
“I can’t switch a deck! - I’m a MENTALIST!”
A prearranged deck of cards, whether jst a few cards or an entire stack, puts a mentalist miles ahead of his audience.
With it, he can perform unexplainable feats of mind reading.
However, there’s a major DISADVANTAGE.
To be effective, an arranged deck must appear to be completely mixed.
You really can’t just show it as “well mixed”.
The spectators want more.
As Jean Hugard said about any stacked deck trick,
“...the deck, which has been freely handled and shuffled by the spectators, should be secretly exchanged for the arranged deck.”
THAT switch is what restricts a large population of mind readers from using this terrific tool.
You may ask, “IS THERE A SUBSTITUTE for a darned deck switch?”
YES!!!
Hugard prefaced his statement with this,
“If you cannot make a satisfactory false shuffle…”
He continues explaining that THEN you have to switch decks.
Learn a deceptive false shuffle and you gain several advantages.
Here’s a KWICK KLASS on The PERFECT FALSE SHUFFLE for mentalists.
This easy-to-do false shuffle has been my favorite secret ruse for years.
It transforms good effects into near miracles.
Spend 15 minutes with me on the inner workings of WHY this particular shuffle PSYCHOLOGICALLY sets up your audience for belief.
It helps them think your psychic abilities may be genuine.
This handling of the deck shifts attention AWAY from the cards and moves it onto you!
The PERFECT FALSE SHUFFLE meets these indispensable requirements:
Wait! Stay in your seat.
Learn 3 FALSE CUTS too.
Really convincing false cards can be difficult to learn, but these 3 are specifically chosen for the mentalist.
You’ll learn…
Now every situation is covered.
Best of all is the reasoning on which cut to use and when to use it.
EASY TO LEARN
90% of this KWICK KLASS can be learned by watching the video.
The 10% of covers a “move” can be mastered in an evening of practice.
These are not new false shuffles and cuts.
They’re classics that are seldom fully utilized.
Through years of performance, I’ve worked out the details so you can do them right away!
EXTRA CREDIT
Stick around for 5 more minutes and I’ll teach you another false cut that can reposition cards in the deck - simply by cutting it!
An essential skill every mentalist should have.
You’ll have it in minutes.
If you’ve never fully explored this celebrated class of mentalism, you’ll go on a performance changing journey.
If you’re already well versed in card work, you’ll be delighted in the deeper aspects of the applications.
Of greatest significance, you’ll be the one who has elevated his craft to a new height.
Mentalism and Magick is arguably the most noble of pursuits. Both are reliant upon the enjoyment of others. When an audience of any size, from one to one hundred, enjoy a mentalism effect or magick trick, the hobbyist also finds joy. Many hobbyists take their joy to the next level and become professional.
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Docc Hilford has been creating and performing original effects for 50 years. He's a grateful recipient of the Milbourne Christopher Award in Mentalism, the Annemann Award for creativity, the Lionheart Award for bizarre magick and the PEA Lederman Award for originality. Docc has created for David Blaine, Penn and Teller, and dozens of television shows.
Docc Hilford is well known for taking his creations into the field and actually performing them before paying audiences for months, sometimes for years, before releasing them to the market. No half-baked ideas here. Only proven effects that please an audience. This means he knows what can go wrong and has adjusted the effect to prevent any sort of detection or failure. Docc also strives for ease of performance in his work. Now you can get the audience reactions he gets, without the years of experience necessary for other professional effects.
With over 30 books in print , more than 40 DVDs, as well as over 200 original tricks on the market, you can be assured of what you'll get with a Docc Hilford original effect... quality.
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