Magic Tricks

That's what I feel Joel did with this trick. I'm all for simplicity. The more superfluous the moves become, the greater becomes the distance which is created between the audience and your magic. You don't want that.

There is no reason to include a 2nd card revelation. It's superfluous and unnecessary within the context of the trick. Its only reason for rudely intruding and stealing the spotlight from the signed card is because the method is heavy-handed, bulky, way too much work and needless effort...and the method requires it. An easier method which accomplishes the same thing and uses two cards with magnets is GEE by geemagic.com and doesn't require having to make new gimmicks.

As you've no doubt read by now, you can accomplish the very same effect with "Paperclipped" by Jay Sankey. I've been performing magic for over 40 years and Paperclipped is one of my go-to effects. It's so elegantly simple in its method and presentation. It does, however, have a flaw which Bulldog corrects.

The "Fold" can trip you up if it's not identical to the tabled card. That's why I score the entire deck. No force necessary. You might also consider learning the new Back Peddle Fold by Sumer Seth, or KFC by Michael Kaminskas which is an easier version of the Mercury Fold.

The biggest reason that I will never perform Bulldog is because you have to make a new gimmick each time. Takes a few minutes...which I don't care to spend when Paperclipped is so much easier.