Miscellaneous

88 entries in Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Miscellaneous
  
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Unknown The One Hand Drop card cascade to floor is caught before it reaches floor, two methods The Art of Magic 32
B. Girindrashekhar TheFlower of Cards every other card bent in opposite direction The Art of Magic 36
Ralph W. Hull Book Flourish concave and every other card reversed More "Eye-Openers" 17
Unknown The Elbow Catch Greater Magic 218
Unknown A Card Juggle throwing deck from behind shoulder and kicking it upwards with shoe Greater Magic 218
Unknown Faked Cars for Flourish two cards with strips in middle, holding deck together for juggling flourishRelated to The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939 82
Paul LePaul A Flourish And A Pass deck spreads itself between handsRelated toVariations The Card Magic of Le Paul 35
John Hamilton POP card jumps from top of the pack up in the air The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 193) 771
Dr. Jacob Daley Lipop card is pushed in center and comes out by itself transformed, it helps to have a belly The Phoenix 201 - 250 (Issue 226) 902
Edward Marlo Spin Change Discovery spinning card on smooth surface The Cardician 78
Bill Simon The Flash Change four indifferent cards change into four Aces, they stick out of deck as a block and are shaken outVariations Sleightly Sensational 11
James Steranko The Duplex Cull openly removing two sets of cards, flourish Steranko on Cards 45
Art Lyle Merry Go Round card is twisted with a flourish, sticking out from the deck The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 358) 261
Brian Glover Elimination - Revelation card revelation, from eight cards, flourish The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 383) 361
Frank Shields Four Card Display Move Also published here Card Cavalcade Four 35
Paul Harris Three Way Display Deck displayed on table in three fans SuperMagic 39
Paul Harris Flash Control Flourishy card control SuperMagic 93
Jeff McBride The Jumping Card card is pressed on table and jumps up Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 2, No. 5) 199
Dr. Jacob Daley Twirl Flourish card is twirled 180° while protruding out of the deck Pabular (Vol. 5, No. 6) 696
Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez Flap Jacks indifferent cards transform into jacks and appear in a visual displayRelated toVariations Close-up Fantasies - Book I 31
Flip Hallema Spin Flourish to place card in center Encore I 20
Arturo de Ascanio Magischer Zier-Dreher flourish twist of packet Das Ascanio Seminar - Graz 1980 18
Peter Kane Four Card and Deck Display backsRelated to The Commercial Card Magic of Roger Crosthwaite 36
Paul LePaul The LePaul Spread Related to Milennium Aces 17
Karl Fulves Spread Variations LePaul Spread variationRelated to Milennium Aces 19
Paul Harris Just Call Me Mr. Wonderful one-handed method to take deck out of case and fan itAlso published here Close-up Fantasies Finalé 139
Peter Kane Four Card and Deck Display final display in which four cards stick out at four corners of the deckRelated to The Complete Cannibal Act 18
Frank Shields Four Card Display The Complete Cannibal Act 24
Dr. Jacob Daley Spin Flourish Babel (Issue 1) 5
Matt Corin Good Opener method to open the seal of a new deck of playing cards, by tapping it on the table Babel (Issue 2) 7
Noel Stanton Flick Up Flourish displaying card from packet Card Finesse 103
Meir Yedid The Card Sorter packets are pushed through deck several times Meir Yedid's Incredible Close-Up Magic 34
Paul Harris Bee Bop card case makes back flip A Close-Up Kinda Guy 11
Paul Harris Pyramid - How to Make a Pyramid (three-sided structure with cards)
- Modern Pyramid (card rises out of pyramid)
- Elevator Pyramid		Related toVariations A Close-Up Kinda Guy 70
Dana Betz Dana's Double Pyramid one-handed pyramid buildInspired by A Close-Up Kinda Guy 74
Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, Eddie Fechter Instant Replay card jumps off deck into other hand, then backRelated toAlso published here A Close-Up Kinda Guy 126
Paul Harris Simple Switch card from top visibly switches place with card in other handAlso published here A Close-Up Kinda Guy 130
Pascal Monmoine The Domino Effect two cardsInspired by Pabular (Vol. 8, No. 6) 1227
Frank Shields Catching the Cards from double friction tossAlso published here The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5) 25
Dr. Jacob Daley Spin Flourish Equinox 6
Thomas Hierling Pivot Flourish three cards held at corners, they pivot apart in one row and center card turns over New Wave Close-Up 79
Unknown Spin Flourish on top of deck, works with double 52 Lovers 143
Paul Harris Instant Replay card jumps off deck into other hand, then back Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2, No. 9-12 Paul Harris: The Act) 20
Steve Beam Last Initial producing initials with a deck of cards The Trapdoor - Volume One (Issue 25) 427
Jerry Sadowitz Fetch! Ace of Spades runs around edge of fanned deck to find selection Cards on the Table 3
Ken Krenzel Flourish Insertion one-handed insertion of top card in center Close-up Impact! 96
Axel Hecklau Spin the card! card spins between fingers, pin on thumbtip Hardcore 11
Unknown Whirl Flourish pirouette flourishRelated to Card Finesse II 36
Dr. Jacob Daley Lipop Flourish Prinzipien in der Praxis 9
Steve Beam The Spinners pirouette flourish, several ideas, see also p. 920 for an idea by Bob Bengal
- The Wind Up
- Tired
- Business Cards I
- Business Cards II		Related to The Trapdoor - Volume Two (Issue 46) 834
Edward Marlo Bar Spin card spins on table and transforms, either face down or visibly face up The Olram File (Issue 15) 2
Unknown 両手の間のスプレッド (Spread between two hands) Two handed spread Larry Jennings's Card Technique 19
Meir Yedid The Faro Flourish double cascadeRelated to Magical Wishes 26
Al Baker Umbrella Move opening a folded card Cardshark 136
Unknown The Dribble 40 Years at the Forks 17
Ron Bell Spinner flourish to remove outjogged card from deck Natural Selections 84
Paul Harris Three Way Display method to display full deck in three fanned piles on table The Art of Astonishment - Book 1 (Issue Super Magic) 131
Daryl Martinez, Paul Harris Flap Jacks indifferent cards transform into jacks and appear in a visual display The Art of Astonishment - Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2) 203
Tony Miller Pre-Mixed Flap Jacks another set-up for "Flap Jacks" The Art of Astonishment - Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2) 207
Paul Harris Just Call Me Mr. Wonderful one-handed method to take deck out of case and fan itAlso published here The Art of Astonishment - Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale) 83
Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, Eddie Fechter Instant Replay card jumps off deck into other hand, then backAlso published here The Art of Astonishment - Book 3 (Issue Close-up Kinda Guy) 115
Paul Harris Simple Switch card from top visibly switches place with card in other handAlso published here The Art of Astonishment - Book 3 (Issue Close-up Kinda Guy) 119
James Swain Four-Card Display Miracles with Cards 21
Eric DeCamps Through The Fist Flourish variation L.I.N.T. - Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians 42
Lee Asher Yo cards are thrown yoyo-like Sex Sells 6
Helge Thun The Flip-Flap Flourish top card swirls through fingers and back onto the deck The Book 104
Dai Vernon Twist Flourish Card College - Volume 3 614
Paul Harris, Eddie Fechter, Daryl Martinez Snap-Over Move Related to The Trapdoor - Volume Three (Issue 69) 1436
Matt Corin Spin Flourish outjogged card spins around pivot point of first left fingerAlso published here
  • in "The Time Machine" (Genii, Sept. 1996, p. 922)
 Tricks of my Trade 140
Unknown The Pirouette Card College - Volume 4 1022
Andreas Edmüller The Twin Falls Shuffle double waterfallRelated to Card College - Volume 4 1017
Frank Shields The Frank Shields Display Also published here Card College - Volume 4 1020
Jerry Andrus The Twirl Also published here
  • "The Twirl" (Andrus Deals You In, 1956, p. 99)
 Card College - Volume 4 1022
Ron Bauer Fanning Powder Notes with bills Hornswoggled Again! 17
Tyler Wilson Displayboy flourish to spin out a card that sticks out half-way from frontRelated to
  • "The Twirl" (Andrus Deals You In, 1956, p. 99)
Also published here		 Twisting To The Acers 13
Tyler Wilson Displayboy flourish to spin out a card that sticks out half-way from frontAlso published here Just be Glad my Name isn't Greg 19
Tyler Wilson Displayboy flourish to spin out a card that sticks out half-way from frontAlso published here Dominatricks 36
Kevin Ho Raccoon Single card spins around thumb Smooth Operations 30
Jerry Andrus The Twirl The Magic of Ascanio - More Studies of Card Magic 196
Mike Rogers Around the World card moves around the packet One Degree 102
Dave Buck Molecule Bottom Palm Palm card from center of the deck using a flourish to rotate the deck around the thumb If An Octopus Could Palm 81
John Born Riding the LePaul Flourish with the LePaul Spread, to insert a card into the spread by having card ride on top of spreadInspired by Seeking the Bridge 160
Chris Mayhew Trinado gag flourish cut Seventeen Secrets - Volume 2 37
Dai Vernon Twist Flourish as used in Twisting the Aces The Magic of Steven Hamilton 31
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Swirly flourish for in-the-hands riffle shuffle
 Card Men 37
T. G. Murphy Brief description of the TG Murphy Deck Flip one-handed turnover of deck in left hand Card Coffee Collective 28
Frank Shields Catching the Cards Frank Shields Display, from double friction tossAlso published here Facsimile (Issue 6) 4
Harapan Ong SpreadShot Spinning a card from a spread into the air, causing it to flip over in the process and land on the spread Wabi-Sabi 36