Hi Jmeinzer! Rick Lax here. In one sense, Winning Hand is largely self-working. Meaning you don't have to do any sleight-of-hand. But the trick is much, much better if you can do some basic sleight-of-hand moves. Such as a false cut and a partial shuffle (where you retain cards in a certain portion of the deck.) ...that's why I teach both those moves on the download. :) Even if you've never done them before, I bet they're within your abilities. And I go over both carefully, so you should be good-to-go after watching the download one or two times.