Note that the cards are spread in Step 5 only to show that they have been shuffled. It is unnecessary to spread through them from the beginning to the very end. Simply spread through them a ways, add the palmed cards and proceed. Have the pack shuffled. On its return do not turn the pack face.
In closing up the spread, the four Aces are slid, as a unit, into the center of the pack. With the four Aces reversed, it takes very little imagination to see what a very startling opening Ace effect can be made.
Some may prefer to hold out the Aces and then use just the reverse effect; however, in case this is attempted be sure that you get the cards into the Cull Palm position, as this is the cleanest possible way to add the cards. From a regulation full palm, the addition process can also be accomplished. There is, however, a certain awkwardness, especially to the right hand, as the move is made. As long as we are on the subject of replacing cards from the full palm, we may mention that in the case of the left hand palm it is only necessary to take the deck with the right hand and merely place it into the left in a dealing position.
The addition of the cards, to the bottom of the deck, is automatic. Pressure Fan Palm Those cardicians who can make a pressure fan, and in these days it is rare indeed to find one that doesn't, can master the Pressure Fan Palm with very little effort.
The action is one of merely fanning the cards to apparently show that a selected card is somewhere in the pack. A moment later, in closing the fan, the top card is palmed in the right hand. Here are the mechanics. Make a pressure fan in the standard manner. At its completion do not remove the right hand but maintain its position over the top card of the fan. The position of the right hand, after the fan has been completed, is essential to the palm.
You will note that in Step 1, the right thumb will be below that of the left while the right four fingers will still be at the top edge of the fan. The left thumb will be holding onto the back base or wheel of the fan. While the left four fingers will be on the face of the fan. While the hands are in the position described in Step 2, the right thumb pulls back the top card, at its inner corner, from under the left thumb as in Figure 19 causing it to buckle away from the rest of the fan.
Once the top card has been pulled from under the left thumb, it is released by the right thumb. The right thumb moves over against the side of the right forefinger. The top card will now be held, in a slightly buckled condition, between the left thumb at the lower left corner and the right four fingers at the top edge.
The right hand now swings the top card towards the left end of fan, the right fingers rubbing against the top edge of the fan.
The left thumb forms the base of the arc the top card describes. When the right hand, pivoting the top card to the left, reaches the left side of the fan, it curls as normal to engage this side to close the fan from left to right. As this action is made, the top card, in the right hand, will swing free of the left thumb and into the right palm. The fan is closed and the right hand taps the back end of the cards square with the backs of the right fingers.
The pack can then be retaken with the right hand. Control it to the bottom of the pack. Turn the pack, face up with the faces inwards, towards yourself. Pressure Fan the cards as you remark, "Somewhere among these cards is yours, which I do not know. Close the fan, stealing the face card and retaining it in the right palm. Leave the pack face up in the left hand. Call attention to the face card. Pass your right hand over it, performing a color change move, show the face card has changed to the selected one.
Naturally it is the indetectable steal of the card that will make the color change effective as well as the type of palm release being used during the actual color change. The card to be palmed is on the bottom or face of the deck.
The deck is held in the right hand in readiness for an overhand shuffle but also in the position necessary for a One-Hand Palm. Start to shuffle the cards into the left hand and when a few cards have been thus shuffled off, stop momentarily to make some appropriate remark.
During the above slight stall, the One Hand Palm is made and the shuffle immediately continued. Figure 24 shows the action and position of both hands as the palm is made.
Immediately continue the shuffle until all cards have been shuffled into the left hand. The right hand now comes above deck and grasps it by the ends from above, as in Figure The right forefinger is curled on top to give misdirective cover for the palmed card. In order to palm the top card of the deck, the cards should be shuffled with faces of cards towards the left palm, Then perform the above moves from Steps 1 to 5.
After the shuffle the cards will be face up in left hand. The right hand, with a palmed card, takes the deck by the lower right corner as in Figure If it is necessary to have the pack face down, the right hand brings the deck to the left hand, then rests its left long side on the left fingertips. The deck is held with the outer end pointing down and the inner end up.
The performer separates and prepares two halves of the deck for a riffle shuffle as follows The left thumb comes over and splits the deck in half at the inner end, allowing the bottom half of the deck to pivot at the right fingertips, opening the deck like a book.
The left thumb drops this end of the half deck to the left second third and fourth fingers. At the same time the left forefinger moves to the top of this half, clipping it between the left forefinger on top and the second, third and fourth fingers beneath.
The right fingers still support the opposite or hinged end of this half deck. The left thumb is now free to move to the opposite end of this packet, still resting on the right fingertips, in order to grasp it. At the same time the back of left thumb will be pressing against the face card of the half retained by right hand. The left thumb against the face of right hand packet gives it the needed body for the right hand to do the One Hand Palm.
Figure 24 shows the action at this point. Right hand flips the deck over, face down onto the left hand. Immediately the right hand comes over to square deck, then takes it from above as in Figure In order to palm off several cards, from either the top or face of the deck using the above overhand shuffle action, it is necessary to first obtain a break under the desired number of cards.
The break is maintained by the left fourth finger which then straightens out just enough so that the cards are pivoted off the deck at a slight angle as in Figure Note that the left thumb across top of the deck helps in controlling this angle jog. From here it is merely a matter of taking the cards into the shuffle position and doing the One Hand Palm during the shuffle. The cards being angled makes the palm even easier to execute. Riffle Shuffle Palm A palm made during a seemingly innocent riffle shuffle is performed in the following manner: 1, The card to be palmed is on top of the deck.
The right hand holds the deck in position for a One Hand Palm, fingers at. Both hands now swing down to the table to riffle shuffle the cards as in Figure As this is being done the right. After the shuffle the cards are squared as follows: The second fingers, of both hands, move across the short ends of the deck while the forefingers ride along the long outside edges.
The thumbs are at the back side of the deck and meet the second fingers at the back corners as the squaring action is completed. This squaring action also aids in the deceptiveness of concealing the fact that cards have been palmed. After the completion of the shuffle, the right hand comes over to take deck, by the ends, from above. The right thumb, at the back, presses down on the injogged cards, forcing them down into the left hand.
The right hand takes deck while left hand drops to side with palmed cards. The handling is such that it seems impossible to have stolen any cards. Perform all the Steps from 1 to 5 necessary for the Shuffle Palm. Finally, leave the cards, still unsquared, resting in the left hand. The right hand now comes over to take all the cards by the inner right corner. The left hand goes to the side empty while right hand keeps holding the deck by its inner right corner.
At this stage, if you examine the bottom of the deck you will find that you are actually holding onto the cards that will later be palmed. In addition, these cards are actually injogged in relation to the cards above it.
After a suitable pause covered by patter, the right hand returns the cards into the left hand as follows. The outer end of the deck is placed so that it rests along the left forefinger. The other three left fingers are merely cupped. Due to the outjogged cards the injogged cards will fall away and into the cupped left fingers. This position is retained for the moment. The right hand comes back and again takes the deck by the lower right comer, thumb on top, fingers below, but this time due to the Fall Away Action of the bottom cards, the right fingers can enter between the deck and the cards to be stolen by left hand.
To palm several cards using the riffle shuffle it is only needed to pre-jog the amount to be palmed as in Figure 27, then proceed as in the previous steps for one card. Take Techniques For The Action Palm First Method: Sometimes it is valuable to be able to take the cards from above by the ends, after a shuffle, and still palm some cards.
The method outlined here can be used with the Shuffle Palm. Go through the actions of the Shuffle Palm from Step 1 to Step 4 2. When you reach Step 4 you merely continue shuffling onto the outjogged card only.
In other words you do not alternate the cards in and outjogged to cover the cards being palmed. They are merely left injogged while the rest of deck is shuffled to the front. The above type of handling is very conducive to such effects as the twelve cards to the pocket wherein the patter theme can make every move seem logical. Square Up Drop Palm During the side squaring of the deck the bottom cards are palmed in the left hand.
Assume you want to bottom palm the four bottom cards. Obtain a break above them and this break is transferred to the right thumb which maintains it at the inner end. The cards are now brought up to the fingertips into the Square Up Position shown in Figure 32 of this chapter. Control two selected cards to the bottom and obtain a break above them. Do the Square Up action, shown in Figure 32, as you say, "By rubbing the sides of the pack in this manner I will cause your cards to go into the pocket.
Ask for the name of the first card, then say, "Watch, all I do is rub the deck and your card goes into the pocket. Produce the first card from the pocket leaving the second selection behind. For second card merely go through the actions of squaring up, then produce the second selection from pocket. Drop Cut Palm This palm is deceptive because the impression of controlling rather than palming, is given.
Assume the four bottom cards are to be palmed. The left fourth finger separates these cards from rest of the deck. The pack is also held deep in Mechanic's Grip, see Figure 1 for a similar position. The right hand cuts off about a third of the pack and drops it onto the table. The right hand comes back and cuts off another third of the deck and drops it onto the first tabled portion. The right hand now comes over and takes all the cards up to the break.
At the same time the left hand moves down to the side as it goes away with its palmed cards. The whole action is that of merely cutting the deck several times.
Now the right hand slides the deck back and forth so that the left thumb and fingers rub along the sides. During this movement, when the left thumb and left second finger reach the front end of the deck, the right hand releases the bottom cards so that they drop into the left hand where they will land in a position similar to that shown in Figure 4 of the Shuffle Palm.
In the illustration the right hand has been omitted, but would be holding the deck from above. The right hand gestures forward while the left falls to the side or to the pocket to produce the cards. The ideas that follow are practical although technically not very satisfactory. We offer these brief descriptions in order that the serious student can further study and experiment on his own.
This first can be very briefly stated in that it is merely of a combination of the two original Action Palms in Off the Top. With, say, two cards on top and two on the bottom, the deck is riffle shuffled as in Figure 25 but so that the first two bottom cards, which are in the left hand portion, fall first, then the rest of the cards are riffle-weaved normally up to the last two, on top of the right hand portion, which are allowed to fall last.
The deck is squared by pushing in the ends and at the same time the bottom two cards of left hand portion allowed to fall into left hand as in Figure For a more complete description of each palm we recommend the reader study the booklet Off the Top. The second method employs an overhand shuffle to get the same results, that is card or cards, palmed in each hand. We assume that the cardician will readily see that any combination of palming methods can be made, such as one card in each hand or perhaps two and two, or three and one, etc.
For this description we have selected the two and two combination. With two cards on top and two on bottom of the deck, proceed as follows: Hold deck face up towards yourself and obtain a break under the two face cards. Pivot them into the angle position needed for a One Hand Palm. Take the deck with the right hand, Shuffle off the top two cards into the position for palming as in Figure 1.
Continue the shuffle with a few more cards, just as in the Shuffle Palm. Make some appropriate remark, allowing you to pause during the shuffling, do the One Hand Palm of the face cards into right hand and continue the shuffle until all cards are shuffled off.
The right hand comes over and takes the deck from above and by the ends as the left hand moves down to the side with its palmed cards. The right hand places the deck on the table, then also rests at the side. It is unnecessary to point out that these cards can be produced from the pockets.
Using the Card From Pocket ideas you can produce them from four different pockets. Palming From Small Packets We will now finish with the Action Palms and begin describing some new techniques of palming from small packets. The right hand now turns the deck around into position for squaring which brings the two top cards also into position for palming off.
This is done by merely pressing down with the right fingertips and causing these cards to lever up into the palm. The bottom cards remain in the left hand at the same time the pack was turned. Since there are many combinations of these particular problems, the student should not find it difficult to properly apply the following small packet palms. Probably one of the more difficult small packet palms is the one hand palm. The reason is obvious. There isn't any body to the cards and any pressure applied causes the small packet to buckle much too suspiciously.
This is especially true when there is no get ready of the top card previous to the palm. We believe we have solved the problem with the Table Edge Palm. The Table Edge Palm 1. Assuming that the top card of a packet of five is to be palmed into the right hand, hold the cards face down in the right hand. The right hand holds the packet from above, thumb on the inner end at the left corner and fingers at outer end.
Turn the right hand and tap the right side of the packet on the edge of the table. The face of the packet will be towards the left, while its outer index comers should be resting near the edge of the table. Three quarters of the packet will then protrude backward over the edge of the table, as in Figure 27 which is the correct position prior to the palm. Keep the right hand in the above position as you turn the packet face down, its outer index corner being the pivot point.
As the packet is turned face down, the first phalanx of right fourth finger pushes downward and forward against the upper right corner of the top card. Because the table edge gives the cards the much needed support, the top card will pivot into the right palm. Once the card is in the palm, the right hand can remain at rest, momentarily, then later toss the packet face down to one side; however, some may prefer to immediately toss the packet aside once the palm is made.
Either alternative is permissible, depending on the circumstances at hand. Pivot Bottom Steal The usual method of side stealing the bottom card, into the right hand, is to hold the packet from above with the right hand while the left fingers push the bottom card into the right palm.
It is this pushing and straightening of the left fingers that almost always tips off the move. Several methods of handling have been devised to overcome or cover up the movement of the left fingers, but the technique described here is by far superior to any other methods. A packet of five cards with an Ace at its face is assumed to contain only four cards, three cards and an Ace. This condition is one that, at times, exists during an Ace Assembly routine.
The packet is held face down from above with the right hand. The right thumb is at the inner left corner while the first, second and third fingers are on the outer edge with the third finger at the actual right corner of the cards. The right fourth finger is near the upper right corner just barely touching it and lying alongside the others. The right hand, holding the packet as above, turns palm upwards to display the bottom Ace. As if to call attention to the indifferent cards, the left first and second fingers pull down the Ace at the index corner near the right fingers.
The left thumb is at the back of this corner helping the left fingers in pulling back the Ace as well as keeping the other cards from spreading. The Ace is pulled back far enough to expose the index of the card behind it as in Figure Note that the Ace is not pulled past the fourth finger of right hand.
Also the second fingertip of left hand is close to fourth fingertip of right hand. This position is important; therefore, study Figure 28 before proceeding further. The right hand now turns palm downward using the left second finger tip as a pivot point. The left hand simultaneously turns palm upwards and at the same time the left second fingertip presses its corner of the Ace against the fourth fingertip of the right hand.
With left fingers still retaining their position, similar to that shown in Figure 29, the right hand moves the packet, back and forth, over these fingers in a simulated squaring action. Actually the left fingers will ride below the face of the palmed card; however, it looks as if the left fingers are actually squaring the sides.
The left hand now removes the packet from the right hand, taking it at the center of left side, with the left thumb on top and left fingers below. The left hand places its cards down while the right hand reaches for another packet adding the palmed card at the same time.
Brush Palm. This pressure causes the Ace to pivot to the right and into the right palm as in Figure 29 which is a bottom view of the action. The left fingers do not move from their position during the turning of the hands, or the pivoting of the cards.
Only the left thumb moves over to the left side of the packet as it normally would in preparation for squaring the sides. The right forefinger also curls on top of the packet at this stage. While this is similar in action to the Misdirection Palm, the position of the left fingers must be changed when using a small packet. This will insure a clean palm of the top card without disturbing or moving any of the others.
Hold the small packet of about four cards face down in the left hand. The packet is held at the left finger tips, high above the left palm as follows. Its outer left side corner is held by the ball of the left thumb which lies parallel to the left side of the cards. The tip of the left forefinger is under the packet at the outer index corner. The left second fingertip holds the right long side near the corner. The left third and fourth fingers are alongside, but are not touching the packet as in Figure The right hand is held in a flat palm position with all four fingers and thumb close together.
Do not let the thumb jut out from the hand. The right hand held in this position comes over and completely covers the packet held with the left hand. At this point, the first phalanx of right fourth finger will be in contact with the packet's outer right corner. The right fourth finger presses on this corner as the right hand moves forward slightly. This will cause the top card to pivot and rise above the tip of the left second fingertip and into the right hand.
Do not flex the right hand at this stage. Keep it still, in a flat position. Several points must be remembered in this palm. Although Step 3 describes the right hand being deliberately placed over the packet, this position lasts for only a second and should appear as if the right hand came over and merely squared the packet very lightly.
Also the cards should not move or be disturbed during the palm. It is the absence of movement here that prevents suspicion, and makes it seem impossible that a card could be palmed off. For this reason the right hand must completely cover the cards but only briefly. This hides the usual telltale pivoting of the card otherwise visible at the inner left corner of the pack.
If one wishes to use the Brush Palm with a full deck, the left hand should hold the pack in the same grip as that used for the Misdirection Palm. Since there is enough body to the cards when using a full deck, the support of the left forefinger, below the pack, is not needed as in the small packet palm. Again, the right hand should not flex after the top card is under it. Not until the right hand takes the pack do the muscles contract.
Bits of Misdirection Here we will discuss those little points or touches that have a lulling effect on a spectator that may otherwise suspect a palm.
As most of these apply to the standard top and bottom palms only the method of procedure will be considered and not the technique for getting them into the palm. For the Top Palm Few card men realize it, but the giveaway of card palming is not always the palming action but often the manner in which the deck is held or placed on the table after the palm is made.
Most card men, after a palm, square the deck with all four fingers at the outer end. They hold the deck in this position to drop the deck on the table, with the four fingers still at the outer end of the. Once the card is actually in the palm of the right hand, the right hand swings out towards the right and the right thumb moves to the back edge of the packet. The right hand now moves left and right over the ends of the packet in a squaring action.
At this stage the right hand is still in a more or less flat position, the card being held in the palm by a very slight contraction of the right fourth finger. This causes the card to be held by two diagonal corners, the card's index corners. These are held between the base of the thumb and fourth finger of right hand.
Take the packet with the right hand and drop it on the table. The hand with the palmed card can now scoop up any of the other packets and add the palmed card at the same time. This, of course, is not natural and an observant person can sense this unnaturalness even if they cannot quite explain it.
The natural method is with the right first finger bent onto the top card of the deck. This is the method used when not palming by almost all cardicians in squaring the deck and placing it on the table.
Therefore, after a palm the same procedure should be followed. Immediately after the palm, bend the right first finger on top of the deck and square up by running the pack, back and forth, the left hand fingers simulating a squaring of the sides.
With first finger still bent or curled on top, slap the deck onto the table. The hand then moves away with its palmed cards. A good position from which to do a One Hand Top Palm and also use this technique is the following: 1.
While held in the right hand, rest the deck, on its right edge, on the table with faces of cards to the left. Hold the pack with the fingers at the outer end and thumb at inner end.
The left thumb runs across the upper edge of deck squaring it. From this position you get set. Lift the pack, placing it in the left hand making the one-hand palm, at the same time bending the right first finger on top of deck. Make the two squaring moves as explained and lightly slap deck to table keeping first finger bent throughout.
For the Bottom Palm There have been many methods described for bottom palming and in the majority of cases the pack, after the palm, is always held flat in the left hand to cover the palmed cards. While this is perfectly normal, a throw-off has never been devised to indirectly show that the left hand could not possibly have any cards palmed, before the pack is removed from the left hand. The method we have devised answers not only the this purpose but serves an equally important role and is simply this: With the cards bottom palmed in the left hand and the pack covering the palmed cards, just before placing the pack down, the right hand comes over and grasps the pack from above.
The right forefinger is curled on top of the pack while the second, third and fourth fingers are at the outer end. The right hand raises the pack to the fingertips of the left hand. The left forefinger curls under the pack in a position similar to that of the right forefinger above. The left third and fourth fingers are also curled such that the nail of the third finger will be under the pack on the right side. This leaves only the left thumb at the center of left side and left second finger at the center of the right side.
With the left thumb and second finger holding the sides, the pack is apparently squared by the right hand running the pack back and forth between the left thumb and second finger. It is amazing how the mere shifting of the pack, up to the fingertips of the left' hand into this position, which is similar to Figure 32 below, will throw off any suspicion of palmed cards. The pack can! As was mentioned the square-up action serves a double purpose.
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