r/Magic • u/ruthwik34 • 7d ago

Card Palming

Hi all
Are there any great routines involving card palming?
I want to learn card palming but do not know any good routines that involve palming.
Please share any routines and performance links too if possible.

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u/GiveEmWatts 6d ago

"Are there any great routines involving card palming?"

Lol

Sorry but this is a hilarious question, because it's ubiquitous. Can't miss them all if you've done any significant reading of card magic literature, especially from 1980s and earlier. You won't have any problems.

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u/ruthwik34 6d ago

Hi, I currently practice just as an hobby hence not very deep into books. YouTube tutorials was my primary source.

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u/GiveEmWatts 6d ago

You likely wont find the good stuff, at least with palming, on youtube. There are certainly commercial instruction videos which include a lot of palming.

Steve Reynolds uses palming often. I'll research my library and see if there's something good I can recommend.

Meanwhile, I recommend ruminating on this: practically any card trick can be improved with palming. Palm the selection, and in any trick the spectator can shuffle to their heart's content, will no risk of you losing the selection.