HIT (Luke Jermay)

Paul B.

Excellent trick but more importantly an excellent routine. By that I mean it is really customizable to your personal style. I enjoy the “I win you loose”’element but it can easily be the other way around. Want to use your favorite false shuffle? Go for it. Don’t know a false shuffle? Doesn’t matter, routine still plays fantastically. Tricks that adapt to varying style/skill level are my favorite kinds plus this has built in audience interaction. The supplied cards are Phoenix backed which might be an issue for some people, I happen to love using them. (Seriously folks, get a Phoenix deck, they handle beautifully) Overall I’m very pleased with this purchase. Nice work!

Guy

Great if you want a black jack routine, gives you the knowledge to show those who love card games, that they can win or lose, you decide.

Laura Bautista

This is a great opportunity to purchase one of Luke Jermay's top games at a discounted price. One of the masters of mentalism brings us an original and practically self-working card routine. Having solved the problem that in some countries the mechanics of poker are not as well known, Luke brings a game that, as he himself says, is explained in a single sentence: whoever gets closest to 21 wins. From there, almost everything is in the cards. It is intelligent and very visual and Luke guides you through all phases of the routine. Great effect!

Will

For me the story and the routine is what did it for me. This is a must-have for any serious mentalist looking for a high-impact routine.

The tutorial video that comes with HIT is also top-notch. Luke Jermay is an excellent teacher, and he does a great job of explaining the method and the nuances of the routine.

Overall, I would highly recommend HIT to any mentalist looking for a high-impact routine that's easy to execute and highly engaging for the audience.

Ceri

Right - here were we go. This is a brilliant effect. I can "play" the game with my Dad. The secret allows you to control the way the game goes as Luke Jermay explains very simply. The instructions are extensive and clear. I am not sure the cards I got were printed correctly, so I got a set printed myself at my own expense. I also made a version as explained in the video, however, the glue recommended was way to sticky and just didn't work for me. If you know this ahead of time then you know what to expect. TOTALLY recommend the effect though as we tend not to play that much poker but everyone knows 21 and can follow along even if they don't.

Luke

Alrighty here’s the high notes:

VERY simple to use, it is 100% controllable (even making them win, but, you’d have to restructure the routine for clarity).

Props now show up with rider back design

Beginner friendly.


CONS: you’re wasting time by reading this and not ordering.

Ryan

The extra routine at the end with the pendulum is honestly better than the original trick. Highly recommended

Boujon

Mark

As always, Luke brings the goods.
Although simple to do so, this is a hard hitting effect which went straight into my working repertoire.

I know people have mentioned that it should come with a full Phoenix deck which I agree would have been nice, but I always have these decks to hand anyway as I love the style of them.

Luke’s teaching is in-depth and features plenty of tips and subtleties as one would expect. Plus he features different ways of presenting routine in addition to the one in the trailer.

I’m a self-professed Jermay fan-boy, but would definitely recommend HIT to anyone.

David

This a great presentation, really easy for someone to follow even if they don't play blackjack or cards at all. Every decision made seems so free and fair yet everything is always easily in your control. A great product. Gimmicks are the quality you'd expect. Video instructions are top quality.

Alejandro

This is an amazing trick to perform. It would be great to get some references on how to make a perfect fake shuffle.

David

Excellent presentation!!! I love the concept of this routine and all that in tales. It's the simplicity of the workings of this effect is the very thing that makes it amazing to do, it is so unique and clever I would have never guessed.

I love this routine, it will definitely hold a place in my performances for some time to come.

Newell

Brian

Vikash

Brilliant effect, with fantastic instruction that covers lots of detail and nuance. Luke has an eloquent style that is easy to absorb. Easy to recommend.

Lucas

I love this. There's so many ways you can routine this effect. I love Luke's way of presenting the effect as a way to influence someone. It's very engaging and powerful. You actually get bicycle gimmicks instead of phoenix, like what you read in the reviews

James

Easy and engaging! The routine and patter is within the abilities of pretty much all skill levels and is highly entertaining for the subject and even observers, with some consideration of angles. The videos are clear, detailed and helpful and the gaffs are excellent and simple to use. The set-up is simple and the whole routine can be reset quickly.

Robert

Excellent effect and discussion. HIT, I believe, will become a classic effect because of the fairness and simplicity that the spectator experiences. I especially like the subtle performance points such as slickly changing the orientation of the gimmick in front of the spectators with a normal gesture of head and hands. The pendulum alternative effect involves the spectator much more than most such effects. I always enjoy listening to Luke Jermay. His understanding of psychology and spectator management is as good as anyone and he teaches it so well. Plus you can easily make your own gimmicks. How often do you see that?

Steven

Luke Jermay DOES NOT disappoint. This is quite a versatile effect which will suit the conjuror, mentalist, bizzarist and the like. The pendulum take is KILLER. Thanks, Luke.

Mac

I was kinda on the fence with this due to a couple of the other comments etc....especially to the comments about "not getting what you see", using diffent cards, phoenix backs etc....however decided to take the plunge and very glad I did.

I generally love lukes stuff and have alot of his projects, I really love his laid back teaching style and he is very thorough.
My cards were red bicycle backs which made me happy, however I am also going to take lukes advise and make myself my own set of gimmicks, for all the reasons he explains in the explanation.
The trick is very easy, "pretty much" sleight less and really packs a punch with, what I thought, hints of derren brown style.
In short this is a really great trick and you will not be disappointed at all.

Bob

Dan

This is without a question an effect that truly deserves the Excellent rating! The effect, the method, the presentations and the explanations are all a real worker could wish for. I also have to say Luke is an extremely likable host without ever trying to be too smart or funny. A sincere presentation! Absolutely a 10 out of 10.

Andrew

When I watched this on the Masterclass I couldn't wait for its release! Now that I have it I am even more excited to perform. Its such a clever routine and totally self working. Once again Luke Jermey goes into such great depth in the instructional video with clear and concise steps in how to perform the excellent influence routine. He is definitely one of the best out there! Also a quick note about how quick Vanishing Inc delivered my product! Top quality service

Nick

Such a great routine. As much as I enjoy gambling routines, I’ve shied away from performing them as I lack some of requisite technical skills. THIS routine though is much simpler to perform and, for the audience, simpler to understand and follow. Some brilliant thinking by Luke. One of my favourite purchases of the year.

Scott

Amazing! Best part of his master class lecture. It’s become a HUGE favorite of my zoom show.

Utah

Anything from Luke seems to live up to expectations. This is another gem, from a great performer. I am drawn to how easy the premise is to understand. Too often with gambling routines, the premise is convoluted and hard to explain. Blackjack is easy though. I'm excited to do this in my Zoom shows. I was thrilled to find out it can work virtually too!

Guy

I've met Luke a few times and have seen him do this on multiple occasions. I am always struck by how engaging it is. No matter who you are performing for, they seem to be genuinely interested. How often can you say that about gambling routines! In addition, I view this routine as modular. You can make it as short, or as long as you like.

Gino

I LOVE THIS TRICK. It's super easy to do and the gimmicks hide in any deck. It's also cheap.

Quentin

I was very lucky and bought a pre-release version at Blackpool. It's the best gambling effect I've ever seen and it's the only one that I will ever do. It works every time and it's so much fun to watch how engaged and competitive your participants become. I'd recommend this to any card magciian.

Roberto

I really like the effect. It's well explained and It's not true – as read in some other comments– that Luke words are gibberish. My main complain it's in the product. You'll receive a gimmick that you probably don't need and Luke himself says he doesn't use it – but you pay for it anyway – and if you decide to use it, you'll need to also buy a specific deck of cards that is out-of-stock for quite some times now on Vanishing Inc. This download costs a quarter of the 3+ hrs long Luke Jermay masterclass, which contains this effect. You'll probably be better off by buying the masterclass (from a price-per-content perspective). Anyway, I loved the effect even if it's probably overpriced.

Steven

Disappointed doesn't come with s full deck now I either have to buy a full phoenix deck or make my own gimmick from a deck I own .

Fred

The problem is not the trick, it's the explanation. I could understand the spectator when he talked, but Luke's words were gibberish. He talks too fast and with his heavy accent, it's almost impossible for an American to understand. I've wasted my money!