In this, his first book, Ken Simmons puts forward a darned good bunch of material! Close Up with Cards contains nineteen tricks and fourteen secret moves, including shuffles, side steals, one hand switch, retrievals, running false cuts along with other sleights, and variations all in the Ken Simmons style.
Simmons explores unusual techniques for reversing a card, novel techniques for palming cards at the card table, and much more. Excellent card material! Not the easiest stuff to do, but good ideas and worth the effort to learn them.
The routines include; Penetrating Transposition, Another Card to Pocket, Re-Setting Re-Set. Included as a bonus section is a contribution by Dan MacMillan titled, “A Slew of Cannibal Moves”. Appropriately enough moves pertaining to the “Cannibal Card” effect. Finely and informatively illustrated. For ease of study and rehearsal, this volume is spiral bound.
Forward by Larry Mahan
Preface by Ken Simmons
Card Under Mat Techniques
Methods of Retrieval
Spread Lap
Ribbon Spread Reverse
Running Reverse
Running False Cut
Card to Hung Card Position
Sleeved Card Retrieval
Tabled Reverse Throw Off
Improved Shuffle Palm
The Flexible Palm
Side Steal to Flexible Palm
One Hand Turnover switch
Routines:
Penetrating Transposition
Another Card to Pocket
Re-Setting Re-Set.
Bonus;
A Slew of Cannibal Moves
A Set-up Procedure for “A Slew of Cannibal Moves”
Copyright 1982, Forward by Larry Mahan
A Magic Methods Publication
