Allan Ackerman is one of the world's foremost experts at sleight-of-hand magic with playing cards. On this incredible multi-volume series of DVDs, you will be treated to an instructional course encompassing elementary sleight-of- hand all the way up through advanced card work. Allan Ackerman's Advanced Card Control Series tackles one major component of card magic on each volume, and instead of teaching you an endless encyclopedia of moves, Allan has selected what he considers to be the most practical and deceptive methods for each sleight.
After guiding you step-by-step through the various sleights, Allan also teaches you a number of professional card routines so you can apply what you have learned - audience-tested foolers that have earned him a worldwide reputation as The Las Vegas Card Expert. Magic can be a lifetime hobby and card magic is considered to be the poetry of prestidigitation. So grab a deck of cards, sit back and let Allan Ackerman's succinct, laid-back teaching style guide you through the joys of professional card magic! You'll be fooling your friends and family in no time at all!
VOLUME 5: Shuffle Work
Sleights and Moves:
- G.W. Hunter False Shuffle
- Erdnase False Shuffle
- Strip-Out False Shuffle
- Up The Ladder
- Pull-Through with a Cut
- The Zarrow Shuffle
- The Shank Shuffle
- Slip Shod
- Vernon's Two-Shuffle Concept
- The Sideways Shank Shuffle
- Controlling the Top Stock
- Controlling the Bottom Stock
- Ireland's Red/Black Shuffle
- Downs' Red/Black Shuffle
- Double Undercut to Top
- Double Undercut to Bottom
- Top Block Transfer
- Bottom Block Transfer
- Tabled Fake Cut
- Stover Fake Cut
- Ose Fake Cut
- Triple Fake Cut
- Fake Double Swing Cut
- Fake Triple Swing Cut
- Tabled Slip Cut
- Off-The-Bottom Strip Fake Cut
- Klause Overhand False Shuffle
Effects:
- D'Amico Revelation
- Freeman/Kosy Ace Production
- Double Ace Production
- MGM Revelation
- Riffle Shuffle Stack
- Color-Changing Poker Deal
- Cutting to Aces & Kings
- Vernon's Triumph