Vernon's Double Push Off / Lift, Related Techniques & Two Card Transpo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- This is my preferred handling for the double lift: The Dai Vernon Push Off. We'll discuss the approach, some related procedures and a two card transposition.
This tutorial is an excerpt from my upcoming course on sleight of hand magic. Enjoy!
Questions, comments and conn-structive criticism are welcome in the comments
Show me how to do it, explain in great detail, and perform it so smoothly it STILL appears to be be magic. Class act as always, sir. Prestidigitation at it's finest.
Positivity = appreciated! Thank ya
Great video very smooth double lift.... That Revolving Force is Sweet! That's going to be one of my favorites!
Well Doug, you never cease to amaze. Mr David Verner would be proud. Ive been watching your channel for over a year now and practicing different sleights, but honestly a little fearful to really jump in on the DL. The reason? I see so many people use it, on YT no less, and although I know what Im looking at, I know they are grabbing a Double... it just so many times looks so bad. So I've been looking at different peoples' versions, and recently saw a documentary on Dai Vernon and actually said yesterday... "I need to track diwn the way Dai did his DL." And Viola! ( thats right, i did say Viola ) ... yt recommends this video of you demonstrating that very move. I guess you could say... its like Magic! As always, your handling is nothing short of ELEGANT!
Always happy to hear when my efforts find a kindred spirit and need and thank you for taking the time to share some positivity
Absolute legend. Flawless tutorial, thanks doug! I've been using an outdated double life for years and also sometimes use the riffle for the break. This is the double lift 2.0! You are the man!
Cool.. Can't wait to dive into the sleight of hand course. Thanks again, gef
Well done 👍 thank you for an excellent tutorial Doug. I really appreciated you adding Blackstone's move at the end. Nice 😁
Thanks for dropping a good word!
Great tutorial Doug. Always a pleasure watching you teach. Direct and to the point.
Effortlessly done! Thanks for the lesson Doug.
You're quite welcome. Thanks for the comment!
Super helpful Doug. I suck at double lift and have had to stay away from all beginner card effects that use it.
I’ll have more information that will help you in the near future, but glad to know this video resonated!
@@DougConnin the beginner classes? When will they start or be available?
Love the impromptu two card transpo. Tom Mullica used the Blackstone force regularly. Never saw it called out.
Wonderful video.
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Lovely, thanks Doug.
My pleasure :)
Cool tut ty
Excellent, one question is it me or this can’t be done with a brand new deck of cards?
Very nice Doug. What camera are you using that give pic in pic?
Vernon mentioned in REVELATIONS: taking the cards off the side of the pack, you bend them. Which you do show us. That bow in the cards enables you to turn them back easier. When you repeat the move to turn them down, you bend them back, removing the bow.
Great tip! Thank ya!
Thank Dai. It was his idea.
But thank you for showing everyone this great DL.@@DougConn
I have very small hands and cannot do a pinky count which would be incredibly ideal. What I have adapted to is what I call a cheat double lift. Of course many others have discovered this no doubt and I'm not sure if it is in print (probably so) but I have never seen it taught before and it makes it so much easier then doing the DL from the lower right side. Here goes... while holding cards use thumb to push over the top card "a smidge" onto top of middle and ring finger, the card below it (2nd card) will go along for the ride a little bit just enough to leave the 3rd card in place. While reaching for the CORNER of the top card put index finger far under it. In my case I immediately put my index finger anterior distal interphalangeal fold directly on the corner of the top card.
Meanwhile, you guessed it, the tip of my index finger is acquiring the corner or side of the card below it. Once I have acquired it I simply slide/run all my fingers with the exception of my pinky up the two cards while my left hand is gripping the deck in dealers grip forcing both cards to become one. Done at speed it looks like all you did was push over the top card and grabbed the top card by the corner and flipped it over. As noted previously, the DL is always taught to grab 2 as 1 from the side which is nowhere near as easy to do as doing it from the corner.
I would also state while I agree with Doug here that doing a DL and obtaining it via the thumb in the back is not the best looking DL I have seen Aldo Colombini do it numerous times that way and still completely fool his spectators.
Hey my friend, i struggled to follow exactly what you mean, can you not record it on your phone or something and upload the video so we know exactly what you are trying to describe?
I have taught a lot of friends a couple of different double lifts that I am good at. I can confirm to you right now, having small hands does not make it any more difficult! I promise! A c9uple of my friends have small hands and I still taught them and they can do the double lifts very well. I could help you if you wanted to.
@@paulhamj6175 Wow, thank you appreciate the help. To be clear it's not that I can't do a DL, it's just that I found out a long time ago the way I do it is easier for me and at speed while a magician will clearly see it, it blows right by a lay audience.
I have some of the smallest hands that I have ever seen. Yes, you read that correctly. Just ONE of the things I can not do because of this is a pinky count. If you took about half the cards out of the pack then my pinky could reach the bottom of the pack. That, is how challenged I am.
I will attempt to upload a short video of my DL that I discovered. And again, I doubt highly I have been the only cat on this planet to have discovered this technique as I'm sure it's on a video or out in print somewhere or others use it as well.
Enjoyed reading the comments from both of you, very informative
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I use a pinky count, thumb count, and no get ready method.
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Have you ever been called out for using that force?
I think the technique flies as a casual displacement, but when forcing a card I use other techniques (from the top of the deck a riffle/slip force would be a good consideration)
@@DougConn Vernon slip force for sure so easy & deceptive
@@DougConn I got this one I made up to where I drop any card chosen to the top without showing it then push it forward about 1/2 inch or so then as I go to raise up the card I push the 2nd card forward also to force the orig top card-its very clean
Steve Draun double lift is riffling the back of the cards
Thank you.
Hello and thank you for showing how to do the double lift. As you can do lots of different card tricks with that. 😎🎴
Hey Glen, happy to share & yes, the double lift is one of the most versatile (perhaps overused) moves in card magic.
thanks for the comment!
You're Welcome! Keep up the good work and Keep Moving Forward!@@DougConn