Magic Tricks

(sigh) I get it. RT is blind and he has an incredible rep. As John Dewey in 'Art as Experience' states regarding great works of art , "the prestige they possess because of a long history of unquestioned admiration, creates conventions that get in the way of fresh insight," and "...is remitted to a separate realm."
RT is more performer or demonstrator than instructor, hence the two stars. I think when one becomes so highly unconsciously competent, they become so far removed from the practice that led them to such high proficiency, that they easily gloss over the details and nuances they now implement with ease. If it wasn't for Dan Harlan asking RT to hold his hands up or getting an overshot, there wouldn't be much takeaway here. As it is, you'll have to slow down these moments to see what RT REALLY does versus what he says he does.
Bottom dealing and second dealing are not difficult. They are mechanics. Just like learning to swing a golf club. Anyone can do it. It's the ten thousand hours of practice that makes someone good at it. When you first attempt to learn a skill, you're not doing it, you're teaching your body to perform in a new way to the point where you become unconscious of it, like learning to ride a bike or do free throws. Those basic mechanics are what you should learn from instructional material. The rest is you practicing, adjusting, learning, and repeating.
I also believe that because of RT's incredibly developed sensitivity to touch, there are things he may be unable and/or unaware to communicate to a sighted audience. On the other hand, as an instructor, he should be able to communicate what makes his approach different asthis as that's what the viewer has paid to learn.
The bottom line is, if a instructional video, book, live lecture doesn't easily instruct or inform it's paying audience and that they're unable to walk away with what it's purporting to sell, then it's a failure.
I know I'll get a lot of flack from the community, because they hold RT with such deserved high esteem, and wish to rescue him from even the slightest taint to his reputation, but just compare this item to any of the better instructional items you have and judge it on that basis alone.