The gimmick has a Maiden Back! However, he does go into detail in how to construct a gimmick using
your preferred design (e.g., Bicycle Standard Back). When I pay $20 for one gimmick and it is deemed
not usable to me, I have to rate the value of the purchase on the idea. This is a good idea and a
gimmick I plan to make at some point.
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Not only is this gimmick brilliant, but Josh has over an hour alone on how to make it yourself. For
those new to Josh Janousky, this guy is a master at bill magic and various gimmick. His creative
genius is amazing. The method is so simple and ingenious that it will not only fool magicians, but
amaze them on the simplicity. He goes over four effects using this gimmick in great detail. This
truly is an amazing utility device that is only limited by your imagination.
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I was very exited to get this product. The shipping was fast and that was great. I practiced it for
a couple days and when I thought I had it down I went and preformed it to my little brother. He say
the trick the first time I did it. Now I might have needed more practice but it should be a little
easier than that to fool your little brother. Then a couple days latter I was practicing alone and
the gimmick broke. I wasn't doing anything weird with it I wasn't pulling on it and it BROKE. Its a
cool product but it just isn't worth it.
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I'm no pro at card magic, but have very much taken to Whiplash! The gimmick is cleverly made and
extremely useful! The tutorial is great! Joss teaches his routines really well and provides great
Q&A support! Highly recommend to any one who loves card magic!
3 of 4 magicians found this helpful.
I really like this gimmick and the instructional video.
You'll learn several cool routines,
you'll learn how to construct your own, and you'll learn some ideas for other ways to use the
gimmick for other effects.
Yes, the gimmick uses Maiden Backs. It's not an issue in a
standard back deck, trust me. But, it did bother me enough to motivate me to construct my own. To
*me* that's a plus. Others might just want a gimmick they can readily use. Thus 4 stars.
The instructions for construction are quite detailed, and I had no trouble following. Of course,
I'd constructed stuff like this before. To be honest, some stuff in the instructions is better than
when I learned similar techinques.
If you follow the instructions and allow yourself to
fail a few times at constructing the gimmick, you will make very high quality gimmicks
I'm
a fan of this effect, I'm a fan of this video, and I'm inspired to do more than what's taught!
3 of 5 magicians found this helpful.
It looks so visual that sometimes I even fool myself when doing it. Also, on the video, Josh shows
you how to make more gimmicks in case yours breaks or you just want to use different cards.
2 of 3 magicians found this helpful.
Excellent product. Many possible routines...take your pick or come up with your own ideas. Good
quality and instructions to make more of the gimmicks if you need to.
1 of 1 magicians found this helpful.
Well finally it arrived and i'm really happy with it.
The gimmick it's really well made the
only issue being the maiden back which was easy to overcome with buying a maiden red deck.
Video quality really good,Josh goes through everything in detail and even throws some bonus
ideas. You will get used to it really quickly and it get you some really " WHAT?!" reactions.
If
something happens to your gimmick you will learn in DETAIL how to make/repair your own so don't
worry about it.
Also you'll have some funny moments from Josh :D
Overall this is
something i see myself performing constantly.
1 of 1 magicians found this helpful.
I love these kinds of effects! What a great gimmick and having the instructions to create and
maintain are a bonus
1 of 1 magicians found this helpful.
My gimmick has a slow response and "hangs". I know the video has instructions on how to tighten it
but that means I have to go buy supplies and spend time fixing it when I'd expect it to work
perfectly out-of-the-box.
1 of 1 magicians found this helpful.