The #1 move abused in card magic is the Double Turnover (often misidentified as the Double Lift). And, if you took this move away from many of today’s magicians, you would take 80% of their performance material with it. Considering that you can use it to invisibly switch a card for another, or secretly reverse a card, or even force a card, is it any wonder that it sees so much action?

Given that it can do so much for so many, do you really want to be using sub-standard technique?!

While I have taught this move to a great many students, there is always room to advance your abilities. Like all of my Boot Camp training sessions, we will work on the parts of the move you have not fully mastered.

Sleights:

• The One-Handed Multiple Push-Off Technique (For obtaining a break under two cards)
• How to hold a proper Pinky Break (See the mistake that even famous magicians make and how to correct it.)
• The Basic Book-Style Turnover (One of the “safest” lifts to do with a less-than-perfect deck.)
• The “Push Back” Technique for reclaiming a break (Again, see the fundamental misunderstanding often attached to this move and the simple fix.)
• The Advanced Push-Off Turnover (The perfect hybrid of “loose” lift technology with much of the safety offered by the Book-Style Turnover.)

Remember, this is about taking whatever you can currently do and making it better. Even those with a “nice” turnover can come in and receive advanced level information such as the Vernon Replacement (Strongest from the left) and the Tamariz Replacement (Strongest from the right). In case you are unfamiliar with these moves, they both accomplish the goal of making it so you never have to replace the double squarely on the deck!

Just a reminder: You “test out” through progressively harder techniques until we get to the one you do not do well. The purpose of attending is to leave doing the sleights better than you did when you arrived, not filling your head full of additional techniques that “someday” you will work on.

Finally, if time permits, I will demonstrate some unconventional applications for a Double Turnover as well as field any remaining questions.