I've got lots of tricks that utilize a similar routine. Nothing new here and you need to be good at
double lifts. Not one of my favourites.
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I really like this - both the effect and the handling. It's along the lines of a twisting the aces
routine, but with some extra elements & surprises.
The handling is pretty easy to learn. By
the time I was done with the video (about 30 mins long) Erik and John had gone through the sequence
enough times that I had put it to memory.
The sleights are at a low difficulty level. If
you can do an Elmsley count, you can do this routine.
You get all the cards you need, but
there are no actual 'gimmicks' in play. At the end, you're left clean - all the cards can be looked
at & examined.
I've been doing Twisting the Aces for nearly 30 years, and I think I may
just take to performing Spin Doctor instead.
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This is an amazing packet trick. You get all the cards you need to perform this effect. Nothing to
add, and nothing to ditch. Once you know how the method is done you can use other cards, like kings,
queens, and other colored back cards too. The video instructions are very clear. Easy to follow step
by step. It's very nice since they will take their time to show every detail for each sleight. I do
this trick in my weekly restaurant shows and everyone seems to love it. I like to take it a step
further and make the ace "vanish" in a spectators hand instead of on the table like they show in the
video. The best part is that you will end clean because like I said before, there is nothing to add
or ditch. The spectators can examine all the cards because they are just regular cards. Did one of
your cards rip or get ruined? No problem, just replace it with any colored back card. I highly
recommend this trick. It's very fun, easy, and visual to perform. My olny advice would be to keep
them in a card wallet, which you can buy manly different versions of from Penguin Magic, to keep
them safe and secure. Best of luck everyone.
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In my packet wallet I just carry a few tricks - I'll have them with me to be ready all the time to
show some of my art and it's my closeup foundation I can always rely on...
In it are Max
Maven's B'Wave - Paul Gordon's Corner of Piccadilly - Peter Kane's Gypsy Curse and John Bannon's
Spin Doctor.
Those are all heavy weights in their own rights and get great reactions - Spin
Doctor combines easy handling, innovative ideas with a hard-hitting triple effect at the end.
If you don't have a deep dislike against packet tricks you should definitely get this one - it's
a killer...
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This routine has one of the best psychological effects in play, which makes the spectators go nuts.
The ending kills, every single time. But the whole routine is pretty amazing.
Also, the joint
teaching of Erik and John is really good and understandable. This is now one of my go-to's. Very
good.
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I debated 4 stars or 5 stars, but decided 5, it isn't the tricks fault that it obviously requires
the use of an elmsley count. In my opinion one of the hokiest moves in card magic. I will say that
after doing this move for years now, this trick has sharpened my skill with it's use, I figure if
you can pull this off 7 out of ten times your doing good.The three card push requires a lot of
practice to make it look natural, and we all know from doing the count itself that it's an unnatural
move to begin with. With that said about the count it really is a well though out card trick. They
could have offered it as an instant download, as most card magicians have the needed card to do it,
but that makes it nice if the provided cards get destroyed, don't practice with them, use your own
at first. I would say if your into the count but it, if not don't, that's as simple as it is.
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Of course anything from John Bannon is going to be good but I learned this a while back & I like the
new handling a little bit more.. Well worth the money & then some!
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This trick is the only one I keep in my wallet. I have done it numerous times and I love it! The
kicker ending is just so magical. And of course, everything is examinable at the end. This is
forever one of my favourite tricks to perform.
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This is such a powerful routine and easy to perform. You can easily adapt it to your own deck if you
like and the teaching is great. Highly recommended.
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Practice the needed moves for the routine and you’ll have a real worker. Been playing around with
this the past couple of days and tried it out for real people at a gig last night. The kicker ending
floors them. Also, don’t underestimate the strength of the Ace of Spades vanishing and reappearing!
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