The Online Magic Store Blog: Beginner Sleights

A card sticking out of a squared deck, jogged halfway

How to crimp a card to find it again

Learn how to crimp a card: put a small secret bend in a corner, then find the chosen card again by sight, touch or a cut, even after the de…

How to crimp a card to find it again
A deck in dealer’s grip in one hand, thumb on the top card

How to glimpse the bottom card

Learn how to glimpse the bottom card of a deck secretly: when squaring, passing it between hands and other natural moments, plus timing tip…

How to glimpse the bottom card
Hands doing an overhand shuffle

How to do the overhand shuffle

A friendly guide to the genuine overhand shuffle: the grip, the motion, running single cards and fixing a messy shuffle.

How to do the overhand shuffle