Dexterity Manual

Instructions for over three dozen sleight-of-hand moves and effects with cards

Book
2008
Written by Justin Higham*
Work of Justin Higham*
68 pages (Stapled), published by unknown publisher
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
51 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Justin Higham* Foreword
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Justin Higham* The Anti-Gravity Shift one-handed shift that is done from pinky break, hand can be in any position (including upside down)
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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
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Justin Higham* One-handed Slip Pass Secret one handed Slip Cut
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Justin Higham* One-handed Pull-out one handed method of transferring card from center to top
Related to
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Justin Higham* Around-the-Deck Reversal Secret reversal of bottom card to the top of deck
Related to
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Justin Higham* Fake Zarrow Shuffle modified handling of Fake Zarrow Shuffle from Collected Card Notes
  • Second Version
  • Third Version
Inspired by
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Justin Higham* Svengali-ish Convincer Zarrow/Shank shuffle convincer with unsquared deck (deck left in slight reverse faro condition)
Related to
Variations
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Justin Higham* Up-The-Ladder Finesse
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Justin Higham* Multiple Undershuffle Finessed handling of a multiple undercut in the hands
Inspired by
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Justin Higham* Deal Shuffle Slop style shuffle with both hands in Mechanics grip, just pushing over packets from left to right hand. Can be used as:
  • Key card placement
  • Control (top or bottom)
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Benjamin Earl Logical Strip-Cut Force spectator say stop anytime during a strip-cut sequence, top card dealt out as selection
Related to
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Benjamin Earl Logical Strip Discovery Using the Logical Strip-Cut Force during an Ace Production or with a stacked deck
Related to
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Justin Higham* Illogical Strip-Cut Force Spectator says stop during stip-cut sequence, magician deals face card onto table as selection (modified Hindu Shuffle Force)
Related to
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Justin Higham* Illogical Strip Cut Aces locate all four Aces using Illogical Strip Cut Force
Inspired by
Related to
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Justin Higham* Sympathetic Triumph Card that is left face up after Triumph shuffle is the mate of previously made selection
Related to
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Justin Higham* Illogical Spread Force Tabled spread is separated and top card is dealt off as selection
Variations
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Justin Higham* One-Handed IDF One handed variation on the Cross Cut Force where top packet is flipped face up
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Justin Higham* One Handed Flip-Over Force
Inspired by
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Justin Higham* False Throw-Cut Force Using False Swing Cut as force after riffle stop, uses Fourth Method of Single False Cuts (Marlo's Magazine vol. 6)
Inspired by
Variations
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Justin Higham* Illogical False Throw-Cut Force
Inspired by
Related to
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Justin Higham* Illogical Riffle Force Riffle Force done upside down, where the two packets are openly transposed
Also published here
Variations
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Justin Higham*, Roger Crosthwaite Third-Eye Force Spectator says stop while magician deals cards on table, bottom card of tabled packet is slid out
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Justin Higham* Tilted Fake Removal pretend to take card from center of deck, actually take bottom card
Also published here
Inspired by
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Justin Higham* CO2 Lazy Man's Card to Pocket, but even lazier - no palming required
Inspired by
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Justin Higham* Cognitive Transposition two cards transpose, and then the suits on the cards transpose
Variations
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Justin Higham* Biddle Appearance face-up card appears to be thrown onto the table from thin air
Related to
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Justin Higham* Biddle-Appearance Sandwich sandwich sequence using the Biddle Appearance
Related to
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Justin Higham* Biddle-Appearance Collectors Collectors routine with Biddle Appearance (reference to Apex Ace by Frank Garcia)
Related to
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Justin Higham* Chinatown Bluff Card/Copper/Silver routine with Chinatown presentation
Inspired by
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Justin Higham* Jungian Poker five poker hands dealt, spectator peeks at one card from a poker hand, all cards are collected and re-dealt, performer gets winning hand of straight flush consisting of peeked at card
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
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Justin Higham* Longitudinal Monte three Card Monte tabled routine, cards held longitudinally
Inspired by
  • "Marlo's Monte & Moves" (Edward Marlo, The Sorcerer's Eyes, Vol. 3, Issue 33-36, 1981)
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Justin Higham*, Edward Marlo Longitudinal Monte Switch
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Justin Higham* Mini-Faro, Pseudo Centres Pseudo centre routine - spectator get Kings, performer gets Aces, uses Mini Faro concept
Related to
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Justin Higham* Mini Faro Faroing Aces into deck in preparation for stacking later
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Justin Higham* Spectator Cuts a Run of Seven Spectator cuts seven piles, top cards are Ace to Seven of Hearts (strong rummy hand)
Inspired by
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Justin Higham* Digital Poker deck placed in pocket, full house pulled out with each card clipped between the fingers
Related to
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Justin Higham* Digital Aces Ace Production with Digital Poker technique
Related to
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Justin Higham* No-Palm Digital Poker Alternative method for Digital Poker
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Justin Higham* Subconscious Culling Poker deal demo, magician gets four Aces, presentation involves technique called "subconscious culling"
Inspired by
  • "Subconscious Poker" (Bob Fisher, The Sphinx)
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Justin Higham* Riffle-Shuffle Sandwich Skill demo of shuffle tracking to sandwich selection
Inspired by
Related to
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Edward Marlo Controlled Riffle Shuffle From Advanced Fingertip Control, how to time the shuffle properly to avoid sandwich cards
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Justin Higham* Spectator-Shuffled Sandwich Spectator apparently shuffles selection between sandwich cards
Related to
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Justin Higham* The Magician, The Fool, and The Wheel of Fortune Tarot cards spelled to get to predicted playing card
Inspired by
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18/35 Principle
Related to
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Justin Higham* Deal, Count, Spell Different handling for The Magician, The Fool and The Wheel of Fortune with six-sided die
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Justin Higham* Off-Centre Coincidence Deck is split in half, dealt down, two selections appear at the same time
Inspired by
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Justin Higham* Pseudo Topper four random cards laid on table, spectator chooses one, revealed to be selection, the other three suddenly change to match as four-of-a-kind
Inspired by
  • The New Tops, Apr. 1966
  • "Simple Topper" (Justin Higham, Clairvoyant and Related Effects, 2007)
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Justin Higham* Sense of Touch Location Card selected and lost amongst one of three piles, performer eliminates all, except selection
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
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Justin Higham*, Kevin Baker The NoBo Lie Detector "No" = Bottom
  • First Version
  • Second Version (Kevin Baker)
  • Third Version (Kevin Baker)
  • Fourth Version (Kevin Baker)
  • Fifth Version
  • Sixth Version
  • Seventh Version
  • Eighth Version (Kevin Baker)
  • Ninth Version
  • Tenth Version (Kevin Baker)
Inspired by
  • Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks, pp. 130-133
Related to
Variations
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Justin Higham* Intuitive Twenty-One Card Trick
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
  • Fourth Method
Inspired by
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Data entered by Harapan Ong, May 2016.