Tutorial: Continuity & The Elmsley Count

I've always found that when I teach, I'm more inspired. I decided that I would be releasing a few tuts for you guys. That said, I didnt wanna reveal stuff to lay audiences as much as possible. It left me in a predicament, and I feel that this is the best way to fix that.

I'm going to be releasing a few tuts that show you how to improve your magic; how to make what we already do and know even better. To me, THIS is growth, while simply learning new tricks isnt really.

So I hope you enjoy these and that you take something from them.

Cheers,
Lucas

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[MrKingbolle]

really really good stuff! thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[GOMGrumpyOldMan]

1. why am I looking at your 'crutch'? - Is that your best feature?

2. The 'Elmsley', done in this position is limiting and restricts 90% of people to a body language position where all heat is on the cards and the chances of using other stratergies of misdirection are minimized. This is an issue with this style of handling, as the control you have over the 5 cards is marginally reduced. This is not a disarter but it does mean you have to put a bit more effort into the handling of the cards.

[sp60664]

dude we share the same thoughts!

i hv found out that only a little subtlety (e.g. a pause, gesture) can greatly improve a lot of classic sleights

a little extra thing i wanna point out is that when doin elmsley

try to hold ur right hand still, let ur left hand to do the counting move

that would be much more natural

[acebrawler73]

at 2:32 the word you're looking for is ostensibly. But i agree with everything you said. I love to hear people talk about stuff like this. I'm excited for more thoughts on magic in the future.

[PaulTheillusionist]

Thanks!