The William W. Larsen Memorial Library

Basic Card Technique

Author/Editor: Kaufman, Richard

2003 DVD release of 1998 videotape

BASIC HANDLING TECHNIQUES
Dealing Position
Thumb Count
Pinky Break
Pinky Break (One Handed)
Peeling Cards
Spectator Peek

CUTS AND CONTROLS
Double Undercut (Top to Bottom)
Double Undercut (Middle to Top)
Double Undercut (Bottom to Top)
False Cut (Paul Rosini)
Tabled False Cut
Multiple Shift (Dai Vernon)
Multiple Shift (Carmen D’Amico)

SHUFFLE TECHNIQUES
Hindu Shuffle
Overhand Shuffle
Overhand Shuffle – Injog Control
Overhand Shuffle – Outjog Control
Overhand Shuffle – Chopping Off Groups of Cards
Overhand Shuffle – Running Cards Singly
Overhand Shuffle – Throwing The Balance On Top
Overhand Shuffle – Shuffling Off
Faro Shuffle
Faro Shuffle – In-Faro Shuffle
Faro Shuffle – Out-Far Shuffle
Zarrow Shuffle (Herb Zarrow)

PALMS, SWITCHES, TURNOVERS
Double Lift
Light Double Lift (Dai Vernon)
Hit Double Lift (Dr. Jacob Daley)
Top Palm
Bottom Palm (Cliff Green)
Side Steal
Top Change – Old Style
Top Change (Robert-Houdin)
Top Change (Paul LePaul)
Multiple Top Change

FORCES AND GLIMPSES
Hindu Shuffle Force
Cross-Cut Force (Max Holden)
Cut Deeper Force (Ed Balducci)
Riffle Force
Turnaround Glimpse
Spread Glimpse

COUNTS, ADDITIONS, STEALS
Elmsley Count (Alex Elmsley)
Jordan Count (Charles Jordan)
Hamman Count (Bro. John Hamman)
Biddle Move (Elmer Biddle)
Braue Addition (Frederick Braue)
Secret Subtraction (J.K. Hartman)