yeah, i use that one quite a bit as well. i guess it really depends on what types of tricks are you performing. agree with brklynmutt.
If I were in your position I would think about the effects I use determine what part of the deck you need to maintain, and find controls that get the job done.
If you just need to move a card to the top you can use the cascade control, or cherry control, if your going to the bottom use the hoffzinzer spread control, if your controlling multiple cards use a multiple shift, if the order of the deck doesn't matter at all use the jog shuffle.
I rarely ever found much use for the pass in any effects I use, but learning it doesn't hurt.
sometimes a simple double under cut followed by a couple more riffle shuffles will do. if your spectator is focusing on how you are shuffling the deck, it becomes more of a puzzle than magic.
watching the true astonishment disks really helped. yes they teach you some amazing effects, but the interviews with various artist about concepts and theories of magic are invaluable. it really opened my eyes and helped me refocus. at the end of the day, is your spectator really going to say, he shuffles like that too much?
some controls and effects are great if you are performing to magicians. (a lot of dan and daves stuff, don't get me wrong, i love them!) but to layman, they can't keep up with what is going on, passes, color changes, etc. when the effect is over, they're like "what just happened? i'm lost..."
i think the best card effects for layman are the ones the spectator can follow you every step of the way, and an injog overhand shuffle is something that does just that. all they need to know is that you are shuffling to "lose" their card into the deck. and continue on with your performance.
