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The Effect
DVD on Paul Cummins work on Ed Marlo's Deliberate Side Steal. 5 different uses of the move and 5 tricks in which to showcase them

Cost $40 (about £24)


Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)

Probably a 4. This will require a good basic knowledge of card handling (if you want to do the tricks especially, as basic and intermediate moves are only referenced). The move itself will require plenty of practice to make this invisible but certainly not outside the range of anyone willing to give it enough practice.


Review
Paul Cummins is an excellent magician who thinks and works. I first saw him on Up in Smoke which is a great video on using the Rosenthal backclip (with PC's handlings) for great up close coin magic. He has once again come through with this DVD.
That's a lot of money for just one move you might say? Well it's a great move and it is shown in several different ways. In fact if you wanted to you could perform the full routine that PC demonstrates of 5 very different tricks essentially using this control. And that's what it is, a control but a very efficient and subtle control. If you can do this properly, then it will appear as if you've done nothing but square the deck openly and there is no great need to misdirect.

The teaching is excellent and easily accessible through a good system of menus (options to see performance only, explanation only, sleight only or performance, explanation and sleight in sequence). The views are either full shot or close up on the hands, but they often have the hands view superimposed on the full shot too. Then they do a slow mo repeat from a different angle. PC goes over all of the learning points and gives some great hints and tips. There are descriptions of using the side steal as a control to top, to 2nd from top under a cover, as a pass, into full palm and as a secret slip cut. There are 5 routines a bonus and 2 performance only pieces (one, Punken Droker was published in cogitations if anyone subscribed). They are all different, get good reactions and are entertaining. However this is an utility sleight that will go straight into your arsenal of moves when you get it down


Overall
If you want to learn a great sleight from one of the recognised masters of it, in a manner that is clear and easy to learn, then get this. I give this 10/10

where can this be purchased

Lots of magic shops have this or you can buy it directly from Paul at

www.fasidu.com


Shanester

Little typo there, shanester. It's actually.

http://www.fasdiu.com/

The address is correct (go to file, open url and type it in).
However the software for the forum has made it into a link, which in turn requires the hypertext prefix.
But I appreciate what you're saying


Shanester

PS
I actually bought my copy from
http://www.loomismagic.com

Dennis Loomis is a great guy (I love his chop cup routine for use with my Riser micro cup), great prices and great service.

shanester wrote:The address is correct (go to file, open url and type it in).
However the software for the forum has made it into a link, which in turn requires the hypertext prefix.
But I appreciate what you're saying

No, you spelled it wrong

In one way you are correct. If I open a url and type it in, I CAN go to that site. The reason? I would type it correctly.

If you're going to get indignant, at least notice you made the error, first.

My mistake, I did spell it wrong! Sorry

http://www.cards4magic.co.uk/acatalog/P ... DVD_s.html

this is spelt correctly, about 6-7 items down...