Passes & Shifts

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Bill Malone The Malone Shift
Also published here 1994
The Pass
75
Paul LePaul, Gary Ouellet Spread Pass
Also published here 1994
The Pass
79
Homer Liwag Homer Liwag's Dribble Double double lift after dribble pass
 		1994
The Pass
87
Gary Ouellet The Mirage Change Herrmann Style Pass as color change
 		1994
The Pass
89
Gary Ouellet Even An Elephant Would Forget
1994
The Pass
90
Gary Ouellet, Ellis Stanyon, Tan Hock Chuan Top-Cover Passes Chaun's The Tan Hock Chaun Pass and classic pass handling
Also published here 1994
The Pass
91
Gary Ouellet Juxtapass side steal type pass
 		1994
The Pass
94
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue, Gary Ouellet Paradigms Hugard and Braue's Invisible Pass
VariationsAlso published here 1994
The Pass
99
Gary Ouellet The Paradigm Shift
Inspired by 1994
The Pass
103
Gary Ouellet Amusements comments on mastering the pass
 		1994
The Pass
127
Gary Ouellet Autopsy on mastering the pass
 		1994
The Pass
139
Jackie McClements Flash Pass modified Herrmann pass, without turnover, see also p. 13 for touch by Jerry Sadowitz
 		1994
Shock Treatment
10
Justin Higham The Longitudinal Pass
1994
Roger's Thesaurus
114
Justin Higham The Dribble Shift
Related toAlso published here 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
116
Justin Higham Delayed Dribble Shift
1994
Roger's Thesaurus
118
Roger Crosthwaite Method One: Single Cull deck face-up in dealing position, left thumb riffles, desired card controlled, one card pass action
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
128
Roger Crosthwaite Method Two: Single Cull deck face-up in dealing position, left thumb riffles, desired card controlled, one card pass action
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
128
Edward Marlo End Tap Pass brief, only with illustrations
Related to 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
160
Edward Victor Riffle Pass Cover
Related to 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
162
Justin Higham Variation Three: Centerpoint Subtlety deck spread on table in two stages, former reversed bottom card is seen in the center at the end, cut/pass substitute
VariationsAlso published here 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
185
Roger Crosthwaite Sauter La Coupe on beating the cut and false cuts
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
228
Gordon Bruce Etlov-Ffulb removing 51 instead of just one
Also published here July 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 4 & 5)
174
Bluff Pass Riffle Force
1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
55
Karl Norman Pass Finesse subtelties for the classic pass
 		1995
40 Years at the Forks
15
Ken Krenzel, Roberto Giobbi The One-card Middle Pass
1995
Card College — Volume 1
77
Aaron Fisher The Illusion Control in context of sandwich routine, mates face-up on top and selection appears between them
Also published here Nov. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 11)
2569
Tony Biscardi Passing Gear card reverse while doing the LePaul Spread Pass
Related to 1995
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 59)
1128
Aaron Fisher Nowhere Pass Variation to second from bottom, with outjog feature
 		1995
The Sleight Album
11
Aaron Fisher The Illusion Control
Also published here 1995
The Sleight Album
15
Aaron Fisher Nowhere Pass (Bluff Handling)
Also published here 1995
The Sleight Album
16
Edward Marlo Wrist Turn Passes three methods
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Jan. 1970
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
71
Edward Marlo Marlo's Wrist Turn Pass
  • The Basic Move
  • A Platform Pass
  • As a Table Pass
  • As a Drop Cover Pass
  • As a Half Pass
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Oct. 1975
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
243
Jed B. Smith Hinge Cover Hermann Pass
1995
Labyrinth (Issue 3)
15
Jerry K. Hartman Push Up Mock Force spectator cuts packet off top and jogs it on deck, performer lifts up packet to show its bottom card, card is forced and controlled to top (or predetermined position near top),
"combines elements of the Push Up Force (see reference on p. 45, 2nd method there) and the Mock Pass"
 		1995
After Craft
47
Jerry K. Hartman Bluff Force
Inspired by 1995
After Craft
124
Aaron Fisher Delayed Bluff Placement control to near the bottom
 		Nov. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
66
The Draw Shift
1996
from a shuffled deck in use... Part One
35
Roberto Giobbi The Pass Introduction
 		1996
Card College — Volume 2
295
The Classic Pass including good tips for practicing the Pass
 		1996
Card College — Volume 2
297
Various Covers for the Pass
1996
Card College — Volume 2
300
Dr. James William Elliott The Riffle Pass
1996
Card College — Volume 2
300
Stephen Hobbs Cover Pass Credits
Summer 1996
The Looking Glass (Issue 3)
128
Harry Lorayne Cover Pass very brief
 		Oct. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 10)
2707
The Elevator Pass center block pass
 		1996
Workers Number 5
32
Michael Close, Steve Draun Midnight Shift Variation
1996
Workers Number 5
150
Allan Ackerman Case Shift deck secretly cut as it is removed from case
Also published here 1996
Al Cardpone
26
Center Block Pass
1996
Miracles with Cards
14
James Swain Secrets of the Pass introduction
 		1996
Miracles with Cards
129
James Swain Tips on the Pass classic pass
 		1996
Miracles with Cards
130
James Swain The Bottom Card Cover Pass
1996
Miracles with Cards
148
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller's Table Pass
1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
147
Piet Forton, Wolff von Keyserlingk The Light-Reft Spread Pass reverse spreading the halves
  • Erste Variante
  • Zweite Variante
Related toAlso published here 1996
Inside Cardmagic — Band 2
47
Larry Jennings The Circle Shift all-around square-up cover
Also published here 1997
Jennings '67
60
Jed B. Smith "Upjog" Spread Pass Strip-Out Spread Pass handling
 		July 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 7)
2816
Doug Edwards Cover for the Classic Pass
Sep. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 9)
2838
Carl Albright The Twist Pass not classic mechanics though
 		Oct. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 10)
2848
Ken Krenzel Top-Cover Dribble Pass
1997
Ingenuities
120
Frederick Montague, Ken Krenzel Empty Bluff Pass directly to top
 		1997
Ingenuities
180
John Luka The Turnover Pass
1997
L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians
32
Joel Givens Back Stage Pass cards spread with faces outwards
Also published here 1997
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 63)
1233
Bill Malone Graveyard Fan ends with a two-hand fan
Inspired by 1997
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 63)
1236
Mark Elsdon The Pinch Pass with all-around square-up
Inspired by 1997
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 63)
1237
Doug Edwards Easy Pass Way of doing Turnover Pass
 		1997
Doug Edwards Packs a Wallop!
169
Simon Lovell SloMo Pass
Variations 1997
Simon Says!
65
Simon Lovell Capped SloMo Pass bottom cover pass
Inspired by 1997
Simon Says!
67
Aaron Fisher The Outjog Herrmann Pass & Variations Pass done while selection is out-jogged
  • The Basic Outjog Pass: controls card to bottom
  • The Double Lift Switchout (p. 10): variation, controls card to top
  • The Advanced Outjog Pass (see p. 10)
  • The Outjogged Center Reverse (see p. 11)
 		1997
Labyrinth (Issue 6)
7
Aaron Fisher The Advanced Outjog Pass improvement of "The Basic Outjog Pass" (p. 7), card is out-jogged normally, not angle-jogged as in original
 		1997
Labyrinth (Issue 6)
10
Guy Hollingworth The Deal Shift
Also published here Mar. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 7)
62
Bill Malone Malone's Faux Pass sleeve pull cover
Related to Mar. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 7)
66
Frank Thompson Half-Fast Pass control to top
Also published here 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
56
Chris "Doc" Dixon A Few Words from Joe Montana on Passing
1997
Everything Is Funnier with Monkeys
99
Lee Asher Tres Pass against the body
 		1998
Thinking Out Loud
13
Frederick Montague, Fred Kaps, Tommy Tucker, Paul LePaul, Roberto Giobbi The Bluff Pass
Also published here 1998
Card College — Volume 3
555
Joseph K. Schmidt The Greek Charlier starting with a Greek Break
 		1998
The Fine Print (Issue 8)
224
Roy Walton Single Card Turnover Pass with only one card
 		1998
Five Times Five — Scotland
121
Draw Shift
1998
Vis à Vis
81
Steve Mayhew Thoughts on the Dribble Pass
  • Dribble Pass Tips
  • Versatility (p. 30)
  • Tabled Spread Dribble Pass (p. 31)
  • Bluff Display (p. 32)
Related to 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
28
The Draw Shift
Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
4
Jason Alford Halfway Through coin penetrates table halfway and sticks out perpendicular
 		1998
Thinking & Wondering
9
Guy Hollingworth Regarding the shift. One several interesting shifts
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1999
Drawing Room Deceptions
122
Lennart Green Float Pass
Variations 1999
Drawing Room Deceptions
122
Guy Hollingworth Regarding the shift. Two Deal Shift
Also published here 1999
Drawing Room Deceptions
129
Guy Hollingworth Regarding the shift. Three Spring Shift
 		1999
Drawing Room Deceptions
133
James Swain The Dummy Pass the "your card is not here" pass
Related toVariations 1999
21st Century Card Magic
93
Andrew Wimhurst Slip Cut Pass combining beginning of cover pass with Herrmann action to affect a slip cut
Related to 1999
Low Down Dirty Tricks
6
Tan Hock Chuan Tan Hock Chuan Cover Pass
Also published here 1999
Close-Up & Personal
31
Justin Higham More on the Dribble Shift corrected description
Related to 1999
Arcardia
131
Justin Higham Dribble Shift and Palm with one-handed palm after shift with part of deck
 		1999
Arcardia
134
Wesley James The Original Twist Pass all-around square-up action, for Geoffrey Latta claim see review reference in Genii
Related toAlso published here 1999
Arcardia
185
The Turnover Pass
1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
91
David Acer Slow Motion Classic Pass wrist turn pass
 		1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
111
Ellis Stanyon Chapter 14: Principles of Sleight of Hand chapter intro, comments on the pass
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
222
Ellis Stanyon The "Double-Handed" Pass No. 1, asking a question for misdirection during pass
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
223
Ellis Stanyon Stanyon's Pass in Connection with Sleeves No. 2, pulling both sleeves up as cover
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
223
Ellis Stanyon Cutting the Bottom of the Pack to the Left No. 3
Variations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
224
Ellis Stanyon The "Change Packet" Pass No. 4, cutting at apparently selection for a gesture and replacing "top" half
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
225
Ellis Stanyon The "Drop Front Packet" Pass No. 6, crude wrist turn pass mechanics
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
225
Ellis Stanyon The "Drop Rear Packet" Pass No. 7, optionally letting go with left hand in middle of pass
Variations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
226
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details and illustrations
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
226
Ellis Stanyon Bottom Packet Around Upper to the Right No. 8, showing top and bottom card as cover
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
227
Ellis Stanyon The Pass Under the Top Card No. 9, top card cover pass
  • Utility of this Pass
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
227
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note
1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
228
Ellis Stanyon One-Handed Methods of Making the Pass section heading
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
230
Charlier Drop the Bottom Half from the Thumb No. 13
Variations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
230
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details on the Charlier Pass
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
230
Karl Fulves Advanced One-Hand Cut
1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
232
Ellis Stanyon Charlier Pass Under the Top Card No. 14, right hand screens with top card
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
233
Ellis Stanyon Top Portion Revolves Towards the Body No. 15
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
233
Ellis Stanyon Open Out Top Half and Close It Under Bottom Half No. 16
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
233
Ellis Stanyon Bottom Packet Around Upper to the Right No. 17
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
233
Ellis Stanyon Upright One-Handed Pass No. 18, also as color change to any named Ace
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
234
Ellis Stanyon Sham Pass to Neutralise the "Cut" No. 19, drag pass
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
234
Ellis Stanyon Additional Methods for the Double-Handed Pass section heading
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
234
Ted Lindsay The "Bridge" Pass (First Method) No. 21, delaying pass with bridged deck
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
235
Ted Lindsay The "Bridge" Pass (Second Method) No. 22, delaying pass with bridged deck
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
235
Ted Lindsay The "Bridge" Pass (Third Method) No. 22, delaying pass with bridged deck
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
236
Ellis Stanyon Changing the Face Card with the Charlier Pass No. 11
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
260
Henry Gavin Genuine Cut Neutralised by "Jog" and Palming No. 28, spectator cuts on table, some cards left behind on purpose when picking deck up
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
289
Ellis Stanyon Genuine Cut Neutralised by Subtle Pick-up No. 29, probably the Draw Shift
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
289
H. J. Tattersall The "Pass" by Throwing the Pack from the Left to the Right Hand No. 22, two halves roll into other hand one by one
Related toVariations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
307
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details of handling and simple location with it involving calculations with card values
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
307
Ashby Lorton One-Handed "Pass" Against Left Hip No. 23, pass against body
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
309
S. W. Erdnase The Longitudinal "Pass" No. 24, brief
Also published here 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
309
Guy Hollingworth Twin Turn Pass
Also published here Mar. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 3)
40
Notes on the Herman Pass
1999
Collected Card Notes
37
Edward Marlo Six O'Clock Shift
Inspired by 1999
Collected Card Notes
37
Justin Higham Three O'Clock Shift
Inspired by
  • "Perfect Pass" (Ed Marlo, Daniel Rhod's Ultimate Marlo Vol. 1 video)
 1999
Collected Card Notes
38
Justin Higham Midnight Shift to Table
Inspired by 1999
Collected Card Notes
39
Justin Higham Screened Turnover Pass
1999
Collected Card Notes
39
Justin Higham Table-Edge Pass Finesse
Inspired byRelated to
  • Ed Marlo, The Cardician video
 1999
Collected Card Notes
39
Justin Higham End Notes comments on Herrmann passes
 		1999
Collected Card Notes
40
Edward Marlo Tilted-Dribble Pass
Inspired by 1999
Collected Card Notes
41
Edward Marlo Hidden Pass
Inspired by 1999
Collected Card Notes
41
Justin Higham Dribble Shift - Second Version
Inspired by 1999
Collected Card Notes
42
Justin Higham Dribble Shift & Glimpse
1999
Collected Card Notes
43
Justin Higham Stanyon Top-Card Cover Pass Variations
  • Preset Top-Card Cover Pass
    • First Technique
    • Second Technique
  • Immediate Top-Card Cover Pass
 		1999
Collected Card Notes
44
Steve Silverman Action cover pass Cover Pass is executed during open action of turning over cards in packet
 		1999
Labyrinth (Issue 11)
12
Gregory Wilson, Michael Weber The Outjog Spread Pass Spread Pass executed while selection is out-jogged in deck bringing it to bottom, selection can also be face up
 		1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
9
Martin A. Nash Second Variation Herrmann pass immediately followed with pass as cover
 		Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
18
Jerry K. Hartman Jiggle Cut Pass
July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
1
Wesley James The Original Twist Pass all-around square-up action, for Geoffrey Latta claim see review reference in Genii
Related toAlso published here July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
7
Earl Nelson W. T. Control Wirst Turn Pass as control
Inspired by 1999
Cyber Sessions
56
Earl Nelson W. T. Multiple Shift Wirst Turn Pass as ending to Bluff Multiple Shift
Inspired by 1999
Cyber Sessions
57
Edward Marlo, Kevin Kelly Marlo-Thompson Bluff Pass with Kelly's "Bluff Card Bottom Card Subtlety" (bottom card stays the same)
Inspired by 1999
Cyber Sessions
102
Roberto Giobbi Advanced Pass Techniques Introduction
 		2000
Card College — Volume 4
969
The Basic Technique
2000
Card College — Volume 4
971
Jean Hugard, Roberto Giobbi, Frederick Braue The Invisible Pass
Inspired by 2000
Card College — Volume 4
973
Roberto Giobbi Cover Suggestions for the Invisible Pass
2000
Card College — Volume 4
974
Alexander Herrmann The Turnover Pass
2000
Card College — Volume 4
976
Paul LePaul, Roberto Giobbi The Spread Pass
Inspired by 2000
Card College — Volume 4
978
The Dribble Pass
2000
Card College — Volume 4
982
Clinton Burgess, Harry Lorayne The Cover Pass credit information
Inspired by 2000
Card College — Volume 4
984
Juan Tamariz The Display Pass for credit information see reference
Related to 2000
Card College — Volume 4
985
Chuck Smith The Classic Pass
2000
Tools Of The Trade
41
Chuck Smith Option Pass also as a color change or small packet palm from bottom
Variations 2000
Tools Of The Trade
47
Chuck Smith Palm Pass
2000
Tools Of The Trade
51
Piet Forton, Wolff von Keyserlingk The Light-reft Spread Pass reverse spreading the halves
Related toAlso published here 2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
43
Paul LePaul Bluff Pass
2000
Thick Schtick!
14
Justin Hanes Will "restyling of Herrmann pass", applied to ambitious card
 		2000
Action
12
Incomplete Pass used to make Kings “penetrate” deck from top to bottom
Also published here June 2000
Onyx (Issue 11)
4
Ben Blau Pass The Pass as deck is transferred to other hand
  • What It Should Look Like
  • The Basic Principle
  • An Exercise
  • Now For The Actual Pass
 		June 2000
Onyx (Issue 11)
24
Edward Marlo, Tan Hock Chuan Tan Hoc Chuan Pass
Related to 2000
Escamotage 1
52
Center Block Pass
2000
Escamotage 2
13
Dave Robertson Misdirection Replacement both packets transpose
Related to 2000
Virtual Miracles
38
R. Paul Wilson The Marlo-Thomson Bluff Pass as a Force
Inspired by 2000
Virtual Miracles
49
Lee Asher, Allan Ackerman The Losing Control Light Reft Spread Pass, out-jogged card feature by Ackerman, credit information
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2001
Hand Jobs
6
Andrew Wimhurst Flex Pass, Fan Pass tips on classic pass and riffle pass
 		2001
Jiggery Pokery
10
Paul Curry The Tap Pass tapping one half on the other as a cover
 		2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
19
Paul Curry The Side Pass
Related to 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
22
Paul Curry Bluff Pass face up
 		2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
92
The Pass as a packet switch
 		2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
126
David Malek The Cover Pass
2001
Rebel without a Pause
9
Harry Lorayne Slip-Cut Alternate cover pass false cut as slip cut replacement
 		2001
Personal Collection
523
Neal Elias The Twirl Pass
  • Introduction
  • Technical Note (difference to Cervon's Free Turn Pass)
  • The Twirl Action
  • The Twirl Palm (left-hand grip on the packet)
  • The Twirl Pass
  • Alternate Handlings
  • Points To Keep In Mind
Related to 2001
New Card Controls
1
Neal Elias Variations Of The Twirl Pass
  • The Riffle
  • The Double Riffle
  • The All-Round Square-Up
 		2001
New Card Controls
14
Neal Elias The Pencil Pass Twirl Pass handling with pencil between fingers of right hand
 		2001
New Card Controls
19
Neal Elias Twirl Turnover Pass Twirl Pass handling
 		2001
New Card Controls
20
Neal Elias Turnover Spread Pass
Inspired by 2001
New Card Controls
22
Neal Elias The Banded Pass Twirl Pass handling with rubber band around deck lengthwise, as color change, two handlings
  • The Banded Pass II
 		2001
New Card Controls
34
Karl Fulves The Banded Pass rubber banded pass, credit information
Related to 2001
New Card Controls
93
Frederick Braue The Invisible Turnover Pass
2001
DeSouza's DeCeptions
101
Aaron Shields Dribble Block Pass block pass and cyclic order is not retained
  • Getting Into Position
  • The Pass
  • Variation 1
  • Variation 2
  • End Notes
  • Credits
Related to 2001
Dribble Block Pass
3
David Regal The Two o'clock Jiggle variation on the Jiggle Pass
 		2002
Constant Fooling 1
49
Aaron Fisher The Nowhere Pass
VariationsAlso published here 2002
The Paper Engine
36
Aaron Fisher Additional Handlings for the bluff pass to control a card to certain position
 		2002
The Paper Engine
41
Aaron Fisher Bluff Replacement Subtlety
2002
The Paper Engine
43
Aaron Fisher The Advanced Nowhere Pass
2002
The Paper Engine
46
Aaron Fisher The Illusion Control control with bluff pass concept
VariationsAlso published here 2002
The Paper Engine
48
Aaron Fisher The Outjog Herrmann Pass Herrmann Pass with outjoged selection
 		2002
The Paper Engine
52
Aaron Fisher The Academic outjog Herrmann Pass Herrmann Pass with outjoged selection, second handling
 		2002
The Paper Engine
55
Aaron Fisher Cover Pass Reverse to Bottom block handling
Inspired by 2002
The Paper Engine
87
Darwin Ortiz Ortiz Shift
Related to 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
149
Thomas Baxter The New Theory Dribble Pass includes description of standard dribble pass, the New Theory Dribble Pass is a block pass and cyclic order is not retained
Related to 2002
The Action Cop
68
Ian Baxter The Experts Have Their Say quotes about the pass from the literature
 		2002
The Turnstile Pass
3
Ian Baxter The Turnstile Pass
  • The Grip
  • The Action
  • Observations
  • Confession
 		2002
The Turnstile Pass
5
Ian Baxter What Is The Turnstile Pass?
2002
The Turnstile Pass
5
John Carney The Classic Pass and Other Myths
  • Our Man Erdnase
  • The Big Picture
  • Focus, Misdirection, and Punctuation
Related to 2002
The Book of Secrets
232
Larry Jennings Selection Procedure before the Pass
2002
The Book of Secrets
239
John Carney Technique the classic pass
 		2002
The Book of Secrets
241
Bob Farmer The Bammo Invertolator Tabled Turnover Pass, when closing spread
 		July 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 7)
62
Andi Gladwin The Convincing Tabled Bluff Pass picking up selection from table with upper half in right-hand end grip
Inspired by June 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 12)
15
Andrew Wimhurst Expertalk: Andrew Wimhurst on the Classic Pass
  • Tension
  • Packet Realignment
 		Mar. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 7)
85
Al Baker Slipping the Cut, Table Method "Baker Improvement"
Draw Shift variation
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
167
Euan Bingham On the Pass
2003
Free From Filler
23
Jay Sankey The Sleeves Up Pass Execute pass under the action of pointing to rolled up sleeves
 		2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Sankadelic Magic)
49
Karl Fulves Comments on the Pass
2003
Off The Books (Issue 7)
113
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Concealed Allerton Control card controlled to near top while apparently turned over in middle of deck
Also published here 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
154
Harvey Rosenthal, Steve Draun The 3 a.m. Shift
Apr. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 4)
73
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Bluff Pass Handling Verdnase break
 		Oct. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 10)
69
Roberto Giobbi Cover for the Spread Pass
Nov. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 11)
18
Earl Nelson Wrist Turn Bluff Shift
Inspired by 2003
Variations Revisited
64
Zenneth Kok Zendwich Pass combining beginning of cover pass with Herrmann action to affect a slip cut
Related to Mar. 2003
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 14)
15
Henry Gavin Gavin Cut accidentally leaving card on table when picking up deck after cut
 		2003
Investigating the Mene-Tekel Deck
10
Daniel Garcia Expertalk: Daniel Garcia on the Angle Pass
Also published here July 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 11)
89
David Jade Swing Control similar to Bow-to-stern Control
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
82
Eric LeBlon Expertalk: Eric Leblon on the Turnover Pass
Also published here Oct. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
86
Tommy Tucker The Tommy Tucker Pass Stratagem display pass
Related to
  • "What Next", Tommy Tucker, 1936, p. 28
 2004
Enchantments
109
Wesley James Tip for Body Rotation Sleights on sleights that can use body rotation as cover
 		2004
Enchantments
184
Wesley James The Pass essay on the sleight
 		2004
Enchantments
335
Wesley James The Basic Position
2004
Enchantments
337
Wesley James The Edge Pass
2004
Enchantments
340
Wesley James The Squeeze Pass
2004
Enchantments
343
Wesley James The Pivot Side-Jiggle Pass "This may be the fastest pass ever devised."
Inspired by 2004
Enchantments
345
Wesley James The Diagonal Pass deck taken out of hand and on second thought placed back
 		2004
Enchantments
347
Wesley James The Automatic Pass
2004
Enchantments
349
Wesley James The Anomalous Pass
Inspired byRelated to 2004
Enchantments
351
Wesley James A Refinement for the Bluff Shift lifting no cards
  • The Bluff Shift as a Control
  • The Bluff Shift as a Riffle Force
Inspired by 2004
Enchantments
398
Bluff Pass brief
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
145
Slip Cut: Top to Bottom Moving top card to bottom secretly, basically a one card pass
 		2004
After The Force
34
Ron Frost Instantly Over Control Something like a bold Turnover Pass
 		2004
After The Force
37
The Riffle Pass brief
 		2004
Sankey Unleashed
42
Jay Sankey Sleeves-Up Bluff Pass action as in Display Pass
 		2004
Sankey Unleashed
96
The Turnover Pass
2004
Sankey Unleashed
107
Tony Giorgio Overcoming The Cut
  • The Giorgio Letters
 		Nov. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 11)
20
Piet Forton, Juan Bernat Reverse Spreading the Halves "light/reft" pass
Related to 2004
Mnemonica
338
Robert Cassidy Shift with Envelope Idea brief, doing a shift while dumping cards out of envelope
 		2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
71
Derek Dingle The F. B. Pass
2004
Derek Dingle's Last Notes
9
Jason Alford Hot Thoughts applications for Angled-After Burner
  • To Cover a Palm
  • To Cover a Half Pass
  • To Cover a Full Pass
  • To Cover a Side Steal
Inspired by 2004
Ashes to Ashes
23
Allan Ackerman The HP Action Hidden Packet maneuver, underneath thumb fan
Related toAlso published here 2005
Ackerman 2004
9
Pull-Down Pass
2005
Tricks with the Side-Faro False Shuffle
4
Herrmann Pass Color Change here with business cards
 		2005
Seven By Rick Bronson
20
Thumb Clip Pass cards taken in right-hand thumb clip and put on top, à la manipulator's steal
 		2005
Act Two
22
R. Paul Wilson "Show me your pass!" on invisible passes
 		2005
The West Coast Slow
4
R. Paul Wilson The West Coast Slow riffle cover, Dr. Elliott inspired
  • Description One: The Pass
  • Description Two: Timing
  • Description Three: Angles
 		2005
The West Coast Slow
6
R. Paul Wilson R. Paul Wilson on the Instant Pass! pass made as soon as the top half is replaced on the bottom half
  • Fine Points
 		2005
The West Coast Slow
20
Mark Aspiazu ASP Control packet hidden underneath thumb fan
Related to 2005
Freebie 6
7
Jack Avis A False Cut Scoop Up Table Pass
 		2006
Rara Avis
168
The Herrmann Turnover Pass
2006
Power Plays
31
Michael Powers Double Decker Sandwich Bluff Sandwich, selection tabled, repeat with transposition with tabled first selection, duplicate
Inspired by 2006
Power Plays
161
Tom Wolf The Blink Shift corrected description
Related to
  • inferior description in The New Tops
 Mar. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 3)
31
Gunnar Bårdsen, Peter Duffie A Turnover Pass
Related to Aug. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 3)
18
Andi Gladwin InFlight Control Bluff Pass handling with tabled packet
  • Layers of Conviction
  • A Finesse by Rob James
 		2006
Sometimes it's Hard to be a Cardman
15
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Erdnase Go Round with revolution flourish
  • A Few Ideas to play with
Inspired by 2006
Sleightly Magical
27
Notes on the Pass top card cover pass
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
34
one card transfer cut Top card cover pass as a kind of slip false cut
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
51
card transfer "cut" in hands
2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
51
Top-Card Cover Pass
2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
302
Turnover Pass
2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
509
Frederick Braue Invisible Turnover Pass
2007
The Magician's Ltd Cookbook
20
Bill Malone Malone Shift
2007
The Magician's Ltd Cookbook
62
Asi Wind Box Cover Shift cutting the deck at specific spot during removal from case, displacing single card
Related to 2007
Chapter One
16
Asi Wind Box Shift cutting the deck at specific spot during removal from case, two handlings
Related to 2007
Chapter One
23
S. W. Erdnase The Erdnase One Hand Shift
Also published here 2007
The Anthology of One Handed Card Cuts and Flourishes
13
T. Page Wright The Page Pass
2007
The Anthology of One Handed Card Cuts and Flourishes
31
Gordon M. Howatt A Practical One-Hand Pass
Also published here
  • "The Travelling Ghost", Ireland Magic Company
 2007
The Anthology of One Handed Card Cuts and Flourishes
32
A Single-Handed Pass
Also published here 2007
The Anthology of One Handed Card Cuts and Flourishes
33
P. H. Cannon The P. H. Cannon One-Hand Pass
Also published here
  • "Lessons in Magic" (Cannon, Sphinx, Dec. 1921)
 2007
The Anthology of One Handed Card Cuts and Flourishes
35
Will Goldston The W. G. Single-Handed Pass
Also published here
  • The Best Magical Monthly, Feb. 1916
 2007
The Anthology of One Handed Card Cuts and Flourishes
44
Edward Marlo Charlier Shift covering the pass, as Color Change
Also published here 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
178
Edward Marlo One Fantastic Move reverse card in center during turnover pass, Gombert Pass
Also published here 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
216
Incomplete Pass used to make Kings “penetrate” deck from top to bottom, also see p. 122 for similar action
Also published here 2007
Card Dupery
129
Bluff packet cut essentially a Bluff Force on yourself, tabled
 		2007
Card Dupery
326
Joel Givens Backstage Pass cards spread with faces outwards
Also published here 2007
Session
206
Mark Aspiazu Malone Shark using Malone Shift to add cards to top of deck, then top cards lost
Inspired by 2007
Freebie 8
30
Mark Aspiazu Pee-Wee Hermann using covered Herrmann Shift to add cards to top of deck, then top cards lost
 		2007
Freebie 8
31
Justin Higham The Anti-Gravity Shift one-handed shift that is done from pinky break, hand can be in any position (including upside down)
 		2008
Dexterity Manual
3
Justin Higham, Will Houstoun, Dai Vernon Covers & Applications for the A.G. Shift
  • With the Hand at the Side
  • Move-to-Pocket Cover (Houstoun)
  • Behind-the-Jacket Cover
  • Back-pocket Cover
  • Envelope Cover
  • Banknote-Counting Cover - Gaming Scenario
  • Behind-the-Shoulder Cover (Vernon)
  • Behind-the-Chair Cover (Houstoun)
  • As an Addition Move (see Spread Pass Addition)
Related to 2008
Dexterity Manual
4
Kurt Volkmann The Origin of the Shift "Translated by J. B. Mussey"
historical comments
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, March 1952
 2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
237
Karl Fulves Pass Notes after cut, bottom half is apparently replaced to top but really slid to bottom, in-the-hands, lengthwise crimp
 		2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
239
Dai Vernon The French Shift
  • The French Shift Color Change (with arm cover)
Inspired by Aug. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 8)
56
Dai Vernon On Elliott's Riffle Pass
Aug. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 8)
61
Harvey Rosenthal The Revolve Pass all-around square-up cover
 		Jan. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 4)
22
Mark Aspiazu Key Card Shift key card principle explained but card actually brought to top
 		2008
Deal or No Deal
13
Aaron DeLong Turning Le Paul spread pass handling
  • Variations
  • As a Transformation
Inspired by 2008
Deal or No Deal
32
Troy Hooser sdrawkcaB-ssA "Ass-Backwards", spread control to top, light-reft
 		2008
Deal or No Deal
36
Fred Robinson The Riffle Pass
Also published here 2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
54
Fred Robinson The Undercover Riffle Pass
2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
59
Fred Robinson, Edward Marlo, Dr. James William Elliott The Delayed Pass wrist turn
 		2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
65
Fred Robinson The Turnover Pass as a Colour Change
2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
168
The Riffle Pass just a reference
 		2009
Weapons of Mass Deception
49
Hiroyuki Sakai, Yukishige Kadoya The Strange Pass top half bevel-spread, top-card cover suggestion by Richard Kaufman
 		Feb. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 2)
76
Paul LePaul Spread Pass
July 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 7)
36
Larry Jennings Top-Card Cover Pass
July 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 7)
37
Dani DaOrtiz Kaps on Kards on Fred Kaps' video and notes "Kaps on Kards", translation of
  • floritura y pase (salto Le Paul)
  • pase al cuadrar por arriba (por arrastre del pulgar)
  • descarga deslizante (al regazo en mezcla)
  • volver al mezclar (volteo carta superior)
  • falso corte snap-out
  • floritura del giro en el falso corte (Charlie Miller)
  • falso corte con doblez
 		2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 10)
270
Justin Higham IDF as a Disguised Cut
2009
Notes on the Illogical Dribble Force
9
Justin Higham Dribble-Action Tabled Bluff Pass
Related to 2009
Notes on the Illogical Dribble Force
12
Bobby Bernard Tabled Bluff Pass No. 2
Inspired by 2009
Notes on the Illogical Dribble Force
12
Arie Vilner The Flip-Flop Turnover Pass
Variations 2009
Underhanded Delivery
56
Arie Vilner FFT Variation: Displaying the Top Card cover action
Inspired by 2009
Underhanded Delivery
58
Arie Vilner FFT Variation: Top Card Cover Pass
Inspired by 2009
Underhanded Delivery
58
Arie Vilner The Reverse Turnover Pass reverse action to standard Turnover Pass
Related to
  • "The Slow Motion Pass Or The Card Pass I Use" (James Kater Thompson, The Berg Book, 1983, p. 219)
 2009
Underhanded Delivery
60
Daryl Martinez Bluff Pass Force
2010
One Degree
10
Gordon Bruce, Roberto Giobbi Details of Handling on the Cover Pass
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 21)
27
Best Hop bluff
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 11)
50
The Goldin Pass more a flourish cut
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 15)
83
Collin Lynn Lynn's Bold-Pass Card Control
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Oct 28)
321
Edward Marlo Marlo's Hands uncommented photographs of some Charlier type pass
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Nov 14)
338
Roberto Giobbi Pass At the Bridge different handling
Inspired by 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Nov 20)
345
Benjamin Earl The Big Question shift or double undercut, joke
 		Oct. 2010
Gambit (Issue 2)
5
Jerry K. Hartman Bluff Force Variation
2010
CAAN Craft
7
Aaron Fisher The Graduate diagonally outjogged, both hands on deck
  • The Effect
  • The Setup
  • The Gradual Shift
  • Origins and Credits
  • On the Gradual Shift
  • On Keeping the Gradual Shift in Alignment
  • On the Moment
  • Timing the Classic Pass
  • The Gradual Shift Approach
  • Toward and Even More Deceptive Shift
  • On the Right-Hand Riffle Action
  • Alternate Approaches
Inspired by 2010
The Graduate
4
Edward Marlo Wrist Turn Pass
2010
Moments
57
Troy Hooser Breakless Passing Pass without break, use breather card
 		2010
Moments
123
Tyler Erickson Herrmann Pass Change Handling
Aug. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 8)
23
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon Roberto Giobbi sobre Dai Vernon - segunda parte Tecnicas cartomagicas de Dai Vernon
  • 1. Carta en salida interior
  • 2. Obtener un separación debajo de la carta superior
  • 3. Control de una carta (Harry Riser)
  • 4. Control múltiple
  • 5. Salto de mesa
  • 6. Devolución de cartas empalmadas
  • 7. Sujetar el mazo con cartas empalmadas
  • 8. Control después del hojeo
  • 9. Para subir la carta inferior a la parte superior del mazo durante una mezcla usual por arrastre en las manos.
  • 10. Corte múltiples falsos
 		2010
El Manuscrito (Vol. 3 No. 13)
374
Lee Asher History of the Losing Control
Related to 2010
Losing Control
3
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 2010
Losing Control
4
Harvey Rosenthal Packet Straddle Shift directly into left-hand palm
 		2010
Card Magic USA
220
Harvey Rosenthal Straddle Shift plus Reverse
2010
Card Magic USA
224
Harvey Rosenthal Center Block Straddle Shift brief
 		2010
Card Magic USA
225
Tom Stone Paper Bag Cut cutting deck inside paper bag, ACAAN suggestion
 		2011
Maelstrom
83
Msgr. Vincent Foy The One-Hand Herrmann Cut
2011
A Cut Above
68
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Spread Pass tabled spread, forward and backward action, Draw Shift related
  • Controlling the Location
VariationsAlso published here 2011
Avant-Cards
1
Tom Gagnon Slide Draw Shift deck is not picked up
 		2011
Avant-Cards
9
Tom Gagnon Faroed Spread Pass with deck in Incomplete Faro Condition
  • Two Card Control
Inspired by 2011
Avant-Cards
11
Bluff Pass
2011
Curtain Call
130
Frederick Braue Turnover Pass
Feb. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2)
92
Roberto Giobbi The Open Shift comments
Related to Sep. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 9)
22
Roberto Giobbi To Pass Or Not To Pass
Nov. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 11)
21
Paul LePaul, Jim Cellini The LePaul 360 spread pass handling
 		2012
53 Friends
19
Eric Evans Classic Pass with Pen
2012
53 Friends
32
Reverse-Spread Key-Card Placement credit information
 		2012
Confidences
158
Charlier The Charlier Cut Control
Related to 2012
Confidences
228
Roberto Giobbi S.W.E. Shift Applications
Inspired by 2012
Confidences
232
Allan Ackerman The FANcy Pass using HP (Hidden Packet maneuver), as fan is closed
Also published here 2012
The Cardjurer
7
Allan Ackerman The Ultimate Gesture Cut (UGC) light reft spread pass, credit information, with "A 2001 Variation"
Related to 2012
The Cardjurer
41
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
CTRL
3
Justin Higham Ribbon-Spread False Cut annulling the cut
Variations 2012
Prophecy Moves and Effects
21
Justin Higham Wrist-Turn Bluff Force best as self-force
Inspired by 2012
Non-Automatic Card Tricks
10
Alexander de Cova Die LePaul Spread Pass – refined handling finesses
Also published here Dec. 2012
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 3)
34
Turnover Pass
2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
7
Riffle Pass
2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
13
Steven Hamilton Watergate pass covered by top card being turned over
Related to 2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
147
Tom Gagnon One Card Ribbon Spread Pass front-and-back ribbon spread used to slide card from center to top
  • Control to the Bottom
Inspired by 2013
Too Hot for the Devil
58
Tom Gagnon By-Pass Herrmann bottom card cover pass, on cover card
 		2013
Too Hot for the Devil
104
Cut Pass
May 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 5)
49
Justin Higham Illogical Spread Control
  • Basic Handling
Related to 2013
Bold and Illogical Card Moves
28
Justin Higham Mock Pass Notes bottom half quickly placed on top as top half is replaced
 		2013
Bold and Illogical Card Moves
32
Justin Higham The Face-Up Pass
2013
Bold and Illogical Card Moves
33
Asi Wind Box Shift
Related to 2013
Just Be Croz
155
William Goodwin Windmill Pass as fan is opened and closed or adjusted, with references on fan-covered passes
 		2013
The Magic Apple Live!
30
Lee Asher Losing Control Used as an optical shift, reverse spread
 		2013
Small World
33
Christian Scherer Turnover Pass Handling
2014
Schlaglichter
308
Daniel Madison Blackout Shift Using a Scissor Cut to do a secret shift
 		2014
Placebo
31
Daniel Madison Blackout Shift 2 Using a Side Scissor Cut to do a secret shift
 		2014
Placebo
33
Daniel Madison FSWE Shift Method to fake an SWE Shift
 		2014
Placebo
37
Daniel Madison Greek Shift Single card shifted to second from bottom or second from top, straddle grip
 		2014
Placebo
41
Allan Ackerman HP Move displacement of packet under fan, "Hidden Packet"
 		2014
Blomberg Laboratories
226
Roy Walton Trigger Move apparently deck is turned over but it is cut in the process, similar to a turnover pass
 		2014
Blomberg Laboratories
299
Paul LePaul LePaul Spread Pass brief
 		2014
A Fuego Lento — Volumen I
80
William Goodwin Shake Change face-up card seen in in-the-hands spread, spread shaken up and down with both hands and face-up card changes in center of spread, light-reft spread pass
 		2014
Transform
1
Ken Krenzel Top and Bottom Cover Pass
2014
Transform
9
Steve Mayhew On the Dribble Pass
  • Dribble Pass Basics
  • Additional Tips and Advice
  • Sham Display
  • Table-Spread Dribble Pass
  • Multiple Card Control
Related to 2014
Mayhew
129
Steve Mayhew Double Dribble producing selections while dribbling cards from hand to hand
 		2014
Mayhew
139
Bluff Pass
2014
Mayhew
231
Alexander de Cova LePaul Spread Pass handling finesses
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
241
Display Pass
2016
The Secrets of So Sato
68
Jon Racherbaumer Remembrance of Things Passed commentary on the pass and its status
 		2016
Facsimile (Issue 5)
29
Roberto Giobbi Ten Covers for the Pass
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 18)
299
Roberto Giobbi The Parallel Shift side steal dynamics
  • Variation
 		2016
Standup Card Magic
51
Dr. James Nuzzo Nuzzo's Propelled Palm cards spring into palm after Elias Shift, also as pass to bottom
 		June 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 6)
57
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Invisible Influence (Jonah Berger)
  • Should Magicians Pass on the Pass?
 		Sep. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 9)
20
Tom Stone Bluff Finesse
Sep. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 9)
58
Mock Pass
2016
The Complete Walton — Volume 3
107
Justin Higham Self-Working Turnover Pass
  • Tabled Handling
  • Swing-Cut Handling
  • Stand-up Handling
 		Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
6
Bluff Pass
2017
En Route
70
Bob Farmer Open Bammo Invertolator "sort of Turnover Pass, but done openly"
 		2017
The Bammo Tarodiction Toolbox (Issue Addendum #6)
2
Edo Huang Sandwich Vanish sandwich cards on top vanish and appear in the center with selection, first part basically Ed Marlo's Bluff Sandwich
Related to 2017
Daily Dose
18
James Swain Should I Learn the Pass?
  • Derek Dingle's Breakthrough
  • Meeting Fred Kaps
  • My Calling Card
  • Being Ahead
  • How Can I Learn the Pass?
  • Tricks with the Pass
  • Is it Worth it?
 		May 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 5)
72
Derek Dingle Derek Dingle's Riffle Pass
Also published here May 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 5)
75
Akira Fujii The Palm Pass
June 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 6)
89
Akira Fujii The No Break Pass starts with top half out-jogged
 		June 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 6)
92
Johnny Thompson Bluff Pass Handling
2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
68
Arthur Finley Arthur Finley Shift
Related to 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
223
Johnny Thompson Pass vs Shift a definition/distinction
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
223
Charlie Miller Covering Erdnase covers for the one-handed shift
  • Tugging the Sleeves
  • The Scoot
Inspired by 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
257
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Kiss Pass with (Johnny Thompson) or without (Dai Vernon) pause in the middle
Related to 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
149
Asi Wind Box Shift deck secretly cut as it is removed from case
 		2018
Repertoire
21
Asi Wind Box Cover Shift cutting the deck at specific spot during removal from case, displacing single card
 		2018
Repertoire
33
Center Block Pass
2018
Repertoire
59
Lorenz Schär Longitudinal Slide Shift
  • Coberturas para el Longitudinal Slide Shift
  • El Longitudinal Slide Shift como control de pie
Also published here 2018
Longitudinal Slide Shift
2
Lorenz Schär El Longitudinal Slide Shift como salto con cobertura superior as a cover pass
Also published here 2018
Longitudinal Slide Shift
12
Giancarlo Scalia Bluff Pass Control
2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
210
Eddie McColl Charlier Shift Control
Mar. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 3)
62
Larry Jennings Circle Shift deck turned in a circle end for end as cover
Also published here 2018
Pure Imagination
119
Allan Ackerman Ultimate Gesture Cut (UGC) & The Joker Cull light reft spread pass, credit information, culling a named card (also face down with memorized deck)
Related toAlso published here 2019
Card Theater
12
Allan Ackerman Ultimate Gesture Cut as Prophecy Move light reft
 		2019
Card Theater
47
Edward Marlo One Fantastic Move
2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
122
Paul LePaul LePaul Spread Pass
2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
277
Shane Cobalt The Open Shift comments
Related to 2019
The Acorn Notes
29
Shane Cobalt The S. W. E. Shift comments
Related to 2019
The Acorn Notes
31
Lorenz Schär Longitudinal Slide Shift
  • Covers for the Longitudinal Slide Shift
  • The Longitudinal Slide Shift as a Stand-Up Control
Also published here 2019
Cards Against Reality
17
Lorenz Schär Longitudinal Slide Shift - As a Top-Cover Pass
Also published here 2019
Cards Against Reality
28
Lorenz Schär Longitudinal Slide Shift - As a Bottom-Cover Pass
2019
Cards Against Reality
30
Lorenz Schär Longitudinal Slide Shift - As a Top- and Bottom-Cover Pass
2019
Cards Against Reality
32
Lorenz Schär Longitudinal Slide Shift - As a Color Change
2019
Cards Against Reality
32
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Spread Pass tabled spread, forward and backward action, Draw Shift related
Also published here 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
5
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Spread Pass as double cut substitute, top card transferred to bottom as back-to-front ribbon spread is gathered
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
51
Tom Gagnon ZigZag Pass tabled light-reft spread pass, forward-backward spreading
Related to 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
126
Tom Gagnon ZigZag Insertion Pass tabled light-reft spread pass as card is inserted in spread
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
129
Tom Gagnon ZigZag Incomplete Faro Pass tabled light-reft spread pass with deck in incomplete faro condition
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
131
Tom Gagnon ZigZag Top Control tabled light-reft spread pass as control to top
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
134
Tom Gagnon ZigZag Bottom Control tabled light-reft spread pass as control to bottom
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
137
Tom Gagnon Zigging & Zagging the Cut tabled light-reft spread pass to undo a cut
Inspired by 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
140
Tom Gagnon ZigZag Undercut tabled light-reft spread pass as transfer cut, three methods
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
145
Tom Gagnon TCC Sideslip Spread Pass "Top Card Cover", tabled spread pass
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
152
Tom Gagnon Plunger Straddle Pass straddle pass as strip-out after Multiple Insertion Plunger Jog
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
271
Jason England Straddle Pass Credit Information
2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
271
Tom Gagnon Fan Square-Up Pass top card cover pass from one-handed fan
Also published here 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
321
Helder Guimarães Hidden in Plain Sight - Divide and Turn kind of a combination of turnover pass and light-reft spread pass
Related to 2019
Secret Language — Volume 1
38
Tan Hock Chuan, Edward Marlo Tan Hock Chaun Pass
Also published here 2019
Output (Issue 1)
23
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Spread Pass tabled spread, forward and backward action, Draw Shift related
Also published here Sep. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 9)
31
Spread Pass Variation while stripping out two out-jogged cards
 		2019
The Illusioneer
166
Bébel Non-Classic Pass
Also published here
  • Arcane #83, July 1996
 May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 2 (Spring #2))
270
Kyohei Tatsukawa The Tudinal-Longi Shift
  • As a Cover Pass
  • As a Multiple Shift
Inspired by 2020
The Neat Review (Issue 3 - Tokyo 2020)
120
Steve Forte Chapter 4 - Beating the Cut
  • Introduction
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
279
Steve Forte Shifts the shift in gambling
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
280
Steve Forte Classic Shift "a few, short, general observations"
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
280
Steve Forte Variants
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
282
Steve Forte one-handed get-ready left fingers lever top half up as soon as hands meet
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
282
Steve Forte palm-hinge shift kind of side-steal shift
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
282
Steve Forte fast Herrmann
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
283
Steve Forte fast Charlier using both hands
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
284
Steve Forte fast S. W. E.
Inspired by 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
285
Steve Forte On Immediacy when executing a Shift
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
286
Steve Forte palm-shift top half palmed and slid underneath
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
286
toss-shift by hustler BH
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
286
Steve Forte Side-to-side Shift side-steal type, with covers and variants
  • throw side-to-side shift
  • squared side-to-side shift
Variations 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
287
Steve Forte Longways Shift forward movement in one plane
Inspired by 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
290
Steve Forte Back-shift top half moved backwards and under bottom half
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
292
Steve Forte Spin-Shift credit information
Related toVariations 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
293
Steve Forte spin-shift variant as deck is picked up
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
294
Steve Forte no-step fingertip spinner in-the-hands version, two variations
Inspired byVariations 2020
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Steve Forte One-handed Finisher
2020
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Steve Forte In-the-air Shift deck turned sideways and tapped on table
 		2020
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Steve Forte Belly-shift using body
 		2020
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Steve Forte One-handed Shifts comments on using one-handed shifts for gambling
 		2020
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Steve Forte Bottom-slug Shift bringing only bottom slug back to bottom
 		2020
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Steve Forte Mexican Joe bringing only bottom slug back to bottom, with spin-shift dynamics
Inspired by 2020
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Steve Forte Casino Burn-card Shift bottom cover pass
 		2020
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Steve Forte cut-card shifts as cut card is inserted, several solutions
 		2020
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Steve Forte Incomplete Shifts freezing before complete square-up
 		2020
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Steve Forte Open Shifts speed-shifts
 		2020
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Steve Forte Standard Hop draw shift
  • short sweep
  • flat-to-flat
  • forward tap
  • left-hand cover
  • delaying the hop
 		2020
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Steve Forte Riffle Shuffle Position Hop
2020
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Steve Forte Back-side Hop
2020
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Steve Forte Standard "Elevator" Hop right-hand end grip
  • long sweep
  • short sweep
  • table slide-off
  • variants
 		2020
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Steve Forte Slide-Unders bottom half is secretly slid under tabled top half instead of placing it on top
  • natural slide-under
  • touch slide-under
  • off-the-table slide-unders
 		2020
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Steve Forte Bottom-Slug Hops bottom slug secretly slid back to bottom as bottom half is placed on top half
  • bottom-slug hop, one card
  • bottom-slug hop, multiple cards
Related to 2020
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Steve Forte Tappers ending with tapping action on table
 		2020
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Steve Forte ping-pong hop tapping-on-table cover
 		2020
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Steve Forte spin-pong hop tapping-on-table cover
Inspired by 2020
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Steve Forte spin tapper tapping-on-table cover
 		2020
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Steve Forte back-of-the-hand tapper tapping-on-table cover
Inspired by 2020
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check tapper by hustler FF, tapping-on-table cover, involving bumping a check into pot
 		2020
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Steve Forte Drops as cut is assembled a section is accidentally dropped and the shift made
  • Standard Drops
    • gin-spread drop
    • half-deck drop (BH)
 		2020
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Steve Forte Summary
2020
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Steve Forte Shifts analysis and fact checks
  • Annotators
  • Recommendation
Related to 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
673
Roberto Giobbi Dribble Pass as example for Actions of Confirmation
 		2021
Sharing Secrets
15
Roberto Giobbi The Goldin Pass display pass
Related to 2021
Sharing Secrets
45
Roberto Giobbi The Intelligent Spread Pass management
 		2021
Sharing Secrets
55
Florian Brooks Altea Pass square-up cover for Herrmann pass
 		2022
Spirit in the Walls
42
Riffle Selection bluff pass riffle force
 		2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
58
Dai Vernon Slow-Motion Classic Pass showing bottom, then lowering deck again and doing slow classic pass, from private lecture notes by P. Howard Lyons
 		2022
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
84
Dai Vernon Pick-Up Classic Pass management of classic pass instantly after picking up deck after cut, from private lecture notes by P. Howard Lyons
 		2022
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
84
Dai Vernon Misdirection for Charlier Pass from private lecture notes by P. Howard Lyons
 		2022
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
86
Dai Vernon On Passes comments on classic pass, one-hand pass, riffle pass, from private lecture notes by P. Howard Lyons
 		2022
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
89
Dai Vernon Slipping the Cut draw shift, from private lecture notes by Gene Matsuura
 		2022
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
106
Dai Vernon Erdnase One Hand Shift from private lecture notes by Gene Matsuura
Related to 2022
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
106
Daniel Garcia Expertalk: Daniel Garcia on the Angle Pass
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
210
David Jade Swing Control similar to Bow-to-stern Control
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
225
Eric LeBlon Expertalk: Eric Leblon on the Turnover Pass
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
240
Jamie Kurtz Expertalk: Jamie Kurtz on the Digital Revolve Pass
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2005
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
369
Tom Stone One-Handed Pass
Also published here
  • MAGIC, June 2006
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
510
Ernesto Melero Expertalk: Ernesto Melero on the S.W.E. Shift
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2006
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
562
Light-Reft Spread Pass reverse spreading the halves
Related to 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
19
Tom Gagnon Top Card Cover Spread Pass
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
80
Jack Carpenter Carpenter's Cut Card Hop
2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
116
Jack Carpenter One-Handed Table Spread Shift to the bottom, ribbon spread cover, cover cards, "LeClaire Pass"
 		2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
118
Jack Carpenter Slap and Tap one-handed table shift
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
120
Roger Klause Top Card Cover S.W.E. Shift
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
144
Gordon Bruce Bruce's Top Card Cover S.W.E.
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
146
Jean-Pierre Vallarino J.P. Spread Pass variation of LePaul Spread Pass, forward spreading of deck
 		2022
Vallarino
49
Paul LePaul Spread Pass brief
 		2022
Vallarino
228
John Bannon Bluff Pass Force
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
64
Table Drag Shift brief
 		2023
Combined Card Notes
7
Jan Imhof First Alternative Switch: Face-up Cover Pass Switch spectator apparently shuffles whole deck by shuffling one half and then the other
Related to 2023
Erwin's Cat
23
Allan Ackerman The HP Maneuver and Applications Hidden PacketManeuver, underneath thumb fan
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 1
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Allan Ackerman The Fancy Pass using HP (Hidden Packet maneuver), as fan is closed
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 1
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Allan Ackerman The Ultimate Gesture Cut (UGC) and The Joker Cull light reft spread pass, credit information, culling a named card (also face down with memorized deck)
  • The Joker Cull
Also published here 2024
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