Card Fan
While not part of the mechanics of an actual trick, the fanning of a deck is an important visual signal. Much like a peacock, proudly fanning out its tail in a colorful display, this is the magician instilling confidence of his handling skills and professionalism with the audience. If the first thing that they saw was a clumsily and uneven fan, then this would not show a good first impression and lower their expectations of what's to come for the rest of the performance. Practice this one until you can produce one smoothly and almost automatically. The fan in the video demo is perfectly set up to do a classic force.
Learn How To do It →Overhand Jog Shuffle
This appears to look like an ordinary overhand shuffle, but with a little practice this will allow you to appear to be shuffling the pack and completely mixing up all the cards. it relies on a subtle manipulation known as an in jog to control the position of a selected card. One of the most basic and natural looking false shuffles that you can learn.
Learn How To do it →Double Undercut Card Control
Although regarded as a basic move that is used by beginners, this is still one of the best and most natural looking methods of moving a desired card to different positions in the pack. It utilizes the pinky break. Don't underestimate this one as it will become a very useful aid in many tricks.
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