112 entries in Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Spread Controls
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Card Control with Pencil Dot Card one or multiple cards
1937 82
Spread and Break Control getting in Overhand Shuffle Position
1948 122
Franklin M. Chapman The EZST Card Control
Aug. 1948 456
Matt Schulien Matt's Fan Location card replaced in in-the-hands spread, first finger break when spread is closed
1959 15
Dai Vernon Plunger Location card above inserted card ends up in-jogged
Variations
1961 27
Edward Marlo The Spread Pass card from Master Position to top of the deck
  • To Place the Card During the Spread Pass
  • Multiple Spread Pass
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
72
Tony Noice A Switch-Control card in spread is touched, displayed, apparently put on table
1973 99
Harry Lorayne Two Simple Controls obtaining a jog above a selection
1973 127
Juan Tamariz El Control Perpendicular (TPC) (II) "Las Técnicas de Juan", from TPC to palm and control at various positions
  • Aplicaciones por Extensión en Cinta Entre las Manos
    • TPC extirpando bajo extensión
    • 1. De PC extirpada a empalme en m.i.
    • 2. Del TPC a carta INF
    • 3. De TPC a INF-2 & Inf-3
Also published here
Related to
Oct. 1978 195
Edward Marlo Less Out Convincing Control card is not outjogged
1979 45
Edward Marlo Cull Control
1979 195
Rovi Ivor's Control
Jan. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 1)
789
Juan Tamariz TPC Extirpando bajo Extensión stripping card out under spread
Also published here
Related to
1981 17
Juan Tamariz 2. Del TPC a Carta INF
Also published here
Related to
1981 20
Larry Jennings Open Control card is out-jogged
Related to
1982 92
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne "Spread Out" spread pass with single card from center, also into right palm
1982 366
John F. Mendoza Throwing a Pass throwing the switch to control a card from the center of the deck
1982 13
Frank Simon Versatile Even Control cull as control, no out-jogged card, to second from bottom or bottom
1983 31
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
Frederick Braue Braue Bottom Slide weird culling action
1985 20
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
Juan Tamariz Tamariz Perpendicular Control (TPC) to bottom
Variations
1988 52
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Hofzinser Spread Control detailed
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7 & 8 Arcane)
30
Edward Marlo As a Control spread cull control, with cover card throw-off or placement
1988 240
Juan Tamariz TPC, stripping out beneath the spread
Also published here
Related to
1989/91 27
Juan Tamariz 2. From TPC to Bottom (INF)
Also published here
Related to
1989/91 30
Harry Lorayne Spread Passable off-beat spread pass handling as force or control
1990 221
Ken Krenzel, Edward Marlo The Dorsal Cull variation of Ed Marlo's Movable Card Pass (New Tops)
1990 175
Chris Power Spread Cull Control Handling
1990 4
Spread Cull Control
1991 196
Juan Tamariz TPC, stripping out beneath the spread
1994 5
Juan Tamariz 2. From TPC to Bottom (Inferior)
1994 7
Larry Jennings Open Control also switch
1995 44
Edward Marlo Moveable Card Pass spread cull to front
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Mar. 1969
Related to
1995 50
Guy Hollingworth Stationary Card Magic using hidden paper clip
Variations
1996 22
Pablo Domenèch Control Bottom angled and culled to the bottom
1996 193
David Solomon Slider Card to facilitate culling next card
1997 65
Lee Asher Asheresque
1998 4
Troy Hooser Slip Stream (a.k.a. "Nectarless")
Variations
1998 1410
Guy Hollingworth The Control of Chosen Cards hidden paper clip
Related to
1999 89
Lee Asher Pulp Friction reverse spread control/cull/displacement
Also published here
Related to
Variations
2000 5
Lee Asher Multi Peek Control Pulp Friction with no change of bottom card
2000 8
Harry Lorayne The Lap Control
Also published here
2000 965
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
Simon Aronson Head Over Heels Head Over Heels move, control card to second from the top, and reversed, see following pages for applications
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
2001 95
Joshua Jay A Spread Bluff Control
  • Control to the Bottom
  • Second from Bottom
  • To Control Multiple Cards
  • To Control Cards to Other Positions
Also published here
Inspired by
Mar. 2001
MAGIC (Vol. 10 No. 7)
90
Paul Cummins Under Spread Handling "moveless" touch
2002 92
David Regal Deceptive Control cutting/spreading
2002 153
Larry Jennings Open Control
2002 84
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Hofzinser Spread Cull controlling one card to the bottom
2002 12
Lee Asher Pulp Friction reverse spread control/cull/displacement
Sep./Oct. 2002
The Penumbra (Issue 3)
2
Crocodile Technique replacing a card to a special position, brief
2003 1157
Gary Plants A Card Control with locator card
  • Multiple Cards
  • Selected Card to a Certain Position
  • Spectator Goes Past the Break
Also published here
  • "G .P. Card Control" in "Precursor" Nr. 36. 1992
Variations
2004 6
Simon Aronson Head Over Heels control card to second from the top, and reversed, with further details by Simon Aronson
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
2004 45
Juan Tamariz The Tamariz Perpendicular Control (TPC) several applications
2004 359
Steve Draun The Draun Control card replaced in spread and spread closed, card rides to the top
Dec. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 12)
98
Gary Plants A Card Control with locator card
Also published here
  • "G .P. Card Control" in "Precursor" Nr. 36. 1992
  • also in:
  • "G .P. Card Control" in "Precursor" Nr. 36, 1992
  • A Card Control (Gary Plants, Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session, 2004)
Variations
May 2005
MAGIC (Vol. 14 No. 9)
80
Larry Jennings Open Control brief
2006 159
Andi Gladwin Tom Cruise Control selection from spread is turned face up and down again
Inspired by
  • "Top Cat Control" (Jack Parker)
Aug. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 3)
24
Simon Aronson Head Over Heels Move
Related to
2006 20
Michael Vincent Selection & Control to small number from top
2007 482
Edward Marlo Convincing Control Variant
2007 61
Jason Dean Double Take touched card is tabled from in-the-hands spread and switched
Related to
2008 8
Jason Dean Fake Take touched card is tabled from in-the-hands spread and switched
  • Control Options
Related to
2008 8
Troy Hooser sdrawkcaB-ssA "Ass-Backwards", spread control to top, light-reft
2008 36
Ken Krenzel The Direct-Second Control
2009 29
John Bannon, Simon Aronson CC meets HOH Head Over Heels variation, controls card to second from the top reversed
Also published here
Inspired by
2009 7
Harapan Ong Expertalk: Harapan Ong on the Cull
Also published here
May 2009
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 9)
68
John Bannon, Simon Aronson CC meets HOH Head Over Heels variation, controls card to second from the top reversed
Also published here
Inspired by
Oct. 2009
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 2)
68
Tyler Wilson Ground Control right-hand cards are reverse-spread and cards pulled off that section until selection is made
Variations
2010 24
Scott Robinson Buttery Spread
2010 298
Roberto Giobbi Control Ruse presentation to openly control a card near the top or bottom
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 15)
19
Chad Nelson Tip Control top/bottom discrepant, spectator pushes it in
2010 11
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
Related to
Variations
2010 4
Gary Plants A Key Card Placement originally from Precursor (Sept. 1992)
  • Multiple Cards
  • Selected Card to a Certain Position
  • Spectator Goes Past the Break
Also published here
2011 10
Tom Gagnon Cased Plunger Location deck cased in between selection and control with jog
Also published here
Inspired by
2011 29
Edward Marlo, John Bannon The Flexible Switchout as Control in the deck, spread switch
Also published here
Related to
2011 75
Simon Aronson Head Over Heels Move control card to second from the top, and reversed
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
2011 4
Shane Cobalt The Cream Control card out-jogged from in-the-hands spread, shown and pushed in, to top, light-reft-spread-pass feel
2012 3
Sungwon Kim Joons Control from center to the top, using an S-fan, TPC
Also published here
Apr. 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 8)
56
Tony Chang That Was a Freebie subtlety for spread culling returned selection
2013 5
Tony Chang Precrastination spread version
Inspired by
2013 9
Larry Jennings Immediate Bottom Placement cull as control
Sep. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 9)
37
Justin Higham* Illogical Spread Control
  • Basic Handling
Related to
2013 28
Justin Higham* Illogical Convincing Control credit information
Related to
2013 30
Lee Asher Losing Control Used as an optical shift, reverse spread
2013 33
John Bannon, Simon Aronson CC Meets HOH Head Over Heels variation, controls card to second from the top reversed
Also published here
Inspired by
2013 26
Edward Marlo, John Bannon The Flexible Switchout as Control in the deck, spread switch
Also published here
Related to
2013 162
Harapan Ong The Delayed Cull
Also published here
2014 51
Ricky Smith Pulp Friction for Right Handed Folks chest height
Also published here
Inspired by
2015 38
Sungwon Kim Sungwon Control from center to the top, using an S-fan, TPC
Also published here
2016 2
Robert Moreland Riffle Force and Control top card, bold revolve, pulp friction type follow-up
2018 9
Alexander Hansford Control using reverse spread
Inspired by
2018 51
Vic Trabucco Taking Control card control, reverse spread
  • Spreading the Shade
  • From the Dribble
  • Table-Free Variation
2018 163
Tom Gagnon The Overlap Procedure and Control card(s) inserted in tabled spread, slid a bit too far but not free
Also published here
Related to
Variations
2018 298
Lee Asher Pulp Friction to move an out-jogged card in spread to bottom, brief
Also published here
Related to
Variations
2018 74
Scott Robinson A Buttery Spread card buried in middle is controlled to top via casual spreading of cards
2018 145
Lee Asher Pulp Friction
2018 294
Tom Gagnon Misdirection Cull card inserted in tabled deck, deck spread on table, then between hands, card culled
2019 179
Tom Gagnon Cased Plunger Location deck cased in between selection and control with jog
Also published here
Inspired by
2019 366
Larry Jennings Open Control card is out-jogged
May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
180
Robert Moreland Riffle Force and Control top card, bold revolve, pulp friction type follow-up
2020 81
Larry Jennings The Alpha Control featuring a spread transfer switch
  • One
  • Two
Related to
2020 405
Harapan Ong Expertalk: Harapan Ong on the Cull
Also published here
2022 860
John Bannon, Simon Aronson CC meets HOH Head Over Heels variation, controls card to second from the top reversed
Also published here
Inspired by
2022 896
Sungwon Kim Joons Control from center to the top, using an S-fan, TPC
Also published here
2022 1108
Joshua Jay A Spread Bluff Control
  • Control to the Bottom
  • Second from Bottom
  • To Control Multiple Cards
  • To Control Cards to Other Positions
Also published here
Inspired by
2022 1244
Ricky Smith Pulp Friction for Right Handed Folk chest height
Also published here
Inspired by
2023 47
David Solomon Slider Card to facilitate culling next card, credit information on page 161
2024 159
Ricky Jay, David Solomon Control Card Convincing Control
2024 154
Roberto Giobbi In Lieu of the Pass light-reft spread pass handling
2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Oct. 18)
303