Troy Hooser's Table Passes
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After an extended hiatus from publishing magic, Troy Hooser is back. Long regarded as one of magic’s most elegant and creative thinkers, Troy Hooser reemerges on Vanishing Inc. and brings us a most unexpected treasure trove:
A whole collection of table passes! Move monkeys rejoice. This material is as exciting to learn as it is to watch. The sub-genre of table passes is a largely unexplored corner of sleight-of-hand. Essentially, you are nullifying a cut, or undoing someone’s cut (could be your own) in the act of squaring the cards or lifting them from a table.
The reason there is such interest in table passes is that the pass is almost impossible to execute seated at a table, without flashing. So, you require an entirely different set of techniques to make this action imperceptible while seated at a table. That’s exactly the topic of this download, and Troy provides not one, not two, but more than ten table-passes that you’ll be able to implement in your work.
These are not easy, but this download is specifically for cheating specialists, advanced sleight-of-hand practitioners, and those looking for controls that can be done seated at a table.
Running Time: 17 minutes
This is a very specific material, since it focuses on passes for table magic. There are plenty of variations based on the same principles. If you are interested in this particular subject, you might find something that works for you. All moves require a lot of practice to master, as observed in the ad.
Troy Hooser's Table Passes teaches you well... table passes. To be honest I have never heard of Troy Hooser before but I was really impressed of how easy it was to follow this lecture. Would recommend it to people who wants to learn a pass
The passes Troy teaches on this download are absolutley incredible. I must admit that in the past I had only seen Troys coin work, but after watching this download I realiazed how skilled he is with a deck of cards. If you can learn at least one of these passes your card magic will improve drastically. I will also say that even though the passes on this download are meant for table work, I have found instances where I have used them standing up. Overall this download was incredible and even though I don't use all the passes he teaches, it gave me ideas for other techniques.
This is a great download every card magician should pick up. Troy explains all of the moves clearly and the whole thing is short well. The video is around 17 min and explains everything you need to know.
A method worth knowing, a great teacher.
Great tutorial
This is a good, although brief, download. It's not flashy, just Troy Hooser, sitting behind a table giving us a monologue, but the filming is clear, and from multiple angles. Another reviewer has criticised some of these passes, saying you 'feel something weird has taken place'. I agree that, on video, this is the case However, in my experience, used live, and with the appropriate misdirection, they can be 'invisible'. If you try each of the passes, figure out what works best for you, and like with every sleight, practice it until you make it your own, you will have another powerful tool in your toolbox.
I think that the download is very well produced, it includes some good moves, but some of them are not very natural, you don't see them but you 'feel' that something weird took place. For just 10 bucks the download gave me some moves to practice on. Maybe some day I will add one of Troy's table passes (the natural ones) to my repertoire.
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