Key Card Sliding

Struggling with an effect? Any tips (without giving too much away!) you'd like to share?

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Postby bananafish » Jul 16th, '04, 13:45



I appreciate that I am perhaps not the best person to be giving any advice on card sleights, but with this one I always start by sliding the bottom card over just a fraction before I start spreading. It may not be the most elegant way, but it does work for me.

Assuming you are right handed.

1. Hold the deck in left hand dealing postion.
2. Grip from above with the right hand as if you were squaring the deck up at the same time...
3. Use the index finger of the left hand to slide the bottom card to the right a few millimeters (even up to half a centimetre). It really doesn't have to be slid far, but this initial kick off helps me trmendously. I have the cards tilted slightly downwards at that moment and besides it is covered with the right hand.
4. Now the cards can be spread as normal, as explained in previous messges using th eleft thumb to kick cards ver into the right hand spread.
5. When the time comes it is now relatively easy for the left hand index finger to push the bottom card as far over as necessary before being collected by the right hand fingers.

This may not be the "official" method, but it works for me, and we are after all meant to adapt to own own. If you are still having problems at step three you could always kick the bottom card over a bit further, but I suspect you will be alright.

if this didnt help, I apologise for confusing even more :)

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Postby SlipperyPenguin » Jul 21st, '04, 15:35

Sorry guys for not replying sooner but I've been away.

Anyway.. dale.. I've been trying for a couple of weeks now (on and off) with a new deck of cards. I think that I maybe holding them too tight or something because I'm still struggling (although I haven't yet had time to try all your tips out yet).

Like I said.. my problem is that as I begin to slide the bottom card the deck above it slides as well but I have managed to get it to work at least twice now so I'm at least on the right track.

I guess it's just a case of trying you're tips that I haven't had time to do yet and seeing how it goes. I'm sure that eventually it'll just click and I'll wonder why I had so much trouble.

Thanks again everyone. Hopefully I can get this right sometime soon.

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