Cut Controls

239 entries in Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Cut Controls
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
C. H. Wilson The Monte Pass No. 3, hype as shift into other hand with some distance
Related to
 1877
The 52 Wonders
12
S. W. Erdnase C. By the Cut "Methods for Determining a Card Thought Of"
spectator cuts while performer holds deck, remembers card, and replaces, performer picks up break
Variations
 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
167
S. W. Erdnase, Victor Farelli The "Strip" Cut Shuffle Substitute
1933
Farelli's Card Magic — Part One
35
Floyd G. Thayer The Visible Pass swivel cut as control, credit in Page Wright's Manuscript
Also published here
 1933
Page Wright's Notebook
26
Control with Bridged Deck bottom of page
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
51
U. F. Grant U Bite oops control
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
168
Edward Victor The "Book" Return control, in the hands
 		1937
Magic of the Hands
9
The Pick-up Location End Grip Transfer
Variations
 1938
Greater Magic
34
Locating a Card After the Spectator's Cut
1938
Greater Magic
336
The Riffle Location control to known position near top
 		1939
More Card Manipulations (Issue 2)
14
Frederick Braue The Cut Pass
1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
18
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Hugard-Braue Cut Control
1941
The Stripper Deck
7
The Stripper Undercut bringing reversed card in stripper deck to top via undercut
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
10
The Stripper Running Cut bringing reversed card in stripper deck to top via running cut
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
11
Double Under-Cut see step 4
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
27
Tom Sellers A Different Pass with palming
 		1941
Condensed Conjuring
7
Tony Kardyro To Bring Selected Card Second From Top thick key card
 		1941
The Routine Supreme
7
Tony Kardyro To Bring Selected Card Second From Bottom thick key card
 		1941
The Routine Supreme
7
R. M. Jamison The Turn Over Card Control half over break is turned over into the other hand, repeated with second half, Blackstone Pass
 		July 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 2)
58
The Glide Location
1946
Card Control
42
Bridge Control
Aug. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 3)
241
Frederick Braue A New Control card control, showing indifferent cards in process
Variations
 Nov. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 6)
366
Paul Morris The Reverse Charlier Pass one handed cut control
 		Nov. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 6)
861
George G. Kaplan The Kaplan Fan Cut method to bring corner short to the top
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
9
Dr. William Weyeneth Sauter la coupe card ends up on top, showing card in center and on bottom in process, followed by german translation "Eine freche Volte"
Also published here
 Mar. 1948
La Baguette Magique (Issue 20)
11
Paul LePaul A Fancy Control flip-over cuts
Related to
Variations
 1949
The Card Magic of Le Paul
96
Bill Simon Cut Control
Variations
 1949
Controlled Miracles
5
Al Leech A Simple Card Control control card at a certain position with the hindu shuffle or a double cut
 		1949
For Card Men Only
27
Audley Walsh Off Hand
Oct. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 187)
749
George Starke Twist-Flourish Card Control twirl cuts to break
 		Oct. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 5)
716
Edward Marlo Marlo's Step Control multiple cuts to table sequences to control peeked-at cards
  • A. To Control One Or More Cards To The Top
  • B. To Control One Or More Cards To Bottom
  • C. Double Peek Control - Top and Bottom
  • D. Double Peek to Bottom
  • E. Double Peek To Top
  • F. Triple Peek to Bottom
  • G. Triple Peek To The Top
 		1952
Control Systems
12
Edward Marlo Cut Control sequences to control peeked at cards with in the hands cuts
  • A. Cut Control to the Top
  • B. Bottom or Top Cut Control
  • C. Double Peek Cut Control to Top
  • D. Double Peek Cut Control to Bottom
  • E. Alternate Cut Control
  • F. Triple Peek Cut Control
  • G. Triple Peek Cut Control No. 2
 		1952
Control Systems
48
Edward Marlo Quadruple Undercut
1953
The Future Classic
7
The Triple Cut
1954
Handbook Of Card Sleights
3
Edward Marlo As a Control to apparently cut top card into center yet retain it under control, using tabled Tenkai Palm
 		1957
The Tabled Palm
17
Dai Vernon Ginsburg Poke
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1959
Inner Secrets of Card Magic
36
James Steranko Cut Control breakless double cut
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
14
James Steranko Pile of Trouble deck with in-jogged card dribbled on table, then Checkerino to apparently square cards and control selection
Related to
  • "Checkerino" (James Steranko, Genii, June 1961, p. 411)
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[27]
Robin Robertson Rolling Cut packets are rolled from hand to hand to cut or control cards
  • Basic Rolling Cut
  • Rolling Cut Control
  • Shuffle Variations
 		1964
Handle With Care
8
Douglas Hood Charlier Cut Control automatic control, cutting a card
 		1964
Handle With Care
12
Edward Marlo Transfer Palm Sequence
1968
Expert Card Conjuring
120
Eddie Fields, Frank Thompson Half-Fast Pass control to top, for corrected description see 1997 reference
Also published here
Variations
 1968
The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
98
Eddie Joseph Bringing Peeked Card to Bottom display strategy to motivate open cut
 		1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
24
Bill Spooner Spooner's Deceptive Roll Cut packets roll back and forth between both hands, control of card
Inspired by
  • "The Revolving Pass" (Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks)
Related to
 1969
Wonderful Routines of Magic
39
Edward Marlo Control from Erdnase Break seven methods to control a card marked off by Erdnase break
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
78
Roger Smith The FFF Card Control #1 card returned during FFF sequence, brought to top
 		1970
The FFF Control System
6
Roger Smith The FFF Card Control #2 different handling
 		1970
The FFF Control System
7
Roger Smith The FFF Card Control #3 (One Break) starting from break, to bottom
 		1970
The FFF Control System
20
Roger Smith The FFF Card Control #4 (One Break) starting from break, to bottom
 		1970
The FFF Control System
21
Roger Smith The FFF Card Control #5 (One Break) starting from break, to top
 		1970
The FFF Control System
21
Gene Nielsen* The Ginsburg Cut key card placement
Inspired by
 Oct. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 34)
198
Edward Marlo Placement Control crimp, basically tabled version of Vernon's Placement
Inspired by
Related to
 Feb. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
13
Roger Smith The Very Obvious Reversal Pass
  • Notes of Jan. 18, 1971
turning top half face up and then reversing bottom half, openly
 		Mar. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 8)
9
Roger Smith FFF Break Control Addition to top, with Swing cut and Charlier Pass
 		June 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 11)
7
Ben Christopher* Calculated Cut to place selection at desired position, see also p. 486
Related to
Variations
 Jan. 1972
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 7 No. 3)
481
Dr. William Weyeneth Sauter la coupe card ends up on top, showing card in center and on bottom in process, followed by german translation "Eine freche Volte"
Also published here
 1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 5)
83
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Peek "Open and Shut" Reverse Fan Location No. 122, peek, then step fan as delay, then cut
Related to
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
36
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Bottom Push and Triple False Cut To Bring Bottom Card On Top No. 145, transfer cut as control, no details
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
38
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Push Over Multiple Cut Location No. 271, might be double cut to peeked-at card
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
67
Harry Lorayne The Persistence-of-Vision Control
1973
Rim Shots
96
Jerry K. Hartman R. S. Jog Control
Also published here
 1973
Means & Ends
2
Jerry K. Hartman R. S. Bluff Controls Simple procedure to control a selection to either top or bottom
Also published here
Variations
 1973
Means & Ends
3
Philip T. Goldstein* Half Deck Crimp to control selection
 		1974
Card Tricks for People Who Don't Do Card Tricks
3
Philip T. Goldstein* Spot'n'Scoop Control sighting card in face-up ribbon spread and moving it to top by cut afterwards
 		1974
Card Tricks for People Who Don't Do Card Tricks
3
Eddie Fechter Auto Jog Control side-jog ad top half is replaced, followed by swivel cut
Also published here
 1974
Magician Nitely
117
Dai Vernon Card Cut
1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
219
Paul Harris Flip-Flop-Plop monte throw with halves
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1976
The Magic of Paul Harris
21
Pass Flourish packets roll back and forth between both hands, control of card
Related to
 1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
28
Dai Vernon Vernon's Ginsburg Poke
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1976 ca.
Einige Griffe der Kartomagie
5
Triple Cut to Break triple cut to table that is actually only a straight cut at a break, also as control, see p. 115
Related to
 1977
The Magic Book
112
Another way to do the same, having yourself indeed never seen the card. Richard Kaufman's transcription of Reginald Scot's card section
Related to
 1979
CardMagic
64
The Double Cut triple cut
 		1979
Finger on the Card
10
Frank Garcia Super Secret Control
Inspired by
 1980
Exclusive Card Miracles
23
Charlier, Father Cyprian The One Handed Cut charlier cut to cut to reversed card as control
 		1980
The Elegant Card Magic of Father Cyprian
19
Karl Fulves* Buckle Buckle
1981
Side Steal
7
Karl Fulves* Peek Control quick running cut
 		1981
Side Steal
22
Ken Simmons Running Card Plus Control card reversed and controlled during running cut sequence
Inspired by
 1981
Cards — With a Different Touch
11
Ken Simmons Running False Cut also as control
Inspired by
Related to
 1981
Close-Up With Cards
20
Paul Harris Easy Control
1981
Close-up Fantasies Finalé
5
Jon Racherbaumer Jog-Podge Control finessed, with fan
 		1982
Card Finesse
125
Jon Racherbaumer Running Cut Control using swing cuts
 		1982
Card Finesse
137
Harry Lorayne "Kick-Strip" Control in the hands cutting sequence
 		1982
Best of Friends
424
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne Control to second from bottom
Inspired by
 1982
Best of Friends
431
Edward Marlo Double Underpeel Cut in the hands breakless double cut
 		1983
Marlo without Tears
67
Edward Marlo The Real, Honest-To-God Bluff Cut cards end up on Bottom, one-cut double cut
Related to
 1983
Marlo without Tears
129
Deane Moore Hocus Pocus Volte two halves turned over one by one openly, as indifferent cards are shown
 		Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
70
Mike Gallo Simple Control
1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
32
Don Morris Card Control to x-position, double cut
 		1985
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 8)
132
Frederick Braue FB Adaptation of Charlier Pass (1937)
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
27
Frederick Braue Flipflop Control cut deeper principle to control card during displaying sequence
Related to
 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
18
Frederick Braue Braue Cut Control cards are spread and taken in both hands, turned face-up
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
19
Gilles Couture The Swivel Cut Control double cut substitute
Also published here
 1986
Finger on the Card
23
Dai Vernon The Shuttle-Cut Control
1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
89
Doug Edwards Flourish Control flourish Z-cut as control
 		Feb. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 2)
1316
Gilles Couture Card to Top
Feb. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 2)
1318
John C. Wagner A Control anglejogging
 		1987
The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner
1
Brother John Hamman The Rolling Control variation of Cut Deeper Force, "Flip-Flop Force"
Also published here
Variations
 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
185
Simple Card Control
1989
Close Up Magic To Tapdance To
35
Karl Fulves* Cutting Control to top
 		1989
Quick Card Tricks
36
Darryl Rose The Rose Control one-handed crimp of bottom card of packet in right-hand end grip
 		Feb. 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 6)
17
Father Cyprian A Couple of Breaks using a hidden plunger rise set-up to establish breaks
  • a) To cut the selected card to second from the top
  • b) To cut the selected card to second from the bottom
  • c) To cut the selected card to the top
  • d) To cut the selection to the face of the deck
 		1989
Lecture Notes #11
19
Harry Lorayne Revolving Pass Extensions in-the-hands cuts
  • Original
  • 4-2-1
  • 4-2-1-1
  • 4-3
  • 4-No Break
  • 4-4
 		1990
Trend Setters
32
Revolving Pass from Blackstone's "Modern Card Tricks" (1929)
 		1990
Trend Setters
32
Harry Lorayne HaLo Cut Control similar to Thompson's Bluff Pass
 		1990
Trend Setters
89
Harry Lorayne Quick Estimation position of selection is apparently followed and then cut to
 		1990
Trend Setters
179
Gary Ouellet The Small Packet Principle several piles, card controlled under crimp
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
139
Gilles Couture The Swivel Cut Control
Also published here
 1990
Close Up Illusions
230
Ton Onosaka Cut Control triple cut to break, in the hands
 		1990
A Joint Collection of Works by Tenkai Prize Winners
35
Randy Tanner Swing-Cut Control
May 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5)
1924
Doug Edwards How Ambitious also usable as an Ambitous Card Sequence
Also published here
 Sep. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 9)
1976
Michael Close As a Force and a Control MC Spread Double Lift application
 		1991
Workers Number 2
44
Paul Harris Flip Flop Plop
1991
Smoke and Mirrors
114
Steve Pressley Losing Control with spectator
 		1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 39)
707
Floyd G. Thayer The Visible Cut-Pass swivel cut as control
Also published here
 1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
84
Jerry K. Hartman R. S. Jog Control
Also published here
 1991
Card Craft
118
Jerry K. Hartman R. S. Bluff Controls Simple procedure to control a selection to either top or bottom
Also published here
Variations
 1991
Card Craft
120
Alain Choquette An Optical Control discrepancy control
Variations
 June 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 6)
2081
Bob King Basic Routine controlling a card with breather crimp
 		1992
The Breather
3
Justin Higham* Underground Revolving Control packets roll back and forth between both hands, control of card
Inspired by
  • "Revolving Pass" (Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks, 1932, p. 19)
 1992
Technomagic (Issue 13)
102
Justin Higham* Delayed Double Cut Control
1992
Technomagic (Issue 13)
102
Justin Higham* Simple Control selection via dribble-stop, then cut and shuffle to control card to top
 		Mar. 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 1)
3
Justin Higham* Basic Control selection via dribble-stop, then cut and shuffle to control card to top
 		Mar. 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 1)
4
Justin Higham* Tabled Control selection placed on top of tabled deck and cut into deck
 		Mar. 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 1)
4
Harry Blackstone, Jr. Revolving Pass
1992
Show-Time at the Tom-Foolery
53
Doug Edwards A Four/Five Beat Control flourish cut control
 		Apr. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 4)
2207
Dai Vernon リプレイスメントコントロール (Replacement Control) Keep card on top of deck after cutting the deck onto the table
 		1993
Larry Jennings's Card Technique
51
Steve Pressley A Cut Below single card control, to the bottom
Also published here
Variations
 1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
151
Steve Beam A Cut Above single card control, to the top
 		1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
153
Eddie Fechter Crazy Cut strange card control, pass mechanics
 		1993
Fechter
72
Eddie Fechter Auto Jog Control side-jog ad top half is replaced, followed by swivel cut
Also published here
 1993
Fechter
206
Justin Higham* Wrist Turn Cut Control multiple versions
Related to
 1993
Expansions
10
Justin Higham* Step Double Undercut with visible (sucker) step
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 1993
Expansions
20
David Avadon Charlier Pass Control one-handed
Inspired by
 1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
104
Vicente Canuto 2.- Control por Múltiples Cortes Sobre la Mesa cutting to break, hands to table, multiple packets
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
107
Vicente Canuto 5.- Control por Doble Volteo de Paquetes card is controlled to the top, top half turned over and out jogged face-up then all cards are turned over to show bottom card, credited to Ken de Courcy
Related to
  • "Cutting Middle To Top" (Ken de Courcy, Magigram, Sep. 1983)
 1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
109
Karl Fulves* Transgression Pass "false-false cut", interrupted
 		1994
Crooked Tales
118
Drop-Cut Control just a running cut to the table starting at a break
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
9
Roger Crosthwaite Erdnase Method C "Technical Roots"
Inspired by
 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
54
Gary Ward Ward's Control
Inspired by
 1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
96
Aldo Colombini Odla Control jog, insertion from the side with deck in end grip
Related to
 1995
What's Up Deck?
8
Jerry K. Hartman Cut Deeper Control Cut Deeper procedure done by performer to bring selection from middle to top, see p. 120 for additional applications:
  • selection in middle, three cards are randomly cut to (“your card could be any of these…”) and selection controlled to top
  • selection controlled to determined number from bottom
 		1995
After Craft
119
Paul Harris Flip Flop Plop
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
59
Paul Harris Flash Control flashy, using self-cutting deck, one-handed fan, Charlier cut
Also published here
 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Super Magic)
153
Michael Skinner Charlier Cut Key Card Control selection replaced in spread, Charlier Cut with only lower portion to get bottom key card next to selection while holding top portion spread with right hand, right hand cards are then added above and below
Related to
 1996
Classic Sampler
54
Dominique Duvivier Double Drop-Cut Control Tabled extension for Double Undercut, slightly flourishy
 		1996
Magie Duvivier
17
Karl Fulves* Zoltan
1997
The Vampire Chronicles
67
Peter Duffie An Effortless Card Control Can be done as multiple control
Inspired by
 1997
Effortless Card Magic
14
Frank Thompson Half-Fast Pass control to top
Also published here
Variations
 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
56
Bruce Cervon Charlier Cut Control
1998
Hard-Boiled Mysteries
59
Bruce Cervon The Trap Door Control
1998
Hard-Boiled Mysteries
61
Daryl Martinez The Logical Control patter that explains why apparently no control is possible, to a specific location in the deck
Related to
 1998
Card College — Volume 3
560
Dick Koornwinder The Koornwinder Card Control key card with glue dots, reprinted from 1972, how to cut to it and how to control a selection with it
Also published here
Variations
 1998
The Koornwinder Kar & The Koornwinder Card Control
10
Guy Hollingworth The Riffle Force and Control
1999
Quartet
9
Ellis Stanyon The "Stanyon" Cut Pass No. 5, doing an open cut after holding the break during riffling with some delay
Related to
 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
225
Justin Higham* Step Double Undercut with visible (sucker) step
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 1999
Collected Card Notes
22
Justin Higham* Finessed Double Undercut
1999
Collected Card Notes
24
Justin Higham* Double-Undercut Throw-Off
Inspired by
 1999
Collected Card Notes
24
Michel Huot, Steve Duperré The Huot/Duperre Control Insert card into Charlier position, Tilt-esque
Also published here
 Sep./Oct. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 55)
646
Steve Bedwell Single Card Control using thick card
 		2000
Thick Schtick!
5
Neal Elias Peek & Cut Control peek, then fan with step and cut
Inspired by
Related to
 2000
Gambling Notes
13
Harry Lorayne Many Cuts multiple to-the-table false cut, also as a cut control
 		2001
Personal Collection
29
Harry Lorayne Cut Control To Palm action palm during to-table-cut sequence
 		2001
Personal Collection
41
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
Personal Collection
463
David Regal The Butterfly Hop variation on butterfly cut
  • As a Control
 		2002
Constant Fooling 1
107
David Regal Deceptive Control cutting/spreading
 		2002
Constant Fooling 1
153
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Rollovers "a theme and twelve variations", on the bold rollover force
  • Theme
  • Variation 1: Avoiding the flash
  • Variation 2: Doing without the preliminary peek
  • Variation 3: The multiple rollover
  • Variation 4: Rollback
  • Variation 5: The slipped rollover
  • Variation 6: With a face-up marker
  • Variation 7: With the face-up deck
  • Variation 8: The two-spectator force
  • Variation 9: The two-in-one force
  • Variation 10: The locator
  • Variation 11: The transverse locator
  • Variation 12: The rollover control
 		2002
Ahead of the Pack
34
Brother John Hamman Flip-Flop Force variation of Cut Deeper Force
Also published here
Variations
 May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
15
Jack Carpenter The Spider Cut in-the-hands false triple cut, also as transfer cut, control or production
 		Mar./Apr. 2003
The Penumbra (Issue 6)
15
Jerry Sadowitz Crouching Vernon, Hidden Hamman selection and control are in one sequence, looks fair, with variations "Notes on C.V.H.H. Control" and "With Card F.U.", see also next item
 		2004
Cut Controls
19
Jerry Sadowitz Positional C.V.H.H. Control variation of previous item "Crouching Vernon, Hidden Hamman" to control to a specific position
 		2004
Cut Controls
21
Michel Huot, Steve Duperré The Charlier Control Insert card into Charlier position, Tilt-esque
Also published here
 2004
Random Acts of Magic
65
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Re-Calculated Cut Chapter 10, to place selection at desired position
  • Triple Cut
  • In the Hands Triple Cut
  • Quad Cut
  • Quad Cut #2
  • Quad Cut #3
Inspired by
 2004
Diamonds from Coal
72
John C. Wagner Simple Control
2005
Full Metal Jacket
26
Vernon Winiecke Packet Shuffle Pass packets cut between the hands, the roll back and forth
Related to
 2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
436
Doug Edwards Top Control one half is placed in other half, break is formed
 		2006
Brass Knuckles
57
Doug Edwards How Ambitious also usable as an Ambitous Card Sequence
Also published here
 2006
Brass Knuckles
74
Bruce Cervon Cut Control after peek with charlier cut
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
7
Robin Robertson Double-Duty Balducci cut-deeper-force variation (vertical display), can be used as force and control
Variations
 2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
228
One Hand Card Control
2007
The Anthology of One Handed Card Cuts and Flourishes
62
Brother John Hamman Hamman Flip-Flop Force and Control variation of the Cut-Deeper Force, also "Rolling Control"
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
274
Lewis Jones Personal Control break above selection, spelling to spectator's name by cutting small packets for every letter
Also published here
  • The Magic Gourmet
 2008
Mind Blasters
90
Gilles Couture Swivel Cut Control double cut substitute
Also published here
 2008
Approaching Magic
433
David Regal A Control packet from center transferred to top during swing cut actions
 		2008
Approaching Magic
471
Ken Krenzel Cut Deeper Self Control spectator controls his own card
 		2009
Relaxed Impossibilities
223
Caleb Wiles Crystal Cut double undercut substitute
  • To control a selection to the top
  • To control a selection to the bottom
  • To control a selection to a specified number from the top
  • To control a selection to a specified number from the bottom
  • To transfer cards from the bottom to the top
  • To transfer cards from the top to the bottom
  • As a Triumph display
Related to
  • Nathan Kranzo, Outside the Box DVD
 2009
High Spots
35
Ryan Swigert Ose Cut Control
2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
200
R. Paul Wilson Break-Up Control
2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
291
Yves Carbonnier Squeeze Control as Yves Cabernet, card is squeezed in the deck and break is formed
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
295
Roberto Giobbi Bridge Control
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 29)
36
Roberto Giobbi Control with a Swing Cut at a Break
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 24)
63
Roberto Giobbi Double Undercut Control
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 26)
95
Dai Vernon Card Control to the bottom, credited to Vernon in "The Dai Vernon Book of Magic" (?)
 		2011
Al Schneider Magic
476
Bill Simon, Steve Mayhew Cut Control Variation
Inspired by
 2011
Full Frontal Mayhew
18
Simple card control transfer cut
 		2011
Special Effects
3
Harry Lorayne The Hopless Hop top card shown and side-jogged, cut into center, secret slip cut, incorporating side-jog idea by Jack Carpenter, two methods
Inspired by
 2011
Special Effects
61
Steve Pressley A Cut Below single card control, to the bottom
Also published here
Variations
 2011
FFFF-ing Great Card Moves
18
Steve Beam Control Center control to the top of the deck
Also published here
Inspired by
 2011
FFFF-ing Great Card Moves
19
Charlier The Charlier Cut Control
Related to
 2012
Confidences
228
Hal Zeve The Non-Invisible Pass controlling card to the top, strange double fan
 		2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
297
Anders Mollen Breathless Control control handling using breather crimp
  • To Control a Card to Other Positions
  • To Control a Card Without a Breather
Also published here
 Sep. 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 1)
67
Anders Mollen Not Yet Named Control control handling using breather crimp, as "Andy Moller"
Also published here
 2012
520 Years Later
39
Bill Simon, Steve Mayhew Cut Control Variation Swivel Cut
Inspired by
 2014
Mayhew
240
Steve Beam Control Center control to the top of the deck
Also published here
Inspired by
 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
234
Steve Reynolds So-Simple Control
Inspired by
 Feb. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 6)
73
Bill Simon, Will Houstoun, Alexander Hansford Control A Sidejogging a card during square up to obtain microbreak, sidejog finesse provided by Will Houstoun, cut card to the top of the deck
Inspired by
 2016
Sprezzatura
13
Alexander Hansford Control B Obtain microbreak through plunger principle
 		2016
Sprezzatura
16
Roberto Giobbi Bluff Cut Control
Related to
 2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Mar 21)
85
Justin Higham* Self-Working Turnover Pass
  • Tabled Handling
  • Swing-Cut Handling
  • Stand-up Handling
 		Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
6
Joseph Barry A Lie Detector Routine featuring a fair control sequence where the spectator cuts to a card and buries his pile
 		Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
19
Stephen Hobbs False Swing Cut Double Lift Control Top control
Inspired by
 Dec. 2017
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 3 (Winter #1))
29
Brother John Hamman Flip-Flop Force and Control brief
Also published here
Variations
 2017
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 6
1519
Johnny Thompson Pass Substitute naming random card and cutting to it while secretly controlling selection
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
191
Steve Beam The Quality Control The Bicycle Cut as a control
 		2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
233
Harry Lorayne Peel Placement simple method to control a card to a small number from top
 		2018
And Finally!
18
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
And Finally!
46
Brother John Hamman The Rolling Control
Also published here
Variations
 2019
A Stack to Forget
57
Helge Thun Flip-Flop-Top
Also published here
Inspired by
 2019
Seminah
41
Jeremiah Zuo Excursus 4: (Non) Precision in Card Control with control as example
 		2019
Confessions of A Magic Fan
38
Tom Gagnon Gambler's Ploy as a control, tabled cut
Inspired by
 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
387
Willis Kenney Willis Kenney Deceptive Control tabled cut control with crimp
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, Sept. 2017
 2019
Tesseract
199
Jason "Jafo" Fields The Siesta Control selection cut into center but stays on top, Mexican Turnover elaboration
 		Mar. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 3)
62
The Injog Cut Control Simple control to second from bottom
 		2019
Second Thoughts
11
Gilles Couture Swivel Cut Control double cut substitute
Also published here
 2019
Interpreting Magic
39
Nancy Colwell Last Minute Card Control spectator cuts off a pile, shuffles, remembers a card and loses it, hopefully step is retained
Inspired by
 May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
223
Steve Beam The S-B Whoops Control card control to certain position
Inspired by
 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
17
Yves Carbonnier Stair Step Cut in the hands cut control, card to top
Inspired by
 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
317
Luis Carreon Daisy Cutter swing false cut combination involving a tabled packet
  • Card Control Variant
 		July 2021
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Special Chicago Issue #1)
21
Anders Mollen Breathless Control control handling using breather crimp
  • To Control a Card to Other Positions
  • To Control a Card Without a Breather
Also published here
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1143
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Ping Pong top card (or cards) are retained on top of deck after a straight tabled cut
Inspired by
 2022
Vallarino
10
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Revolutionary Control card is inserted and seen to be completely squared into deck, deck is cut onto table, card is on top, slight variation without table (p. 16), see also Staircase Multiple Shift (p. 18) for related technique with multiple cards
 		2022
Vallarino
15
Michael Skinner, Gary Plants Card Control 1: Michael Skinner's Charlier Control selection replaced on lower half, Charlier Cut with only lower portion to get bottom key card next to selection, with variation by Gary Plants
Related to
 2024
Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls
12
Gary Plants Impromptu Key 2 ruse to glimpse a key card
 		2024
Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls
19
Michael Skinner, Frederick Braue Card Control 9: A Card Control on Michael's List card control, showing indifferent cards in process
Inspired by
 2024
Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls
23
Roberto Giobbi Control with Transfer Cut replacing card on top before starting the losing by cutting
 		2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Nov. 13)
329
Roberto Giobbi Charlier-Cut Selection and Control spectator says stop during consecutive Charlier cuts to select a card
 		2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Dec. 15)
361
Christian Scherer Another Fancy False Cut in the hands false flourish cut
  • The Fancy False Cut as a Card Production
  • The Fancy False Cut as a Control
Also published here
 2024
Mosaic
246
Helge Thun Flip-Flop-Top
Also published here
Inspired by
 2025
Evidence of a Well Spent Life
78
Break Controls to the Top (retain order) controlling a selection while retaining order of deck
 		2025
Conover — Volume 4: Selections from the Tim Conover Notebooks
88
Break Controls to the Bottom (retain order) controlling a selection while retaining order of deck
 		2025
Conover — Volume 4: Selections from the Tim Conover Notebooks
88