After this lecture I understand what the fuss is all about. Perhaps I got on the Woody bandwagon
later than a lot of people, but better late than never.
He is charming and the routines are
excellent - joyfully clever, angle friendly, and not dependent on knuckle busting sleights.
Lucky In Love does require cards to be torn, but its worth it. The mathematics is well hidden
esp. with the application of Alex Elmsley's principle.
The texas hold'em poker trick is
something that I've been looking for - easy to follow and gives a nice magical punch in the end. It
also got me interested in Wood's stack and the other properties he incorporated.
The finger
ring routine is mathematical, but Woody streamlined it so it doesn't drag. It's plays well, but
you'll have to choose a crowd that won't get easily offended by the ending.
I've always
liked Nick Trost's Weight Guess routine, but Maverick took it to another level. Separagon is
devious as it allows you to isolate cards while looking like the deck is still mixed. La Paradilla
is a cunning combination of principles.
All in all, there are lots of golden nuggets
sprinkled everywhere, so you get a lot more that just the routines.
