159 entries in Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Convincing Control & Variations
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Edward Victor Spread Switch card isolated in spread is pulled by fingers to the right and left thumb pushes out next card, see next trick for another application
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Variations
1940 ca. 23
Edward Victor Face-up Spread Switch switch a face-down card in face-up spread, related to "Spread Switch" p. 23
1940 ca. 25
Edward Marlo Convincing Control
Also published here
Variations
Spring 1970 133
Allan Ackerman A Card Pass
Also published here
1970 29
Allan Ackerman Ackerman Varies Kelly
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Variations
1971 15
Edward Marlo On the Convincing Control
Feb. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 2)
12
Tony Slydini Copter Control card inserted in fan is brought to top via temporary Tenkai palm
Related to
1976 53
Harvey Rosenthal* The Outjogged Placement similar to "Ackerman Varies Kelly", see Notes 2./3. on p. 168
1977 152
Harvey Rosenthal* Left Hand Bottom Cop Outjogged Placement Control with cop, see Notes 2./3. on p. 168
1977 158
Harvey Rosenthal* Outjogged Placement in Palm Convincing Control Features, see Notes 2./3. on p. 168
1977 162
Harvey Rosenthal* Right Hand Edge Palm Outjogged Placement to Tenkai
1977 169
Harvey Rosenthal* Control To The Top Outjogged Placement to the top
1977 171
Allan Ackerman New Convincing Control no switch of outjogged card involved
Related to
1978 82
Allan Ackerman A Card Pass variation of standard method
1978 88
Harvey Rosenthal*, Martin A. Nash Outjogged Placement variation
1979 382
Edward Marlo Less Out Convincing Control card is not outjogged
1979 45
Edward Marlo Convincing Control Reverse instantly reversing card while it is apparently outjogged
Related to
1979 46
Allan Ackerman Ackerman Varies Kelly
1979 130
Frank Simon Versatile Outjog Control
1979 33
Harvey Rosenthal*, Martin A. Nash Outjog Placement Variation
1980 7
Ken Simmons Center Clip Control clip side steal to bottom with decoy moment
1981 18
Edward Marlo Open Hockley as force
Inspired by
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Variations
1982 95
Frank Simon, Edward Marlo Versatile Outjog Control
1982 64
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne Control to second from bottom
Inspired by
1982 431
Meir Yedid The Card Control convincing control variation
1982 22
Edward Marlo Convincing Convincer
Related to
1983 267
Ross Bertram An Uplifting Application
1983 158
Jon Racherbaumer On the Spread Cull essay on culling and convincing control, credit rant
Related to
1983
Facsimile (Issue 1)
40
Frank Simon Versatile Outjog Control to second from bottom or bottom
  • At the Table
Inspired by
1983 13
Frank Simon Casual Control bottom card of right-hand spread shown, immediately hands brought together and deck squared, with or without out-jogged card
1983 33
Frank Simon Versatile Re-Entry Control inserting the culled selection near the bottom, then cut, or cut and palm
1983 37
Frank Simon The Open Cover Steal card touched and out-jogged, a few cards from top removed in right-hand End Grip and selection stolen underneath
1983 127
Frank Simon The Versatile Spread Palm culled card palmed under spread
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Related to
1983 145
Jon Racherbaumer On The Spread Cull nine page long credit fight on the Convincing Control
1984 100
Edward Marlo New Approach Convincing Controls six methods, see also pages 257 & 268
1984 109
Edward Marlo Convincing Control Bottom Palm see steps 8 and 9
1984 110
Edward Marlo Convincing Control Reverse see step 10
1984 111
Edward Marlo, Harry Lorayne Convincing Control to Bottom or Tenkai Palm starting at step 7, for Lorayne-credit see Apocalypse, page 1092
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1984 118
Edward Marlo Incomplete Convincing Control as a center palm
1984 127
Edward Marlo Easy on the Tears
Related to
1984 130
Edward Marlo Variation on the Original variation on original handling
1984 131
Edward Marlo 1st Method of "New Approach Convincing Control" tip for control on page 109, see also page 268
1984 257
Edward Marlo Tips Marlo Cull (page 122) as multiple control and tip for Convincing Control (see pages 109 & 257)
1984 268
Frank Simon Versatile Spread Control
Winter 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
58
Allan Ackerman Ackerman Varies Kelly
1985 105
Ken Krenzel No-Switch Upjog Control
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1985 263
Larry Jennings Immediate Bottom Placement
1986 17
Edward Marlo Easy Multiple Convincing Control
1986 52
Ben Harris My Way convincing control handling, really just a cull control
  • With two or three cards
Also published here
1986 2
Ben Harris My Way Convincing Control handling
Also published here
1986 2
Convincing Control
1987 140
Edward Marlo On the Convincing Control credit information, in Foreword
1988
Larry Jennings Immediate Bottom Placement
1988 129
Harry Lorayne Primal Final finesse
Inspired by
1990 30
Harry Lorayne The Summit Switch Convincing Control Handlings
1990 245
Gary Ouellet Convincingly Versatile Control
1990 167
Jörg Alexander Weber Versatile Outjog Control Handling
Inspired by
1991 50
Jerry K. Hartman, Edward Marlo Pushover Switch
  • Under-the-Spread Control
  • Selection Switch
Also published here
Inspired by
1991 69
Bobby Bernard, Justin Higham* Spread Switch
Inspired by
Related to
Jan. 1991
Technomagic (Issue 7)
51
Allan Ackerman, Richard Kaufman Ackerman Varies Kelly Variation
1992 xxix
Ernest Earick Bow-to-stern Control
Related to
Variations
1993 16
Ernest Earick One-handed Convincing Control see page 90 for mention of the sleight as cull, force, palm, switch
Variations
1993 83
Edward Marlo コンビんシングカードコントロール (Convincing Card Control) Interesting variation, card is placed into back palm
1993 167
Allan Ackerman Ackerman Varies Kelly to a Full Palm Convincing Control Features
Related to
1994 50
Allan Ackerman The Movie Control
1994 55
Steve Beam Bye-Pass Operation single card control
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
1995 181
Aaron Fisher Nowhere Pass Variation to second from bottom, with outjog feature
1995 11
Steve Beam Bye-Pass Operation single card control
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
1995 [2]
Jerry K. Hartman, Edward Marlo Pushover Switch Convincing Control variant, used as a switch/control
Also published here
Inspired by
1995 12
Harvey Rosenthal* Outjogged Placement
1995 ca. 6
Steve Bedwell Convincing Control Fold
Related to
1995 ca. 1
Allan Ackerman Ackerman Varies Kelly
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer)
117
Jon Racherbaumer Putting a Placement in its Place credit essay on the spread cull and convincing control
1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
13
Larry Jennings Immediate Bottom Placement
  • Full-Deck Handling
  • Small Packet Handling
1997 44
Immediate Bottom Placement Kaufman's version of its history
1997 44
William Goodwin Subtlety for Screened Leipzig Pass for Ron Bauer's "Screened Leipzig Pass" (Genii 47/2, Feb 1983, p. 113)
1997 2
Edward Marlo, John Luka Convincing Control variation
1997 37
Convincing Control brief
1997 9
Ariel Frailich Convincing Control Handling
1997 12
Daryl Martinez, Bill Simon Daryl-Simon Convincing Control card ends in cop position
Also published here
1997 8
Larry Jennings, Edward Marlo The Convincing Control
1998 551
Allan Ackerman, Frank Simon The Convincing Control Palm from cull
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1998 771
Allan Ackerman The CR Move center reverse during convincing control
Also published here
1999 27
Frank Simon Convincing Control variation
1999 31
Allan Ackerman, Edward Marlo, Steve Bedwell Ackerman Varies Kelly / Misdirection Palm Combo
2000 19
Jason Alford Scamwich Bow-to-stern Control as sandwich load
Inspired by
2000 21
Lee Asher, Allan Ackerman The Losing Control Light Reft Spread Pass, out-jogged card feature by Ackerman, credit information
Also published here
Related to
Variations
2001 6
Harry Lorayne Down And Dirty convincing control into cop (called "Rear Palm" here), to pocket application, two handlings
2001 427
Harry Lorayne Optically Controlled illogical cut control, showing that card is not on top and bottom, with Convincing Control addition and pocket finale
Also published here
Inspired by
2001 463
Dan Buck, Dave Buck D.M.B. Spread Control out-jogged card switched as in-the-hands spread is lowered
Also published here
Variations
2001 17
Tom Stone Stealth Reverse combination of Convincing Control und KM Move, card remains apparently out-jogged
Also published here
Fall 2001
Channel One (Vol. 2 No. 8)
11
Edward Marlo, Ron Bauer Ed Marlo's Convincing Control detailed
2002 15
John Dowdy Lefties Box note on left-handed convincing control
2002 29
Mark Aspiazu Outjogging Earick's Control card is out-jogged
Inspired by
Related to
Mar. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 10)
24
Andi Gladwin Bound To Stern control to top while the deck is in the card box
Inspired by
Related to
June 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 12)
22
Edward Marlo Convincing Control
2003 88
Frank Simon Versatile Outjog Control
Jan./Feb. 2003
The Penumbra (Issue 5)
2
Frank Simon Versatile Outjog Control
2003 49
Dan Buck, Dave Buck The D.M.B. Spread Control out-jogged card switched as in-the-hands spread is lowered
  • Second Method: Continuous Spread method
Also published here
Variations
2003 14
David Jade Swing Control similar to Bow-to-stern Control
Also published here
Inspired by
Sep. 2003
MAGIC (Vol. 13 No. 1)
82
Daryl Martinez, Bill Simon Daryl-Simon Convincing Control card ends in cop position
Also published here
2004 5
Tom Stone Stealth Reverse combination of Convincing Control und KM Move, card remains apparently out-jogged
Also published here
Apr. 2004
MAGIC (Vol. 13 No. 8)
74
Daryl Martinez Convincing Control into Gambler's Cop
Mar. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 3)
64
Jack Avis A Control a bit unclear, decoy card left outjogged and cover pass made somehow
2006 146
Luke Dancy Under Control card left out-jogged, controlled to bottom, without spreading
Also published here
Inspired by
2006 6
Frank Simon Versatile Outjog Control Variant
2007 143
Jason Dean A Non-Convincing Control to top
Also published here
Related to
June 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 2)
26
Edward Marlo Convincing Control
Also published here
Variations
Oct. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 3)
5
Jerry K. Hartman CC Force “Convincing Control”-type action that forces the card, then switches out and/or controls it
2007 11
Jerry K. Hartman Pushover Switch also see p. 299 and p. 334
Also published here
Inspired by
2007 118
Jerry K. Hartman Pushover Switch also see p. 118 (and references there) and p. 334
2007 299
Jerry K. Hartman Pushover Switch also see p. 118 (and references there) and p. 299
2007 334
Allan Ackerman Card Pass brief
Also published here
2007 195
Jon Racherbaumer On the Single Card Cull with convincing control application
Aug. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. Annual 2007)
16
Daniel Chard Expertalk: Daniel Chard on Reversing a Card card remains apparently out-jogged, starts at a double
Also published here
Related to
Mar. 2008
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 7)
92
Jason Dean Non-Convincing Control
Also published here
Related to
2008 10
Jason Dean Convince Me Not selection lost in top half which the spectator shuffles
Inspired by
  • "The Trick That Never Fails" (Paul Cummins, The Second Deal website, July 2003)
2008 10
Convincing Control
2009 49
Ron Bauer Technique For The Convincing Control
2009 58
Larry Jennings Immediate Bottom Placement
Feb. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 2)
71
Tom Stone The Stealth Reverse combination of Convincing Control und KM Move, card remains apparently out-jogged
Also published here
2009 18
Frank Simon, Tom Stone Versatile Outjog Control Handling
2010 34
Tyler Wilson Convince Me version with outjogged card
Inspired by
2010 25
Tyler Wilson Convincing Control - Credit Information
2010 27
Lee Asher The Losing Control Light Reft Spread Pass type action
  • The Basic Handling
  • Al Ackerman Addition (out-jogged card, Allan Ackerman)
  • Tabled Version
  • Vertical Handling
  • Final Notes on the Losing Control
  • What to do now?
  • Credits (on the reverse spread in general)
Also published here
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Variations
2010 4
Daryl Martinez, Bill Simon Daryl-Simon Convincing Control card ends in cop position
Also published here
2011 173
Steve Beam Bye Pass Operation
Also published here
Inspired by
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2011 15
Ernest Earick One-handed Convincing Control
2013 9
Larry Jennings Immediate Bottom Placement cull as control
Sep. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 9)
37
Joseph Barry, Will Houstoun Finessed Side-Jog Handling
Inspired by
2013 26
Justin Higham* Illogical Spread Control
  • Basic Handling
Related to
2013 28
Justin Higham* Illogical Convincing Control credit information
Related to
2013 30
Tomas Blomberg Proteus Bound while the deck is in the card box
  • Ambitious Card Ending
Inspired by
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Variations
2014 84
Edward Marlo, Alexander Hansford Convincing Control to Deep Cop
2016 25
John Bannon Conflexing Control using a spread switch, card put into one half which is then given out to be shuffled
Also published here
Inspired by
May 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 5)
31
Edward Marlo Convincing Control
2018 173
Harry Lorayne Optically Controlled llogical cut control, showing that card is not on top and bottom, with Convincing Control addition and pocket finale
Also published here
Inspired by
2018 46
Harry Lorayne Keep Your Eye On It card copped out during convincing control type action
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2018 199
Edward Marlo Convincing Control switching out lower card of a face-down double, spread cards above it are face up
2018 202
Tom Gagnon Ribbon Spread Convincing Control selection (double) inserted in tabled spread and left sticking out, controlled to top as spread is gathered
Inspired by
2019 154
Helder Guimarães By Mistake - The Perpendicular DMB Spread Control out-jogged card switched as in-the-hands spread is lowered
  • as a vanish
Inspired by
2019 108
Frank Simon Versatile Spread Control
2019 33
Alberto de Figueiredo, Edward Marlo Vóbex more or less same move as Marlo's Convincing Control Reverse, instantly reversing card while it is apparently outjogged
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2019 230
Sylvain Juzan Convincing Glimpse handling for convincing control in which deck is cut several times with out-jogged selection, selection glimpsed in the process
2021 48
Nancy Colwell Convincing Curve Finesse / variation on One Handed Convincing Control, bends the card
Inspired by
2021 29
Boris Wild Convincing Control Handling spread remains low
2021 20
David Jade Swing Control similar to Bow-to-stern Control
Also published here
Inspired by
2022 225
Tom Stone Stealth Reverse combination of Convincing Control und KM Move, card remains apparently out-jogged
Also published here
2022 287
Daniel Chard Expertalk: Daniel Chard on Reversing a Card card remains apparently out-jogged, starts at a double
Related to
2022 721
Giancarlo Scalia Giancarlo Scalia's Ribbon Spread Convincing Control
Inspired by
2022 141
Larry Jennings Jennings Immediate Bottom Placement
2022 254
Ernest Earick Bow-to-stern Control
2022 20
John Bannon Conflexing Control "The World's Easiest Convincing Control"
using a spread switch, card put into one half which is then given out to be shuffled
Also published here
Inspired by
June 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 6)
52
John Bannon Conflexing Control using a spread switch, card put into one half which is then placed into the other half
Also published here
Inspired by
Oct. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 10)
62
Allan Ackerman The Misdirection Bottom Palm Aces put in different parts, squared in, they end up in left-hand bottom palm
Inspired by
2024 11
Allan Ackerman The CR Move center reverse during convincing control
Also published here
2024 40
Ricky Jay, David Solomon Control Card Convincing Control
2024 154
Edward Marlo The Convincing Control
Also published here
Variations
2025 94
Helge Thun Bent Cop from Convincing Control
Related to
May 2026
Genii (Vol. 89 No. 5)
46