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Well I must first admit to being a bit of a fan of Sankey. So what do I think of this one?

Well those that know me will know I am a lover of gimmicks and much less so sleight of hand. This is a DVD about sleight of hand and I reckon of everything I've seen this one has got me believing I can do that.

Basically it has 45 tricks or at least a key move that would be part of a trick. Mostly it's either cards or coins but occasionaly you may get a pencil, cigarette or note. There is no dialogue at all, just music backing it and it goes like this. Jay will do a move such as make a coin disappear from his hand to the other hand and back again, it then immediately moves to show you how he did it. This is shown very slowly and often from a number of angles and books just can't compete for showing this kind of stuff. Immediately Jay has shown you, it goes on to the next move and so on until you have gone through all 45.

I'd say difficulty goes from around a 2 to a 5 and would be just as good for the beginner as the old hand.

Some argue that where books score over DVD's is that they have a lot more stuff in them, I think this DVD is an exception packed with 45 good sleights you have enough to keep you going for an age.

Those that believe Sankey is not nuts won't get any help in their case from this DVD.

Only thing that I felt good be improved was it would have been nice if each move had, had a text telling you what it was called. At the end you do get a list of the 45 sleights. However the chapters work by number ie 1, 2, 3 etc which can make finding one you want to watch a bit of a pain. Still a small price to pay.

If you want to learn sleights for coins or cards and wonder which resource is best, my vote goes for this one.

A real bargain at around £15 if you don't buy it, Why not?

can be bought from:
http://www.alakazam.co.uk/acatalog/Alakazam_Magic_Jay_Sankey_Specials_197.html#a1059

Nice
Thanks for that Sir Toad of Tetten.

I am a huge fan of Sankey, he is quickly becoming my magi hero, I want his new book and his new mentalism DVD badly.
Thanks for the review

I totally agree. A brilliant DVD by a brilliant man.

Please also refer to this thread:- http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1371

If you own the DVD and want to find a particular move you may find printing off the following list helpful. If you don't own it, then this may give you some idea of the moves and just how much stuff is on this DVD.

1. Wave Load
2. The Flip Toss Move
3.Colour Change
4.Pencil Vanish
5.Butterfly Cut
6.Topper
7.Substitute Transfer
8.Pen & Coin
9.Slide Vanish
10.Floater
11.Hop Spread
12.Cigarette Vanish
13.Strike Double
14.Top Change
15.Illogical Cut
16.Card in Case
17.Coin Change
18.Four Coin Rolldown
19.Classic Pass
20.Himber Vanish
21.Two Stones
22.Topper Variation
23.French Drop
24.Rise, Rise, Rise
25.Flying Shuttle
26.Spread Force
27.Pinch Production
28.Erdnase Again
29.Centre Steal
30.Sureshot Vanish
31.Turnover Force
32.Transfer Subtlety
33.Sleeves up Pass
34.Water Wheel Double
35.Seated Coin Vanish
36.Turnover Pass
37.Pinch Production 2
38.Twirl Change
39.Spread Control
40.Centre Reverse
41.Bill Switch
42.Topper Variation 2
43.One Coin Routine
44.Wichita Slip
45.Ring Catch

Firstly thanks for the list H.T. saves me going through credits and doing the dirty work myself.

Yep, couldn't agree more this DVD is a great encyclopedia of utility moves and switches etc... Just the kind of stuff that helps build your knowledge base for when worknig on your own ideas.