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Hi there I recently bought tossed out deck .. and I need to switch it in:) the method i use is...
i have a sock (yes a sock) pinned to the inside of my left jacket pocket. and on the safety pin there is the rubber band and the deck is inside the sock(sticking out for easy acces)

when i search for the 2th rubber band i first hold open my jacket with deck in hand and go in with the empty hand to find out there aint no rubber band there... after that i mirror the action for the other pocket this time i hold it open with my empty left hand and go in to search for the band i dump the regular deck in pocket and strip out the TOD and clip the rubber band between my fingertips...

does any one have tips for me for alternative handling when not wearing something with inside pockets... i do not perform with a box to put my stuff in ... most of the time i will only have 4 pockets on me... 2 on front pants 2 back

There's no need to overcomplicate deck switches

yeah but getting caught switching a deck aint pretty either

But, as they say, why run if you ain't being chaste?

To be honest, i dont switch. If i use it, its the opener. I just unbox the deck, pretend to give it an over hand shuffle as i patter, band it, and chuck it out.

the effect is strong enough as it stands, to convince the audience that there is nothing strange with the deck.

Where you possibly would score,is if you switch out the deck when you have finished, so you can apparently use it for other stuff afterwards.

And you have all the time in the world to do this.

hey dale:D thnx but dont u think backtracking will be much easier for them ??? and also if u dont use the other deck u dont have the big finale with the peek force?

Dale..!!? just wanna tell u the cover of your book is ehmm spelled wrong?? magiacl it says

thanks. If i can work out how to edit it i will.

Its only like that on the cover.

hahah okay but dale how would u switch in a deck ? before the real trick so not as a clean up

I wouldn't worry about backtracking too much. You're introducing something non-linear in that the "dirty business" is happening after the effect. People tend to think of effects as distinct things. Once the effect is over, it's over. If you pocket the still banded deck (perhaps flashing the ace of clubs on the face of the deck, but without meaning to), perform something non-card based (the horror!) and then pull the banded deck out again (and, oops, flashing the ace of clubs as you remove the elastic band) then, unless you try and overprove that it's the same deck as before, few will think anything of it.

Sadowitz is a master at pocket dipping. He talks with his hands a lot, so if he goes on a meander it makes sense for him to put the deck that he's been shuffling to within an inch of its life into his outside jacket pocket, retrieving it once his muse is spent and he can return the trick in hand. He gets away with it because he is a very arresting performer, and he's just talking (or ranting) between tricks. It doesn't even need to be the same outside jacket pocket.

hahah yes i use the bottom card flash too:) also position my deck good so when i go in to get the rubber band the bottom flashes.. u probably right about the back track thingiie thanks

Well since Its a stage effect and i have a table on stage, i would just have a silk or something on the table with the second deck behind it.

I would then just put one deck down, and pick up the other. Later, i would clear up the deck, when moving the silk out of the way.

Go to get a pen out of your left inside jacket pocket with your right hand. You have to open the jacket a bit to do this. This gives you perfect cover for a quick switch of the deck in your left hand for one in your outside left pocket. This is a perfectly natural movement and should take a second or less. I do this all the time and have never been caught. After all - who ever carries more than one deck of cards with them? Just make sure the deck in your pocket is a good match (not worn vs pristine) and is in the same orientation.

thnx stoner

Put regular deck in your right pocket, take other deck out of your left pocket.
Thank you Tommy!

Or you turn round for a second in some kind of arrogant French way.