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BASIC CARD CONTROL

AND FORCING

B A S I C C A R D C O N T R O L A N D F O R C I N G

C O N T E N T S

Standard Overhand Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Overhand Shuffle Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Controlling a Card to the Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Retaining a Card on the Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Controlling a Card to the Second from the Bottom Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Controlling a Card from the Bottom to the Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Retaining the Top Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Double Undercut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

The Riffle Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Classic Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

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B A S I C C A R D C O N T R O L A N D F O R C I N G

Standard Overhand Shuffle

In the genuine Overhand Shuffle, your right hand holds the deck and makes an up

and down motion as the thumb of the other left hand draws off clumps of cards.

These cards are then allowed to tilt backward against the waiting fingers - making

room for the next cluster. In the course of a genuine shuffle, this action is usually

repeated three or four times. A series of real overhand shuffles will actually mix

the cards quite well.

Figure 1

Overhand Shuffle Control

As convincing and innocent as this shuffle may appear to the onlooker, the

Overhand Shuffle is one of a magician’s best friends. The reason, of course, is

that it readily lends itself to the control of one or more playing cards for discovery

later.

In most all cases, the card or cards you wish to control will start out on the top

of the deck. How they get there will depend upon the effect you are performing.

If you are having a card selected and returned to the deck, you’ll need to first

bring the chosen card to the top using the pass or Double Undercut technique

covered later in this publication.

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Controlling a Card to the Bottom

Let’s assume you’ve double undercut a selected card to the top of the pack. To

shuffle it to the bottom of the deck, you simply draw off only the top card first,

see Figure 1. This card is allowed to fall back against your waiting fingers and

of the rest of the cards are shuffled on top of it as with a Standard Overhand

Shuffle, see Figure 2.

Figure 2

Retaining a Card on the Bottom

Once there, you’ll often want to keep the card on the bottom of the deck while

shuffling. As you lower the deck to draw of the first clump, grip the card on the

bottom of the deck with your fingers - drawing it off along with the first cluster of

cards from the front. Again follow with the Standard technique for the completion

of the shuffle. This keeps the selected card right where you want it, while it

appears you are thoroughly mixing the pack.

Controlling a Card to the Second

from the Bottom Position

With a selected card positioned second from the bottom, you can show a specta-

tor that their card isn’t on the top or bottom of the deck. The inference being, of

course, it’s hopelessly lost. This position also sets you up for the Glide or will help

you bring the card back up to the second from the top spot with another false

shuffle. To bring a card second to the bottom, you simply draw off the front and

back card simultaneously as shown in Figure 3. Then, continue the shuffle using

the Standard technique.

Figure 3

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Controlling a Card from

the Bottom to the Top

To bring a card from the bottom to the top, you actually start off with a Standard

Overhand Shuffle for the first few clumps of cards. As you near the end, “milk” the

cards one at a time with your thumb instead of pulling them off in clumps. All of

the cards, down to the last one (the selected card), are pulled off in this manner.

This same method is used to automatically bring a card that is second from the

bottom to a second from the top position.

Retaining the Top Stock

If you’re working with a pre-arranged stock of cards and want to keep them intact,

lower the deck as if to draw off the first clump, however injog (offset) the first card

toward you with the thumb of your other hand. Leave the top stock and injogged

card in your hand and shuffle off the balance of the bottom of the deck on top

of them. The protruding card marks the spot where the stacked deck begins. To

“correct” the deck, hold it in the left hand dealers’ grip and push down with your

right thumb as you slide the card back into the deck. This will create a small break

which you can hold with your left little finger, see Figure 4. At this point you can

cut or double undercut (a smaller stock) back to the top.

Figure 4

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