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Can anyone help me?????

Does anyone have the book THE ROYAL ROAD TO CARD MAGIC? If so can you answer me a question.

In the index it says that the invisible pass is shown on page XVI however, when I turn to that section it is about reverses and the invisible pass isn't mentioned anywhere!!!
If it is in the book could someone please tell me where...
...I would be grateful for any help you can give me!!!!!

[Anonymously Posted by: 'Nate OB']

Forgive my sceptisism, but this surely must be a question required to get you into another magicians only forum somewhere?

... Tony

If it is not, forgive me and having this book myself, I can confirm it is in there and easy to find.

I just looked in The Royal Road To Card Magic and I cannot find Braue's invisible pass (described in The Invisible Pass), Hugard and Braue's "Invisible Turnover Pass" (described in Expert Card Technique), the Herrmann pass (from which the previous two evolved), or Laurie Ireland's dip cover for the classic pass (called "The Invisible Pass" by Brad Christian of Ellusionist fame).

I also looked in the index under "invisible" (which wasn't there), and "pass" (which had "The Pass", "Riffle Pass", "Spread Pass" (Not LePaul's. A classic pass followed by spreading out the cards), and "Spring Pass") without finding anything resembling anything I have heard of being called "The Invisible Pass".

Furthermore, the book does not have any pages that are numbered with roman numerals, and thus the index does not refer to any pages using roman numerals.

So in short, are you sure that you are actually reading The Royal Road To Card Magic?

Andru
http://www.practicenotincluded.com/

I am deffinatley reading that book however maybe we have different versions of the book I have the UK version

[Anonymously Posted by: 'Nathan OBrien']

I'm a long-standing owner of the hardback edition of the RRTCM, and I can quite honestly say that without the classic pass, the book would not make much sense!
There is quite a detailed explanation of it, including illustrations. It is referred to as the classic pass quite a lot.

I also have the UK version...

does anyone use the turnover pass? i think it looks a bit strange turning over the pack for no apparanet reason

Keeping the deck moving during patter will make it look more like a natural move.

It's like using your pockets frequently during a performance makes switching, loading or ditching a more natural move.

I'd refer to it as 'habit programming'... i.e. you program the audience into seeing to perform habits which have no relevance to the trick. When you finally use the 'habit' as a utility, they'll not notice.

For example... preceeding any TT routine, I'll keep dropping my left hand in my trouser pocket and return it immediately. If people see it as a habit, they're less suspicious when I use it to ditch or load the TT.

The same is true for the pass: during a sequence where you'll use a classic pass, riffling the rear of the deck helps mask the move. The turnover pass can benefit from 'habit' programming, too.

Try to come up with a reason to turn over the deck, such as to show the bottom card or in while doing another move like brushing the table top or something.
Nick

Also, the point of eye contact is important. The move can be done then (if you're one to one).

Say something poignant, like: "let me guess your birthday... it's..." and just guess a date. People will look at your eyes, and during your "pondering", turn the deck as a natural move.
You'll probably not get the birthday right , but cover it with a gag like "Oh well, astrology was never my strong subject at Magic School!"

The sillier the better. Just wait for the eye contact.

My favorite pass is the Herrmann Pass. I learned it from "Basic Card Technique" by Anthony Norman. It's so simple and so natural. It allows me to simply "shuffle" the cards and I have total control of the chosen one.