mrz0mbie wrote:hds02115 wrote:I'm sure it takes a hell of a lot of practice and skill to do, and I want to see if I have it.
I can totally buy into this, I like a challenge and I'm one of those people that can happily sit with a deck of cards doing the same thing over and over until i get it, but perhaps you could choose a move that may be more useful?hds02115 wrote:Just something to think about, you're all talking about performing the effects one handed for the spectators to see. Just think about the idea of using the same kind of techniques but covertly. If you are skilled at doing these, then you can still use both hands, but of course, while one hand mis-directs, the other can be busy doing not so innocent things.
I cant see the point of this to be honest with you, why would you want to false shuffle covertly? surely just not touching the pack achieves the same thing. If you're shuffling, you want people to see that you're shuffling the pack up?
Well, as for the whole issue of if this paticular move is useful, I think I'd definatly use it, I mean, I'd bet that a large number of magicians can't perform a one handed false riffle, and I'm sure that the thought of such a move hasn't ever popped into the head of your spectators. That's why I think it would be a useful move, very deceptive.
As for the second part you quoted me on, I wasn't actually talking about the shuffle in this instant, I was refering to the slights used to perform one handed, and that maybe people shouldn't use them to show that they can perform effect X one handed, but rather, use the skills of one handed magic secretly, to perform even more amazing effects, if you understand what I'm trying to say. Basicly, I wasn't talking about trying to shuffle covertly.
