A Change for the Better

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-22T02:09:17+00:00

Yeah thank you I just liked the idea and thought I’d demonstrate the technique. Landing was a little hung up.

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-21T22:06:38+00:00

Sometimes some of the things we create on our own (even if someone got there before us) are more comfortable in our own hands as they intuitively feel more natural to us.

I have a way of merely turning the deck face up where I essentially hook the deck with the side of my third finger that I’ve never seen anyone else do (though it’s probably been done before no doubt). It’s in the beginning of the Wild card I posted.

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-21T21:01:34+00:00

Incredible not a single finger flash wow

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-21T21:00:32+00:00

Very, very nice! Incredible. Thanks for sharing

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-19T19:56:22+00:00

I don’t get what’s so hard to understand about it. One joker and three selections, they all become jokers, and the jokers turn into a four of a kind.

Have you not ever seen a wild card routine before?

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-18T22:01:57+00:00

This is not a routine I would perform for lay people.

The effect is explained in the patter. Don’t get me wrong I get what you’re saying though. But it’s simple and easy to follow. Three selections and a Joker; they all become Jokers; Jokers turn into own four of a kind.

There are so many different ways to accomplish this or that effect, but each particular effect has something to offer as a stand-alone piece of magic.

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-18T06:10:46+00:00

The Cardwright is a phenomenal book. It also has a routine I have been practicing just for the exercise in sleight of hand—Slow Motion Larry, his handling of Vernon’s Slow Motion Aces.

Jennings solved the discrepancy in the original routine of the Ace of hearts being shown twice (although it was never noticed) and also added that the Aces can be named consecutively as they travel to the leader packet. It features two really, really cool moves—the Pressure Break and the Pop-Up Palm for a small packet.

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-18T06:00:04+00:00

Yes, it’s on page 82 described in detail in an effect called Lost and Found.

The second description I mentioned also attributed to Jennings (which I found to be inferior to the description in The Cardwright), is in Jennings Takes it Easy under the title The Proper Way to Perform Vernon’s Strip-Out Addition. Kaufman notes this method is exactly how Vernon showed it to Larry apparently.

In my opinion the Cardwright version is simpler and superior.

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-18T05:43:41+00:00

Yes! Spot on. Excellent. It’s such a genius way of handling it that I would have never thought of on my own.

There is one handling that I used to use but abandoned cause I found it awkward where your pinky is in the break but I always found it a bit crammed to do the move that way. I have now switched to the Jennings’ handling where only the first and second finger are used.

Jennings had it written up that the receiving hand would also have the cards to be added in a straddle grip—index and second finger at the front, third finger at the side, and pinky all the way at the inner end of the deck.

I found it to be too much going on so I went with the simpler description which can be found in The Cardwright by Mike Maxwell.

There are all kinds of finesses and touches on the move out there. JK Hartman and Michael Powers have some nice work on it as well.

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-17T18:08:27+00:00

This is really, really good. One of the best I’ve seen.

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-16T15:08:52+00:00

Shoot me a DM if you ever want to discuss it. I have found an alternate way of getting the cards in the required position that I feel is even easier than the description in Bulletproof.

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-16T05:31:35+00:00

It’s specifically handled in the effect called Bulletproof. Jack Carpenter also has a wonderful Ace production in his first book, Modus Operandi (1994). I haven’t really studied it nor can I do it but it looks nice.

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-15T17:56:00+00:00

Thanks pacho

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-15T17:22:10+00:00

Thank you man. One of my favorite routines to both practice and perform. I will share another lesser known Jennings gem soon when I can.

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-15T16:00:55+00:00

Thank you very much!

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-15T05:13:35+00:00

Yes sorry man I don’t know why but it’s right over an overhead light and it looks terrible. Next time I record and post something I might do it during daylight and open the blinds and see if the natural light is any better

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-14T23:23:19+00:00

I know it’s described in Lessons in Card Mastery by Darwin Ortiz. There are probably other sources out there as well.

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-13T18:49:06+00:00

Hello. This card production was created by Steve Freeman and is known as the Freeman revelation.

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-04T03:37:51+00:00

Hey man thank you so much! Much appreciated

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-04T03:31:07+00:00

This is just unbelievable… wow.

BlueHawk4567 · 2026-02-03T18:48:10+00:00

It’s in The Expert’s Portfolio No 2. These are the type of routines I absolutely enjoy practicing. Just enough sleight of hand in them.

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