Magic Tricks

Perfect Position Prediction…this effect is a great effect. However, the journey to the end result is not so fun unless you’re a magician with great intermediate to advanced skill in card manipulation.

I am not a magician nor am I adept at card manipulation. Had Adam Elbaum and the folks at Penguin been more up front in their advertising, I would have never made this purchase. I am a mentalist / psychic entertainer, and what drew me to the effect were the title and the promo video. I really like and seek out prediction type effects.

The effect in-and-of-itself, is very good…but to get to the great ending…you’ll need to know at least two what I would classify as at least intermediate level card sleights…in addition to a deck switch…now I’m aware that you card guys will probably think “what’s the big deal” a couple of sleights and a switch…?

But to guys like myself, who’s card expertise ends at “here take a card”…the sleights required for this effect isn’t that easy. So, the moral of the story here is…if you’re not into card sleights and switches this isn’t a good purchase for you. I feel Elbaum and Penguin should have, at some point, in the written blurb at least…stated that there are card sleights involved.

So I’m guessing that in the interest of sales…not forthrightness, the blurb and video is the sell, not the particulars. So Elbaum and Penguin got from me the price of the effect plus shipping, and I can’t help but feel that the guys are sitting back with a slight smirk as they read this…if they do at all.

Continued Success,
Dr. Dan