natural or not completely obvious. Perhaps there is another move that would be more convincing? I'm considering getting Mentzer's book: Counts Cuts Moves and Subtlety just to try and figure out how to solve this issue. Any help or guidance would be appreciated! |
John7 Regular user 137 Posts |
This guy is attempting to make a video of every trick in the AoA books. This one is Illusion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC3Awu9P......index=87 |
Ray J Inner circle St. Louis, MO 1503 Posts |
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On Mar 11, 2021, copperct wrote: Mentzer's book is worth getting regardless, in my opinion.
It's never crowded on the extra mile....
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Ray J Inner circle St. Louis, MO 1503 Posts |
This is one of those sequences where you just need to display as much conviction as possible and use your verbal direction to support what you are (supposedly) doing. On its face it is an illogical way to show the cards. Ordinarily you'd just spread them, either in the hands or on the table. Or if you counted them, you'd just reverse count them. Since you cannot, you just proceed as he describes and do what is in you power to influence the illusion.
It's never crowded on the extra mile....
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Rupert Pupkin Inner circle 1452 Posts |
I always struggled with the count. It's awkward. Eventually, I gave in and just started using two identical jokers, which allows me to do a standard reverse (false) count.
Great trick. |
Ray J Inner circle St. Louis, MO 1503 Posts |
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On Mar 12, 2021, Rupert Pupkin wrote: Great solution.
It's never crowded on the extra mile....
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Zauberman Veteran user 314 Posts |
You can Emsley count the 2 cards as three.
You just call out card and not the suit as the 2 court cards will be the same. It will go unnoticed. IMHO this works far better than the original count. |
copperct New user Cincinnati, Ohio 93 Posts |
Thanks for all the responses everyone. For right now, I've just been eliminating the count portion, but I may start to work in some of these other handlings (and even the original!) and see how they work.
I've only had the spectator comment once so far that the card reversal must have done something, but that was enough to shake my faith in just patter-ing through the move. |
Rupert Pupkin Inner circle 1452 Posts |
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On Mar 15, 2021, copperct wrote: Good instinct. Always take the "It'll fly right past them!" assertion with a grain of salt. Laymen aren't blind |
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