When i do the change and bring the cards together to finish about 40% of the time i get a third card thats been pushed out the inner end of the deck while doing the move any tips on how to stop this?
I've been practicing it on and off. With every single other technique I've tried, even today with a table faro shuffle, I've seen quite quick improvement within the first hour or two of practice.
With the Erdnase grip, however I'm just doing the same terrible thing over and over without any notion of what I could be doing differently. The part I'm having trouble with is keeping the deck in hand as I buckle the card with my 3rd and little finger. I just either end up pushing the deck out of it's grip or my thumb pushes down too hard and knocks the deck down.
Anyone got any tips? This is starting to drive me crazy!
Hello everyone,
Before we move onto this week's challenge, let's recognize last week's submissions. Thank you to u/fedeferrigno21, u/NiceDance29, and u/PseudonymDMK for their clips this past week.
And now, moving on...
This week's challenge:
I know the topics for the past few weeks have been pretty open-ended and subjective, so we're going to try a more specific one this time around. Part of what I appreciate about cardistry is how it can borrow ideas from so many other art forms. You can see it take inspirations from dance, architecture, and of course, other dextrous arts. And even though magic was just the origin point of the art, it's surprising how some of it's principles still can hold relevant. This week's challenge is to post a clip of move starting in Erdnase grip. If you don't know what this grip is, check out Jaspas' tutorial of Rev E. The starting grip of this move is what you're looking for.
The grip originates from S.W. Erdnase's The Expert at the Card Table, and was specifically taught in the description for a sleight named "The Erdnase One-Handed Shift. This grip, while intended for a completely different purpose in sleight-of-hand, still retains a surprising relevance today. You can still find cardists who do the same one-handed shift, almost like a fidget move, and the Erdnase Go-Around is the perfect example of a technique being adapted from one art form to another.
For the purposes of this challenge, I recommend you try to post of clip of something that's not the Erdnase Go-Around. It's the likely the first thought of everyone, so the results will be far more unique if you think outside the box a bit. After all, it wouldn't be a challenge if you didn't.
Thank you for taking a look at this week's challenge. Remember to tag your submissions to that people see it!
Do you believe that Card College is a good substitute for any of the other texts on card magic and card technique? I have both, but always love the input from others in this community.
I personally like card college much more for the way it is set up, illustrations, and the notes giobbi adds at the end of each section.
"Looking for Erdnase" poster, available as a download.
When I first heard this was in the works I contacted the productions team expressing an interest in obtaining a poster for the upcoming “Looking for Erdnase” movie; today I received an email from HanJo , [Hans-Joachim Brucherseifer] Co-Writer, producer & Director, with a WeTransfer link for a downloadable (30mb) copy.
Director has given permission to share... link to (30mb WeTransfer) file :https://we.tl/t-rJ1quFFwL2.
IMDB link : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7931586/.
From the emails: “We collaborate with Richard Hatch, Denis Behr, Juan Tamariz, Todd Karr, Richard Turner and other recognised magicians in order to collect as many information as possible about Erdnase.”
Movie is currently in production and will be released November 2019.
For someone new to card magic, looking for a guide through Expert at the Card Table, which book has more helpful info for the uninitiated?
Thanks in advance for any input.
Im looking for tips on the Erdnase Change, I cant seem to get the second card to come out smoothly, so any tips would be appreciated.
I recently started practicing Erdnase go round, i 've got the hand positioning down but i don't get that much spin. Everytime i try to apply more pressure with my pointer, the pack just doesn't stick together and flies everywhere. Any tips ?
