The Double Backer is the Swiss army knife of card gimmicks. Nearly every deck of cards on the market today includes one in this box, and if you aren’t using it, you are missing out on some powerful magic. In this free tutorial, you’ll learn some of Erik Tait’s favorite routines with this deceptively powerful gimmick. Get ready to learn some incredible tricks with a Double Backer.

Effects:

Transposition
A card signed by the spectator and a card signed by the magician change places under impossible conditions!

All Backs
As you go to perform your favorite card routine, you and your audience discover that a printing error at the factory accidentally left the deck with only backs on both sides of the cards! Do not worry. With a little digital wizardry, the cards are printed visually.

The Trick That Fooled Houdini
Dai Vernon, the father of modern close-up magic, reportedly fooled Houdini with a simple trick in which the selected card was placed in the second position and then instantly jumped to the top of the deck. This version of The Ambitious Card is legendary, and by the end of this tutorial, you’ll be able to perform it!

Stop tossing your Double Backer in the drawer and start getting incredible reactions. This tutorial is a crash course in incredible magic that you already have at home. Beginners will love the easily accessible routines that require simple sleight of hand, and experts will love the little details that make these three tricks such powerful pieces of magic. Grab a deck of cards and join Erik Tait in learning his favorite tricks with a Double Backer.