Magic Tricks

First, I really like this guy. He's very charming, the DVD is delightful to watch. I found myself smiling at his performances. He has a very unique style.

However, this unique style is so far away from a style that suites me.

He relies heavily on "moves" that require insane timing and/or crazy audience management. There's also a few bold moves, justified by "As you look up, you're entire audience will look up." I don't know if I accept that.
If you shelved the trick "blizzard," you may be shelving most/some of these effects.

I use the classic force, and I use it well. I don't, however, RELY on the classic force without an "out." This guy uses moves that rely on timing even more than the classic force...he even uses a face-up version of the classic force.

Granted, all of this stuff requires practice. However, I just felt like a kid who has no friends being told to practice the classic force. Stranded. How am I going to practice this stuff? I don't bartend anymore so I don't have a few dozen drunks to practice. My audience isn't disposable, so the "practice" until you get it right thing for timing effects doesn't work for me. How many times can I ask my wife to pick a card with a classic force type move before I'm no longer getting an accurate sample of what a speactator is truly like? It's not the type of stuff you can practice in your room by yourself.

I'm going to have to keep an invisible deck in my pocket if I attempt any of these tricks. Gonna have to create an "out."

There are not a lot of "moves" in the traditional sense. There is, however, a lot of "fiddling" around with the cards in a manner that I feel only works for a very select set of people.