Strike

81 entries in Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Bottom Deal / Strike
  
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Jack Merlin Bottoms Erdnase grip Merlin's Master Manipulations 8
Jack Merlin A Sequence Effect thirteen cards put in order by dealing them in a row on the table, alternate top bottomsVariations Merlin's Master Manipulations 9
Jack Merlin Bottom Deal as used in a Game management, with palming and when to deal bottoms Merlin at the Card Table 13
Laurie Ireland The Bottom Deal two methods (see p. 6 for second method), later second deal from same grip Lessons in Dishonesty 3
Gerald Kosky An Easy Bottom Deal stud off the backVariations More Card Manipulations (Issue 2) 15
Unknown The Bottom Deal Expert Card Technique 20
Cardini Bottom Dealing - Method 1 mentioning of standard bottom deal effects Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2 185
Unknown Bottom Dealing - Method 2 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2 186
Audley Walsh Bottom Dealing - Method 3 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2 187
Arthur H. Buckley Dealing from the Bottom mentioning the idea to deal bottoms to all players except oneself and performing OOTW with bottom dealsRelated toVariations Card Control 105
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - Bottom Dealing The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 193
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Bottom Deal straddle grip The Cardiste (Issue 3) 5
Edward Marlo Strike Bottom Deal Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 14
Edward Marlo The Related Bottom Deal Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 44
Edward Marlo The Deep Bottom Deal Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 50
Edward Marlo The Moveable Thumb applied to the bottom deal Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 51
Edward Marlo The S.F. Bottom Deal variation of deal in "Sharps and Flats" Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 79
Edward Marlo Missing Finger Deals finger(s) are curled under deck Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 85
Edward Marlo Tabled Bottom Deal two methods Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 93
Dr. James William Elliott Bottom Deal Straddle GripRelated to Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 172
Edward Marlo Block Control Bottom Deal Variations Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Riffle Finale) 14
Edward Marlo Immediate Bottom Deal immediately after deck is placed from right into left handRelated to The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio) 219
Wesley James Tabled Bottom Deal Related to Epilogue (Issue 18) 167
Ken Krenzel The Fingertip Bottom Deal The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 226
Ken Krenzel The Thumb-Grip Bottom Deal The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 229
Frederick Braue Braue Bottom Deal Fred Braue on False Deals 9
Unknown Bottom Deal Fred Braue on False Deals 41
S. W. Erdnase, Dr. Jacob Daley Bottom Deal to hide different colored back Sleights & Swindles 2
Edward Marlo Small Packet Bottom Deal with loosening Marlo without Tears 168
Edward Marlo Fifth Routine riffle cull and bottom deal with slick aces (reduces friction) Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 98
Edward Marlo Bottom Deal Tip using short cards Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 99
Edward Marlo The Two Finger Take straddle grip Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 271
Edward Marlo The Frictionless Bottom Deal faro set-up Formula One Close-Up 80
Edward Marlo Open Hockley Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 282
Edward Marlo Immediate Bottom Deal Randy Wakeman Presents 71
John Bannon End Grip Bottom Deal bold, from small packet Impossibilia 14
Ken Krenzel The Gravity Bottom Deal Close-up Impact! 188
Max Katz Max Katz Switch kind of bottop change bottom deal at the back, as out for stop trick Close-up Impact! 81
Edward Marlo Open Hockley That's It 60
John Bannon, Edward Marlo "Bold Control" Bottom Deal Smoke and Mirrors 108
Edward Marlo Friction-less Bottom Deal secret incomplete faro condition The Olram File (Issue 6) 4
Edward Marlo Greased Bottom Deal secret incomplete faro condition Card Finesse II 176
Jack Carpenter Notes on the Strike Bottom Deal modified erdnase grip Modus Operandi 111
Karl Fulves Bottom Deal from Case Deceptive Practices 9
Steve Draun The Combination Bottom Deal part strike, part pushoff Secrets Draun from Underground 61
Karl Fulves Interim Report on John Scarne, Slydini, Frank Thompson (credit claim for Cigar Bottom Deal) Rigmarole (Issue 5) 53
Gene Maze Basic Bottom Deal - Overview
- The Left-Hand Grip
- The Right-Hand Grip
- The Dealing Action and the Take
- Deck Thickness
- Dealing Style
- Noise
- Cover (Sweep Cover)
- Attitude
- On the Maze Bottom Dealing Grip		 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 2
Gene Maze Back-Take Bottom Deal - The Left-Hand Grip
- The Dealing Action and the Take		 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 27
Gene Maze Underhand Stud Bottom Deal - The Overhand Stud Deal
- The Underhand Stud Deal
- The Underhand Stud Bottom Deal
- The Concealed Back		 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 15
Roger Crosthwaite The Bottom Deal Inspired by Roger's Thesaurus 158
Meir Yedid Baby Bottoms bottom dealing from small packet, like Elmsley count push-off, also as all-alike sequence Magical Wishes 62
John Scarne Invisible Seconds top half shuffled, four obvious seconds dealt, those four cards are Aces, featuring a Bottom Deal handling from straddle gripRelated to Verbatim (Issue 10) 127
Edward Marlo The Easy Way: Bottom Deal For The Millions deck held in right hand, left hand peels off cards from top/bottom Facsimile (Issue 3) 41
Karl Fulves Bottom Fact using Erdnase Bottom Deal as get-ready for strike bottomInspired byRelated to Underworld (Issue 1) 12
Paul Cummins Visual Retention Bottom Deal with packet held in right hand from a shuffled deck in use... Part One 25
Edward Marlo Frictionless Bottom Deal Miracles with Cards 65
Wesley James The WJ Front Bottom Deal about its history
- The Grip
- The Take
- The Top
- The Bottom
- Cover Action		 The Magical Record and Thoughts of Wesley James 10
Wesley James The WJ Tabled Bottom Deal Related to The Magical Record and Thoughts of Wesley James 18
Roger Crosthwaite The Bottom Control Deal Inspired by Arcardia 120
Max Katz Max Katz Switch kind of bottop change bottom deal at the back, as out Ahead of the Pack 138
Edward Marlo Immediate Bottom Deal Card College - Volume 5 1257
Karl Fulves Dummy Deal bottom deal from front end, full grip, top half openly outjoggedRelated to
  • Sharps & Flats
 Off The Books (Issue 6) 104
Edward Marlo Immediate Bottom Deal here from small packet Dear Mr. Fantasy 23
Wesley James Bottom Dealing - A Developmental Perspective - Appearance Factors:
- Grip (Full Grip, Mechanic's Grip, S.F. Grip, Erdnase Grip, Straddle Grip, Master Grip, Modified Erdnase Grip, Pseudo Grip, No Grip)
- Take (Standard Take, Stud Take, No Take)
- Technique Factors:
- Covert:
- Method (Buckle, Push-Pull, Pre-Loosen, Strike or Rip)
- Overt: Action, Cover

All with references		 Enchantments 195
Justin Higham Tilted Fake Removal Pretend to take card from center of deck, actually take bottom cardInspired by Dexterity Manual 23
Fred Robinson The Fred Robinson Bottom Deal from full grip The Magic of Fred Robinson 72
Fred Robinson Another Bottom Deal The Magic of Fred Robinson 95
R. Paul Wilson The Fred Robinson Deals additional discussion and variations of Robinson's Deals from the same chapter The Magic of Fred Robinson 108
Ken Krenzel The Fanned Bottom Deal bottom deal from fanRelated to Relaxed Impossibilities 69
Jason England Modified Erdnase (#2) commentsRelated to From the Cellar 8
Jason England Other Grips - Straddle Grip
- Full Grip
- The Master Grip		 From the Cellar 15
Benjamin Earl Erdnase Grip Disguise Bottom Deal "EGD Bottom Deal"Related to
  • "Pseudo Method" (Ed Marlo, M.I.N.T. Vol. 1, p. 339)
 Gambit (Issue 1) 14
Juan Tamariz, Fred Robinson EZ Bottom Deal Related to Confidences 203
Unknown Stud Bottom Deal over front end The Magic of Steven Hamilton 59
Daniel Madison Back Deal Doing a 'Bottom Deal' with a card in left hand Back Palm, can also be used as a single card switch Placebo 45
Daniel Madison Holdout Deal Doing a 'Bottom Deal' with a card in the left hand sleeve holdout Placebo 47
Unknown Bottom Deal bottom take, stand up 7 Mysteries of Mentalism 48
Bob Farmer Ten Card (Second and Bottom) Deals false deals from small packet The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier 39
Roberto Giobbi The Bottom Deal for one-time use in stand-up situation Standup Card Magic 94
Unknown Consecutive Bottom Deal Count-Down Related to The Pages are Blank 55
Dr. James William Elliott, Michael Feldman On the Elliott Bottom Deal straddle gripRelated to The Pages are Blank 56