A new printing of Steven Youell's lecture notes, originally from 2004.
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A new printing of Steven Youell's lecture notes, originally from 2009.
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What happens when a world class card expert dedicates nearly 40 minutes of video instruction to the most deceptive pass that he has ever engineered?
Meticulous detail.
Grips, adjustments, pressure points, finger motion, and the motion of each packet are all described and demonstrated in meticulous detail. Demonstrations are shown from mulitiple angles and in slow motion.
He even replaces half of the deck with a transparent block for part of the discussion, so you can literally see through it and tell how the other half is moving!
Following that, 27.5 minutes are spent teaching the Rotation Pass, Steven Youell's unusual approach to tightening up and hiding the action of the Herrmann Pass. Again, every detail of every action, from how to minimize left hand finger motion to Steven's especially deceptive way of rotating the deck, is taught in meticulous detail. Demonstrations are shown from mulitiple angles and in slow motion.
Would you like to palm cards like a pro, without any fear of getting caught?
To steal cards from the deck indetectably and hide them comfortably and naturally?
If so, then this DVD is for you!
Inside you will find:
* Grips for holding a palmed card naturally
* An exercise for discovering what position looks most natural for you
* An exercise for getting used to holding a palmed card comfortably
* How to make adjustments if your hands are unusually large or small
* Three incredibly deceptive palming techniques (including Ron Bauer's legendary Riffle Action Palm), all taught with Steven's usual level of meticulous detail
* Three tricks based on palming, along with detailed discussions of how to create the right moment for each move
* Steven's method for loading a palmed card into the pocket
How would you like to learn the double lift that fooled Charlie Miller?*
Or the control that Dai Vernon called "The simplest and best way to get a card to the top under the closest scrutiny"?**
Or a multiple shift that occurs under cover of a normal overhand shuffle?
These are just a few of the treasures that you'll find in this collection of tutorials covering some of the greatest card moves of all time.
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* Charlie Miller, Genii magazine, November, 1982
** Vintage Vernon, Volume 3, December 6, 1964
This is a collection of video tutorials for individual sleights that Steven Youell released to his members only website in 2009. This is a standard definition DVD.