Bottoms Up
Bottoms up for this control!
It is one of the most deceptive controls that
I know of. It's based on a move by Harvey
Rosenthal and I know that J.K.
Hartman also has something similar.
I use it all the time. This move is hard to
beat when you have to control a card to the
bottom of the deck. I offer no apologies for
my enthusiasm about this! It is really good
for tricks like Spell The Name. By
the way, it also happens to be a particular
favorite of mine! The beauty of this move
is in the simplicity of the sleight and in
the subtle way of controlling a specific card.
Of course, I do not claim much originality;
several other moves of this nature have seen
print before, but I stick out my neck about
this one and strongly advise you to master
it.
EFFECT
Not a trick or routine but a sure-fire way
to control a selected card to the bottom of
the deck while apparently losing it in the
middle of the deck!
PERFORMANCE
Keep the deck face down in the left hand dealing
position. The left thumb riffles down at the
outer corner while asking a spectator to say
"stop". At the "stop" the right hand clearly
and openly grips the top portion of the deck
from above the forefinger curled on top, the
other fingers at the outer short side and
the thumb at the inner short side-Biddle Grip.
Move the top half of the deck into a vertical
position so that the bottom card of that portion
is facing the audience. The left hand moves
simultaneously and approaches the right hand
portion with the left SECOND finger pointing
to the selected card at its left index pip
corner (Figure 1). The
two portions are now both facing audience
at your face height. Carefully study Figure
1.
Once the spectators have
had a good look at the selected card move
the hands down, bringing the two portions
parallel to the floor (or to the table). AT
THE SAME TIME, the right hand moves the top
portion slightly to the left. The left second
finger never leaves its contact with (maybe
just a little more than a quarter of an inch)
has, as its effect, to side jog the bottom
card to the right (the right hand covers this
at all times) as shown in Figure
2 (bottom view).
Automatically the left second
fingertip is now also in contact with the
SECOND card from the bottom, which is, without
any pause, moved (slid) to the left by the
second finger and it is gripped by the forefinger
on top and second finger below (Figure
3).
Totally remove the card and
place it onto the right hand portion (Figure 4) and then place the left hand portion on top of
all, apparently trapping the selected card
on the middle of the deck. Really, the selection
is on the bottom. Square the deck and you
are done!
NOTES
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The left second finger
presses VERY LIGHTLY on the card. Remember,
you move the RIGHT HAND to the left. You
many be tempted to push the card with
the left second finger to the right instead
of moving the right hand portion to the
left. Either way the move will work.
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The left second finger
NEVER leaves its contact with the card.
It is brought there with the good excuse
to point to the selected card and remains
there until the second card from the bottom
is slid to the left, removed with the
two fingers and brought onto the right
hand portion. The move is undetectable
and deceptive.
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