> Red Card by Roberto Giobbi

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Without a doubt, great trick. Get it. Totally worth it.
Easy to do. I'm a beginner, and after ordering the trick, watched the learning video a few times and when the trick arrived, I opened it up, familiarized myself with the deck, and then performed for my wife. She was blown away. Great for beginners. No slights or hard moves. This trick is more about the presentation and your patter. Very easy to make your own.

My only two observations:

The explanation goes into great detail. Perhaps too much so. While I understand and appreciate the attention to details and reasoning behind the steps, for me, Roberto goes off on too many tangents between steps. And they are too long. That is why I needed to watch the video serval times more than usual. I got the comprehension the first time, but needed several repeat watches to be able to discard the extraneous details and focus on the execution of each step. Again, I appreciate the "why" of each step, but it's distracting in learning the "how". Perhaps a second go through focusing on the execution?? Dan Harlan and Andy Nyman give excellent tutorials. No disrespect to Roberto, as he's a pro who has been doing this for years and I'm a newbie. Just my opinion. Again, his details are great and you can see his passion.

My second observation was his method for getting the audience to move through an important third step in the card selection. I thought it was way too awkward and left too much to chance that would require a lot of verbal maneuvering to get through. Seems too long and involved compared to the other 3 steps and IMO might seem shady to the audience and a tip-off. However, this was addressed in the discussion segment after you buy it, and a simple quick solution is offered. I used that and the trick worked out great and was much simpler.

Again, no disrespect to Roberto. I'm just a rookie. Just my opinion. Do not let any of that discourage you from getting this trick. Highly recommend. Great closer. Thank you Roberto.

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Kpeter
Sep 19th 2022 10:34am
I am not a newbie and I totally agree with you. There are lots of instructors out there that tend to obscure what we want. Well written review.

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peterboisseau
Sep 19th 2022 10:47am
I also agree. I have a dvd set of his and, to be honest, I never got to the end. Lovely tricks but way too much verbiage. It’s exhausting and you lose the plot!

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