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The DVD explains and demonstrates 10 Ways to Force A card.
Or as the blurb puts it..
Are you sick of hearing "Use your favorite card force," in routines, and not knowing what to do? If you are, then Dex Poinjestra's 10 Ways to Force a Card DVD is definetly for you. You will no longer have to use the same tired effect or research a new force. Dex offers you 10 different card forces to choose from that will fit a multitude of routines.
The DVD covers the following forces.
Criss Cross Force
Hindu Shuffle Force
Cut Deeper Force
10 to 20 Force
Riffle Force
Countdown Force
Dribble Force
Peek Force
Slip Cut Force
Classic Force
Cost
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£7.99 from
www.magictricks.co.uk
Difficulty
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0-5
(5 for the classic force I would think.. all the rest are fairly easy or self working)
Review
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Well it does exactly what it sayes on the tin. It demonstrates and explains the 10 forces fairly well in clear understandable english and with nice video clips to show anyone how to perform these.
For me though I think that most of these (especially the self workers) can be seen or learnt from other DVDs or books which offer more than just the forces mentioned here.
However, I got most benefit from seeing how the forces where carried out in terms of what to say when and from the tips on misdirection. Again these are only limited to the forces shown but as a beginner it was nice to see the force performed and these tips offered.
Overall
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I have to say that for a beginner who doesn't own the RRTCM or one of the many Basic Technique DVDs or Videos and wants to learn a few more forces this is a pretty good DVD. But for anyone other than a beginner trying to learn a few more forces then this DVD would not really be that useful as most of them are pretty basic (ie. most are self workers or contain simple sleights) except perhaps for the classic force and hence would be of little use to anyone who has already investigated and learnt most of them.
I did get most from the misdirection tips (but these are not in great supply.. you have been warned) and it is nice to know that I was performing most of them correctly after reading the RRTCM.
Overall not bad, but only for those who can't get on with books or can't find out how to do these from any other source.
BEGINERS ONLY I'd say, but to be honest I'd probably recommend Kaufman's dvd or the RRTCM instead as they offer a lot more besides most of the forces included on this DVD.
Rating
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Quality - 8/10
Value For Money - 5/10 (If you find it useful 8 quid is not a lot of money)
Hope this helps
Slippery