Strike Second Deal
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Strike Second Deal
I was practicing my Strike Second Deal and read on a forum that professional cheaters use a brief of 1/64 of an inch (roughly 0.3 mm). I was wondering if it is possible, I have a brief of about half the white border or a little bit more, I have studied the move for just a month, that's why. But what do you think? Oh, I use a small brief just if I have to do fake Center Deals, otherwise I just use the brief of a normal deal and lift the thumb. If you have tips too they are very welcome.
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If you were given knowlege of what works in real cheating ... would you write in public?
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It's not so much about the brief as it is about the rhythm!
I really like Ian Kendall's teaching on this, you should check it out: http://virtualmagicshow.com/blog/?p=718
I really like Ian Kendall's teaching on this, you should check it out: http://virtualmagicshow.com/blog/?p=718
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He said I could state that on a public forum and he already talked about that on another public forum, so everything should be fine.
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I completely agree. I just wanted to know if it was possible to do what I stated.
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AlessandroPangia wrote:I completely agree. I just wanted to know if it was possible
Not by me :-)
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Jason England writes that with a warmup, he can deal seconds with a brief of about a millimeter "90% of the time". (Second Thoughts, 2006)
You're talking about a third of the size of that breach.
Perhaps somebody out there can do it, but I wonder if they could really do it under fire.
You're talking about a third of the size of that breach.
Perhaps somebody out there can do it, but I wonder if they could really do it under fire.
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Martin Nash could deal seconds with an amazingly small brief. I never got out the calipers, but it was a small fraction of the white border.
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Since my name was brought up, I'll offer something.
I deal with a mah-hoosive brief. I feel that, for magic purposes anyway, as with the pass or the top change, if you are placing that much attention onto the deck during an innocuous act of dealing cards, then you are doing something wrong.
For demonstration purposes I can see the desire to have a micro brief, but I have found that lay people are just as impressed with a smooth and rhythmic deal, providing certain other precautions are taken.
I deal with a mah-hoosive brief. I feel that, for magic purposes anyway, as with the pass or the top change, if you are placing that much attention onto the deck during an innocuous act of dealing cards, then you are doing something wrong.
For demonstration purposes I can see the desire to have a micro brief, but I have found that lay people are just as impressed with a smooth and rhythmic deal, providing certain other precautions are taken.
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Ian, I totally agree with you, I believe that for most applications in magic a half an inch brief is excellent if it has correct rhythm.
Martin Nash had a very small brief, but we are still talking about 1-2mm. He was very proficient even with a very tiny brief. I got useful tips from his videos.
Jason England is also very good at the move, but that brief seems too small for me. There is a video of Yiannis where he demonstrates a pure Walter Scott Second Deal: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IsdfXb0Aq4)
It seems very very small, maybe what I am looking for.
And Jean-Jacques Sanvert:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QogtLNt ... apOChZM%3D) minute 2:00, where he has the Tally Ho Circle Back Blue.
I am still not fully convinced about the truth about real cheats using it, because I don't think it will be 100% reliable, but it came from one of them...
Martin Nash had a very small brief, but we are still talking about 1-2mm. He was very proficient even with a very tiny brief. I got useful tips from his videos.
Jason England is also very good at the move, but that brief seems too small for me. There is a video of Yiannis where he demonstrates a pure Walter Scott Second Deal: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IsdfXb0Aq4)
It seems very very small, maybe what I am looking for.
And Jean-Jacques Sanvert:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QogtLNt ... apOChZM%3D) minute 2:00, where he has the Tally Ho Circle Back Blue.
I am still not fully convinced about the truth about real cheats using it, because I don't think it will be 100% reliable, but it came from one of them...
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"The greatest lie that was ever started by gamblers is the fact that the Strike Deal must be done with a narrowest possible margin". If my memory serves me right it should be an approximate quote. That's absolutely true, but for some instances you need to have it small, but normally I use almost half an inch and lift my thumb, that's a point that is missed, I believe that to be fully deceptive lifting the thumb is a good addition.
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Jack Carpenter has some relevant thoughts on this on his Seattle Sessions DVD's
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erdnasephile wrote:Jack Carpenter has some relevant thoughts on this on his Seattle Sessions DVD's
It is on by "To Buy" list. Without revealing too much, does he go over the brief and rhythm?
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Yes, he does--it's on Volume 2. Be advised that Mr. Carpenter is of the school that the size of the brief really doesn't matter--so if you are looking for ways to decrease the breach size, he's not your guy. However, I find his tips extremely helpful--he dashes several myths. (I do wish Brooks, et al had used at couple more cameras during this shoot).
(FWIW, the best second deal I've ever seen demonstrated is Steve Forte's on his Gambling Protection Series DVD's. The brief he uses in that set appears to be larger than 1 mm (looking in Slo-Mo), yet at real speed it is completely invisible. It's amazing someone can deal so deceptively so fast.)
(FWIW, the best second deal I've ever seen demonstrated is Steve Forte's on his Gambling Protection Series DVD's. The brief he uses in that set appears to be larger than 1 mm (looking in Slo-Mo), yet at real speed it is completely invisible. It's amazing someone can deal so deceptively so fast.)
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Wouldn't the brief depend on what honest deal you are imitating?
If the honest deal is to draw off the top card with your right thumb without first pushing the card to the right with your left thumb, I'd think you'd want a tiny brief.
But if the honest deal is to push the top card to the right at an angle before taking it with the right hand, then you don't need to hide that fact, in which case you have a ready-made large brief.
Isn't there some history about this deal that relates to the fact that it was originally intended to make sure the dealer wasn't able to glimpse the second card from the top? Then, after a time, didn't it morph into something very similar to the usual deal of pushing a card to the right before taking it with the right hand?
If the honest deal is to draw off the top card with your right thumb without first pushing the card to the right with your left thumb, I'd think you'd want a tiny brief.
But if the honest deal is to push the top card to the right at an angle before taking it with the right hand, then you don't need to hide that fact, in which case you have a ready-made large brief.
Isn't there some history about this deal that relates to the fact that it was originally intended to make sure the dealer wasn't able to glimpse the second card from the top? Then, after a time, didn't it morph into something very similar to the usual deal of pushing a card to the right before taking it with the right hand?
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Jack McMillen had the finest 2 I've ever seen. Also the finest brief. It didn't look possible with that tiny brief.
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Re: Strike Second Deal
One of the best descriptions of the Strike Second is found on page 47 of Arthur Buckley's Card Control.
Andy Greget of Arizona has a number of reasonably priced early hardcover editions of this text if anyone is interested.
Andy Greget of Arizona has a number of reasonably priced early hardcover editions of this text if anyone is interested.
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Gene Maze learned the Second Deal out of Buckley's Card Control and he did it to perfection.
The real secret to the timing of the second deal is Charlie Miller's and appears in Expert Card Technique.
The real secret to the timing of the second deal is Charlie Miller's and appears in Expert Card Technique.
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Yes, I've seen a video of him doing it and was basically flawless, it looks like the top card never moves, but it moves. I've realized that timing is crucial.
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On a quick note, I got my hands on Walter Scott's tecnique and I must say it does help making the brief smaller. I have a question for you: do you think lifting the thumb is an element that can be added?
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If you want to promote a tiny brief that is your prerogative.
But don't use Jack's name to do it. I knew him for a decade and was privy to all his methods. He never in his life used a small brief and took great pride in the fact. And yes he was very good indeed.
But don't use Jack's name to do it. I knew him for a decade and was privy to all his methods. He never in his life used a small brief and took great pride in the fact. And yes he was very good indeed.
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I'm careful to stress in my Second Thoughts notes that my microscopic brief second deal is a "show-off" move only for other magicians who enjoy seeing work that fine. I used to love to sit and watch Martin Nash deal seconds that were that impressive (from a brief-size point of view), so why not do the same for the guys watching me?
But, I can tell you that I don't consider those ultra-fine seconds to be the most visually deceptive by a long shot. They're the most "impossible" looking from the standpoint of another deuce dealer, but you can tell I'm doing them from across the room if you know what to look for.
The most deceptive seconds combine timing, rhythm, wrist and hand movement, body-language and a reasonable, but not microscopic brief.
This is true regardless of whether the situation is a card game or a magic effect, although some points may be more or less important depending on the venue.
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But, I can tell you that I don't consider those ultra-fine seconds to be the most visually deceptive by a long shot. They're the most "impossible" looking from the standpoint of another deuce dealer, but you can tell I'm doing them from across the room if you know what to look for.
The most deceptive seconds combine timing, rhythm, wrist and hand movement, body-language and a reasonable, but not microscopic brief.
This is true regardless of whether the situation is a card game or a magic effect, although some points may be more or less important depending on the venue.
Jason
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Charlie Miller taught me his Second Deal. Not a tiny brief--he wasn't concerned about that because if the timing was right, the brief was never seen.
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Harry Riser describes (one of) Charlie Miller second deal in his second book; it is a strike method from a four fingers grip. Harry mentions that Charlie agreed on the fact that a very small brief does not really add to the deceptiveness but that when working for magician's, he choosed for a small brief.
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