Card Control

[Jake.g.c]

I regularly get busted by people who know that their card is on the top of the deck after I do a false cut like the Sybil cut. Does anyone know of a good false cut/shuffle that can get these people off my back?

 

[Magic swag]

I would recommend any forms of the Pass.

 

[Jake.g.c]

I would recommend any forms of the Pass.

I haven't been able to perfect the pass yet. I'm still practicing and getting better at it; I only discovered the sleight recently.

 

[Magic swag]

I haven't been able to perfect the pass yet. I'm still practicing and getting better at it; I only discovered the sleight recently.

Research the turnover pass. It doesn't have to be perfected. It is the pass I use. I'm sure you could find a decent tutorial on youtube.

 

[Joey144]

I regularly get busted by people who know that their card is on the top of the deck after I do a false cut like the Sybil cut. Does anyone know of a good false cut/shuffle that can get these people off my back?

Although you asked for false shuffles/cuts, are you familiar with Dai Vernons "tilt" move? Using tilt you could throw them off by just showing them that the card isn't on top (yet).
Now for shuffles/cuts: If you're using an in the hands riffle shuffle, just add one card on top of the selection during the riffle and then get rid of that random card by doing a slip cut.

Just a few thoughts.

Regards,
Joey

 

[slicksleights]

How are you controlling the card to the top before you do a Sybil cut?

 

[TeeDee]

How about the good old injog shuffle? It's quick, simple and natural-looking and, if performed casually while talking to spectators and without drawing attention to it, very convincing. If you perform the sequence from Royal Road (shuffling three extra cards on top) you can even "prove" that you weren't controlling their card if you feel that your audience is particularly suspicious.

 

[WitchDocIsIn]

Sybils are confusing - it's quite possible they're just assuming it's on top because they couldn't follow what you were doing and assume it had some reason for happening.

Also - as slicksleights asked - how are you controlling the card? Maybe your control is too obvious?

Let us see a video of you doing your usual sequence and we'll have a better idea of why this is happening.

 

[BlindDeception]

If no offense, that is your fault. They shouldn't feel that it is on top, if anything do a double lift. There should be no attention directed as to where the card is. I recommend the overhand shuffle control. Also look at Justin Miller's Pass, I have been using it for 2 years completely surrounded and I have never been called out on it. It is literally done in front of them they can look at the deck without blinking check it out.