Flick Up By Gregory Wilson

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:44:49 +0200

Gregory showed me this one at the Dutch Magic Convention in may 2002. Grip a card between the index and the thumb at about the middle of the long side. Then you flick with your middle finger the card strait up or a bit with an angle to boomerang the card.

Extra:
An alternative which is even better, is the flick up flight. Pick the card with the thumb and index finger off centre to the right. (see picture). Now flick it with your middle finger and it will fly to the left and you can catch it after a beautiful flight.

Daryl Hot Shot Cut

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:41:53 +0200

Daryl’s Hot Shot Cut is probably the most beautiful card shooting move there is. Many people are asking me to learn them this move. This move can really be used to perform magic. David Blain used it on his first tape “street magic” and the shot is completely explained by Daryl on the encyclopedia of card sleights volume 7. Get his DVD’s if you want to learn 80% of all card sleights. Basically the move goes like this. Get the preferred card on the bottom. Hold the deck on the fingertips and push the index finger in the deck and struggle the finger in the deck so you can make a cut. This one handed cut is end by shooting the card pushed by the middle finger. Here you will find a video of the tricks and a explanation video. On YouTube you can find many more explanation video’s of this shot.

Flick Over Card + Extra

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:41:26 +0200

Cards jumps from right to left hand package and from left to right. (as seen on David Blaine Video Street Magic and even better on his “Showman” tape). Take cards in left hand and do similar to a snap double lift (Larry Jennings). i.e. the top card is buckled (curved) and you put your index finger in the gap. You push with your index finger up and rotates your hand a bit to the right as the cards releases from the deck.

Extra: Card turn over flicking
Card turnover flicking (as seen on the pass video of Brad Burt, not explained) - similar as the 2 cards as one but with one card. You hold the card between your ring finger and thumb. Index finger in the middle of the side and presses inward so the card gets a bent downward. Now when you let the card run of your fingers, the hand moves upward and the index finger pushes inward. The card will twist upward onto the deck.

2 Cards As One

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:41:17 +0200

First a double lift and take the cards as one in the right hand on the fingers. Ring finger on the top right corner, thumb on the bottom right corner index finger bends the cards downward let the cards shoot from the thumb to shoot it to the left hand (or from the ring finger to shoot it forward). You need to get the knack and to get the cards together the thumb holds the cards more on the top and for splitting the cards in mid-air get the thumb a bit lower on the cards. Watch "Cards Stunts"!

Audley Walsh's Side Spinner

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:38:41 +0200

I never managed to master this one either but to be complete:

Found on page 126, in The Tarbell course in magic vol. 4. See picture for instructions.