Catching out of Shower of Cards

66 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Grabbing Cards / Catching out of Shower of Cards
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
To Fling the Pack in the Air, and Catch the Chosen Card
1876
Modern Magic
63
Louis Comte The Ladies' Looking-Glass last pair caught from shower of cards
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
117
Bland The Card-Catching Plate four cards appear attached to rim of plate when deck is thrown at it
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
187
Abrakadabra deck thrown in air and selection caught on plate
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
228
The Card Caught on the Plate deck thrown in air, card sticks to plate
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
72
Four Cards Caught At The Finger Tips duplicates
 		1897
New Era Card Tricks
103
Friction Toss
1897
New Era Card Tricks
106
Francis King Der Kartenfang deck put on plate and tossed in the air, selection caught with plate
 		May 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 5)
78
Die Karten auf Wanderschaft four pairs of cards chosen, Ladies' Looking Glass revelation, last pair apparently forgotten and then caught from shower
 		Dec. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 12)
182
Mademoiselle Patrice Catching Two Chosen Cards from a Pack Thrown into the Air friction toss
 		1902
The Modern Conjurer
69
Der Kartenfang am Taschentuch deck thrown up by spectator, ungaffed handkerchief shaken into shower and selection appears at end of handkerchief
 		Mar. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 3)
36
Die drei Kartenakrobaten deck tossed up onto head of performer, three selections remain standing on performer's head
 		Feb. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 2)
18
Mademoiselle Patrice Catching Two Chosen Cards from a Pack Thrown Into the Air top and bottom cards held back by friction
 		1904
Modern Card Manipulation
41
Victor Farelli Suggestions and "Tips" variations from where to produce the pair that denotes the card
  • Rising Cards
  • Cards in Pocket
  • The Blindfold and Knife
  • Caught in the Air
  • Cards through Handkerchief
 		1931
Controlled Coincidence
14
Card and Plate card is caught with plate out of shower of cards, wax on card, stripper deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
271
Cards from the Air two cards, stripper deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
272
New Finishes for Card Tricks: 2. Adaption of the "Spring" Flourish cards are sprung in air singly, card at certain position caught
 		1938
Greater Magic
224
The Ladies' Lookingglass "A New Version"
 		1938
More Card Manipulations (Issue 1)
20
Cedric Applause named card caught out of shower of cards
 		1939
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1939)
409
Spring Catch
1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
105
Ladies' Looking Glass
1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
255
Bill Simon The Finger-Stab cards are thrown into the air and selection is plucked out
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
121
Charlie Miller Fifteen Card Trick Routine - 15
1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
26
Charlie Miller Version of Selbit's Cards and Tray out-of-hand selection of two cards, one from pocket, one caught from thrown up deck
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
30
Mel Jones Shower of Cards
1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
79
The Springing Cards cards are sprung into the air, chosen card is caught
 		1972
The Living End
9
Louis Comte Cards at the Fingertips similar to Hofzinser catch
 		1972
The Living End
80
Card and Plate card is caught with plate out of shower of cards, wax on card
 		1972
The Living End
90
Loudoun Cameron Stanyon's Dove And Card Idea No. 378, dove with selection around neck produced from falling shower of cards
Also published here
  • "A New Idea with Cards and Dove" (Loudoun Cameron, Stanyon's Magic Vol. 2 No. 10, July 1902)
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
104
Dr. H. Walter Grote Dr. Grote's Cut Card In Mid-air No. 660, card chosen and put in glass, a second deck thrown up and duplicate card cut with scissors from shower of card
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
181
Richard Kaufman Karate Card card is stabbed with forefinger from shower of cards
Related to 1979
CardMagic
7
Rolland Hamblen Card Location Ten Card Location routine
1. Say Stop
2. Spell Out
3. Spring Location
4. Stabbed Card
5. The fifth card
6. Stabbed Cards
7. Card through handkerchief
8. - 10. catch from shower
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
17
Nick Pudar Hit the Deck card sword type effect with frisbee
 		Aug. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 8)
1247
John Carney Natural Selection empty hand catches card, thread
Also published here 1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Carney Up Close)
9
John Carney Natural Selection empty hand catches card, thread
Also published here 1987
Carney Up Close
9
Scotty York, Jamy Ian Swiss The Tong Wars signed card caught out of shower of cards with mechanical extension tongs
  • Scotty York Method
  • Jamy Ian Swiss Method
 		1988
A Rumor in Their Own Time
17
John Bannon Steel Convergence card stabbed out of shower with knife, impromptu method for John Kennedy's "Mid-Air Card Stab"
 		1989
Avant Carde I
14
Simon Lovell Squiddle Karate Coin done with cards, but finger is thrust into cards that are thrown in the air, and finger splits a card (selection)
 		1989
Close Up Magic To Tapdance To
93
John Carney Natural Selection empty hand catches card, thread
Also published here 1991
Carneycopia
107
John Bannon Steel Convergence impromptu method for John Kennedy's "Mid-Air Card Stab"
 		1991
Smoke and Mirrors
118
T. Page Wright A New Card Catching
1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
258
Mike Bornstein The Spirit of '76 signed card lost, deck tossed in air, folded dollar bill held into shower and a torn corner appears stuck to bill, it belongs to signed card which is missing a corner
 		1994
"Eye Popper" Money Magic Book #5
10
Steve Bedwell The Cloudburst Catch
1995 ca.
Siamese Signatures and Other Oddities
16
Karl Fulves De Kolta Katch deck fountains out of bag, chosen one is caught out of shower, ungaffed
 		1996
New Card Rises
31
Karl Fulves High Drive "Unsolved Mysteries"
skydiver catches named card when jumping from an airplane, posed as a problem
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
77
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra Caught in the Air
1997
Notes
11
Don Nielsen Drop Ceiling cards sprung into the air, they drop on the floor, selection is then on head of performer
 		1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
14
Basil Smith Card Sticker chewing gum put on jumbo card, used to catch selection out of shower of cards
Also published here Jan. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 5)
70
Simon Lovell Poked finger is used to stab card out of shower of cards
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
121
Tony Bartolotta Signature Collection spectator choses a half-card from clear plastic bag, some others tossed up and performer catches matching half-card with a deck while riffling it, prediction card in wallet, then a different card is chosen and signed on back, card in wallet then has the signature on back, Himber wallet, clear forcing bag
 		2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
163
Tom Stone Victorious Mead idea
Inspired by 2010
Vortex
72
Wolfgang Moser Karate-Karte karate card, using the "trouser-leg-servante"
Related to 2011
Kreationen
32
Tom Gagnon Cancelled Deck Card Stab whole deck has whole through middle, sprung into air, selection caught with finger through hole
Variations 2013
Too Hot for the Devil
124
Charlie Miller Basic English one-word patter throughout, card from pocket or from shower of cards
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
247
John Carney Looking Glass Variations catching two cards out of shower, as finale to Looking Glass
 		2020
Sleights & Insights
282
Louis Comte Friction Toss
2020
Sleights & Insights
283
John Carney Natural Selection empty hand catches card, thread
Also published here 2020
Sleights & Insights
285
John Carney Handkerchief Catch card thrown in air, handkerchief whipped at shower, selection is stuck to end
Inspired by
  • Thurston's Tricks with Cards
 2020
Sleights & Insights
285
John Carney Puppet Catch hand puppet catches selection from shower of cards
Related to 2020
Sleights & Insights
305
Christoph Borer, Pavel Geschickte Hände catching a card when deck is thrown into the air, two methods
 		2022
A String of Pearls
80
Christoph Borer Auf dem Finger aufgespiesst Karate card, card is stabbed with forefinger from shower of cards
Related to 2022
A String of Pearls
81
Luiz Castro Nailed It nail through finger sight gag, that nail is used to stab selection out of shower
 		Feb. 2022
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 11)
273
Max Malini Card(s) From Shower of Cards brief, from rear palm
 		2022
Max Malini
263
Max Malini Standard Sleights various quick locations
 		2022
Max Malini
293
Chris Ramsay, Daniel Garcia Sticky Hand Job sticky hand toy used to catch card out of shower à la card sword
 		2022
Conundrum (Issue 1)
70
Basil Smith Card Sticker chewing gum put on jumbo card, used to catch selection out of shower of cards
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
42