General Comments

51 entries in Cards / Sleights / Palming / General Comments
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Victor Farelli Palming - The Cards to Use
1933 Farelli's Card Magic — Part One 52
Victor Farelli Common Faults
  • Curling the Forefinger
  • Stiffness of the Arm
  • Spreading the Thumb
 		1933 Farelli's Card Magic — Part One 53
Jean Hugard To Palm a Number of Cards from the Top left thumb pushes cards up
Related to 1935 Card Manipulations (Issue 4) 83
Eddie Joseph Card Palming
1942 Greater Card Tricks 8
Dariel Fitzkee Palming
1948 The Card Expert Entertains 80
Al Leech The Palm general comments
 		1954 Handbook Of Card Sleights 6
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - Card Palming
1957 The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 193
Rick Johnsson The Basic Position sitting position for perfect angles using the Tenkai Palm
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 3
Bill Tarr Palming different positions
  • Classic Palm
  • Pinkie Palm
  • Back Palm
 		1976 Now you see it, now you don't! 22
Harry Lorayne The Palm
1977 The Magic Book 68
Andrew Galloway The Palm misdirection applied to palming
 		1980 Diverting Card Magic 8
Ken De Courcy The Palm Problem
1980 Cards in Cabaret 35
Ross Bertram Palming tips
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 128
Michael Ammar The Natural Lay of the Hand essay on hand position while palming
 		1988 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7&8 Arcane) 16
Arturo de Ascanio Psicologia del Empalme I. Importancia del Empalme. Sus Dificultades.
II. La Cobertura del Empalme
1. El Pre-Empalme
2. El Momento del Empalme
3. La Retirada de la Mano libre
A) El efecto "tubo"
B) Ley del movimiento prioritario
4. Conservación de la Carta empalmada
A) Naturalidad
a) Naturalidad estática
b) Naturalidad dinámica
B) Diversión
a) Diversión mental
b) Diversión fisica
C) Soltura despistante, utilización inocua
a) Soltura despistante
b) Utilización inocua
D) Cadencia
5. Deposito o Devolución de la Carta empalmada
III. Conclusión
Also published here 1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 6 48
Michael Close On Palming general discussion of classic palm with headings
  • The Grip
  • The Swing Points
  • The Pivot Point
 		1993 Workers Number 3 45
Sid Fleischman How Did That Card Get In My Hand?
1993 The Charlatan's Handbook 166
Roberto Giobbi Palming introduction
 		1996 Card College — Volume 2 269
Roberto Giobbi, Arturo de Ascanio Theoretical Considerations
1996 Card College — Volume 2 271
Roberto Giobbi Advanced Palming Techniques Introduction
 		1998 Card College — Volume 3 703
Ellis Stanyon Chapter 15: Various Methods of Palming Cards comments on palming
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 237
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note comments on palming
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 238
Barry Price Introduction essay on palming
 		2000 Palming: For The Terrified iii
Barry Price Now what? palming without tell
 		2000 Palming: For The Terrified 19
John Carney On Palming chapter intro
 		2002 The Book of Secrets 52
Wesley James Palming... essay and basic palm positions
  • Classic Palm
  • Classic Palm Grip with First Finger (Marlo)
  • Thumb Palm
  • Gambler's Flat Palm
Related to 2004 Enchantments 121
Arturo de Ascanio The Psychology of Palming
  • The Importance of Palming and Its Difficulties
  • Covering the Palm
  • The Pre-Palm
  • The Palm Proper
  • Withdrawal of the Free Hand
  • The Tube Effect
  • Law of Primary Motion
  • Holding Out
  • Naturalness
  • Static Naturalness
  • Dynamic Naturalness
  • Misdirection
  • Disarming Looseness-Innocent Use of the Hand
  • Timing
  • The Replacement
  • Conclusion
Also published here 2005 The Magic of Ascanio — The Structural Conception of Magic 77
Dai Vernon The Action Palm quoted from reference, on action palm concept
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, August 1935
 2008 Prolix (Issue 4) 252
Dai Vernon Continuing with Revelations... Gambler's Palm vs Magician's Palm
 		Aug. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 8) 56
S. W. Erdnase, Roberto Giobbi On the Erdnase System of Palming
2012 Confidences 220
Ricky Smith Learning Palming
Also published here 2015 Nothing as it Seems 17
Roberto Giobbi Palming short intro
 		2016 Standup Card Magic 75
Ricky Smith Learning Palming
Also published here 2017 Threeve 7
Edo Huang Advice on Palming
2017 Daily Dose 58
Shane Cobalt Palming
2019 The Acorn Notes 25
John Galsworthy Introduction general comments on palming, handling palmed card by closing hand, intentions
 		2020 Notes Concerning the Palming of Cards 6
Steve Forte Chapter 7 - Mucks, Holding out, Coolers and More
  • Introduction
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 505
Steve Forte Holding Out intro
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 529
Steve Forte Break-offs definition
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 529
Steve Forte Palming
2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 566
Steve Forte Action Palms
2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 575
Steve Forte Replacements "capping the deck", after a spectator's shuffle, several examples for procedures
  • card tricks
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 580
Steve Forte Dealer Caps - Beat the Cut
2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 583
Steve Forte Cutter Caps - Beat the Cut
2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 585
Steve Forte Summary
2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 605
Steve Forte The Erdnase System of Palming analysis and fact checks
  • Top Palms (first and second methods)
  • Annotators
  • Bottom Palms (first and second methods)
  • Bottom Palm When Cards Are Riffled
  • Recommendation
Related to 2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 666
Steve Forte To Maintain the Bottom Palm While Dealing analysis and fact checks
  • Recommendation
Related to 2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 670
Idan Kaufman Introduction
2020 Palmoholic 4
Roberto Giobbi Top Palm & Be Natural
2021 Sharing Secrets 24
Florian Brooks Prologue: Taking the Palm out of Palming
2022 Spirit in the Walls 4
Jamy Ian Swiss Topping the Deck: The Perfect Move introductory comments
  • Squaring the Pack
Related to 2022 Topping the Deck 1