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[Leonard MillerParticipant]

In Iconoclastic Aces you have the turn over during the off beat of the effect and in Double Deuce you have the cut during the off beat I am guessing this is the magicians guilt I hear so much about I did ask myself these questions and came up with my version of a answer with my lack of experience I thought it would be a good idea to ask the group so do you agree/disagree? how would you answer these questions?

how would you practice a trick that requires a off beat/misdirection without giving away the trick?

My Answer-just going to have to get caught a few times so practice enough till I feel comfortable with the effect then preform for a family member and ask if they saw anything funny during the trick

how do you get rid of guilt after move?

My Answer- walk around in public places doing turnovers and cuts (thank God I haven’t dropped the cards in a group of people yet I know its bound to happen)

 

 

[Eddie McCollKeymaster]

Hi Leonard

Great question , please remind me on Saturday and ill tell you what i do or did.

Cheers

Eddie

[Mark ScivierParticipant]

I have a related question for Eddie or Jack – which is why the double undercut is often used by magicians when a single undercut would suffice to control the card?  Is the double undercut preferred because it looks more fair?

Thanks.

[JackKeymaster]

Great question Leonard, With off beats you can feel them, and you also create them. This will be good to chat over on Saturday as a group!

Mark, it depends what you’re trying to achieve. The double undercut is a move typically used to move a few cards from the top to the bottom of the deck, which can’t be done with a single cut (unless you want to just cut 1 card to the bottom).  – If you’re using it to bring the centre up to the top (another valid option) we would do a double cut rather than a single as a single will feel exactly like what it is, cutting the middle to the top. So in many cases its not to feel more fair, but to feel less like a control. I’ll post a video below discussing it a little.

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