Springing the Cards

54 entries in Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Springing the Cards
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
To Spring the Cards from one Hand to the Other
1876
Modern Magic
37
To Spring the Cards from Hand to Hand
1889
Tricks with Cards
33
Electric Deck with ribbon, only mentioned
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
34
Das Hochmischen No. 28, springing cards upwards from hand to hand
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
33
Hochmischen der Karten
Sep. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 1)
9
Die Kartenbrücke oder "Die Kunst, sämtliche Karten des Spieles von einer Hand zur anderen spazieren zu lassen"
"Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
 		Dec. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 12)
179
Springing the Cards normal method briefly explained, then waterfall cascade:
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
 		1909
The Art of Magic
28
The Cards sprung from Hand to Hand
1911
Modern Card Manipulation
99
Jack Merlin Production of Chosen Card by Riffling Pack from One Hand to the Other selection is at place where spectator stops, springing cards from one hand to the other
Also published here 1927/28
Merlin's Master Miracles
5
The "Spring" Shuffle
Related to 1933
Farelli's Card Magic — Part One
17
Spring Revelation cards sprung from hand to hand, selection flies out
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
4
Franz Massopust Shuffle-fancy spring riffle shuffle
Related to 1933
Page Wright's Notebook
9
The Spring Palm top card during spring flourish
 		1936
Card Manipulations (Issue 5)
131
A Startling Transformation side-jogged double turns over during spring flourish, Cascade Change
 		1936
Card Manipulations (Issue 5)
134
Nate Leipzig The Flying Card when doing waterfall flourish, only selection drops to floor
 		1938
Greater Magic
231
Sprining the Cards - A New Method
1940
Expert Card Technique
166
The Cascade
1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
194
Cascade Production from Boy's Nose
1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
196
Cardini Cardini´s Location maintaining break while springing the cards, see also page 208
 		1946
Card Control
51
Edward G. Love Springing the Pack from hand to hand
 		1946
Card Fantasies
40
Springing the Cards
1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
44
Springing the Cards Control
1951
Psychic Magic — Vol. 1
25
Jerry Andrus Fountain of Cards kind of spring from incomplete faro shuffled deck in perpendicular condition
 		1957
Up Close with Andrus
7
Jerry Andrus Spray Flourish card spring out of hand into two fountains from incomplete faro shuffled deck in perpendicular condition
 		1957
Up Close with Andrus
7
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Rusduck Riffle Genuine Shuffle, cards are sprung into released cards from the other
Related to Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
10
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Retaining Top & Bottom Cards
Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
11
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Retaining Entire Order
Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
11
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Riffle Cut cutting the deck while shuffling
 		Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
11
Nate Leipzig Spring Card Location while cards are sprung from hand to hand, card jumps out
 		1963
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig
189
Val Andrews We're Not All Perfect! No. 6, cards sprung to table as flourish but they land on floor, gag
 		1970 (ca.)
The Idiot at the Card Table
6
The Springing Cards cards are sprung into the air, chosen card is caught
 		1972
The Living End
9
Dr. Jacob Daley Side Steal And Hand Spring Move Riffle No. 530, card side stolen from center, then added to top after spring
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
149
David Berglas Palm Spring wrong card put side-jogged in the deck, when cards are sprung from hand to hand, card changes to selection
Variations 1976
The David Berglas File No. 1
37
Springing the Deck
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
75
Pat Hazell Down the Falls, Up the Back popular sight gag in which cards are sprung behind back from hand to hand
Variations 1986
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5
134
David Berglas Kartengag cards are apparently sprung to other hand or spread on table, only mime with riffle sound, gag
 		1992
Baden Baden Lecture Notes
16
Vicente Canuto El Acordeón springing cards from hand to hand
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
197
Vicente Canuto 1.- Control por Acordeón bridging cards while springing the deck
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
201
Spring Flourish
1995
40 Years at the Forks
17
Springing the Cards
1996
Card College — Volume 2
397
The Flying Card cards sprung into other hand or hat and selection flies out, it starts side-jogged
 		1997
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 8)
2
Ellis Stanyon Springing the Cards from One Hand to the Other No. 1, no details
Variations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
296
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note springing off the thumb, and combination with palming cards
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
297
Cardini Spring Break holding break while springing, spelling trick application
Related to 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 5)
127
Steve Forte Spring Street Aces Revelation springing deck and stopping at specific card
 		2001
The Ends
1
Rune Klan One Back Up! follow-up for the sight gag as location
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
85
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Hover Spring Special type of spring, requires different grip
 		2008
Organic
40
Michael Lam 下马威 (Show It Off) Extension on the "springing cards behind the back" gag, cards apparently spring down and back up again
 		2014
实战魔术 Real Magic
10
Daniel Madison Shotgun Card pops and flies out of a card spring
Inspired by 2014
Placebo
13
Steve Forte Spring St. Aces Production stopping at an Ace during springing flourish
 		2017
Threeve
43
Steve Forte spring-spread
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
998
Rune Klan One Back Up! follow-up for the sight gag as location
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
121
Tyler Wilson Covert Palm Spring side-jogged card is switched when cards are sprung from hand to hand, as switch
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, May 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1031
Steve Forte Spring St. Aces Production stopping at an Ace during springing flourish
 		2023
I Spilled the Coffee
62