THE HOLEY
Welcome to one of my all time fave routines... a series of startling visual card effects fused into a perfect card act.
You will find a fusion of established ideas and original twists, not only has each effect been given the Valentine touch, but at the end I'll show you how to present this as a stunning, flowing sequence, a routine, an ACT that you can present anywhere.
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THE HOLEY - THE EFFECTS
Take a look at the effects, they flow from one top the other and build in impossibility.
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THE HOLEY - THE GIMMICKS
So, before you learn the routine, you better take a look at the gimmicks that you’re going to need to make, in order to achieve the impossible.
Don’t worry, they’re very easy and you can create some pretty powerful magic with some very simple gimmickry.
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Notes On The Hole Punch
A number of people have asked how I punch the holes in the cards, what kind of device I use. Here’s a quick close-up, and description, of how I do it. Hope this helps.
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THE HOLEY ROUTINE #1 HOLEY MISSION
OK, you’ve seen the effects, you’ve seen the gimmicks, now, let’s start the routine!
going to teach you each trick separately, and at the very end of this playlist, I’ll show you how to seamlessly fused them together.
We start with this very simple effect of Roy Walton, made even stronger, wi...
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THE HOLEY ROUTINE #2 - HOLEY VISITATION
Larry Jennings famous 'Visitor' effect gets the Holey treatment. See how the handling elevates the visual nature and impact of the effect.
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THE HOLEY ROUTINE #3 - HOLIEST POD
This is my added convincer for Alex Elmsley's original effect really slays... a simple gimmick, a simple handling and yet the card melts away... twice...
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THE HOLEY ROUTINE #4 THE HOLEY POV MIRACLE
Each effect in this sequence stands alone as it's own miracle, and this is one of the best. It's an eye popping bit of visual magic and I'm going to tip you my handling for the steal, YAY!
If you only have a few moments to do a trick... do this... it's truly magical.
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THE HOLEY ROUTINE #5 THE HOLEY TRANSPO
Here’s a wonderful and very sneaky two card transpo that fits perfectly into this routine. I believe we touched on this during the Groundhog Day sequence. Fast and visual .. just how I like it!
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THE HOLEY - THE FULL SEQUENCE
Yessss! You've made it through all the videos and must be wondering, 'great Steve but how do I put everything together so the routine flows and everything where it needs to be'...?
Well, you've earned that secret, and here it is :)
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BONUS!! THE HOLEY SWITCH
You've come a long way! Congratulations :) as a special bonus I'm going to teach you my super secret Holey Switch...
An ungimmicked and imperceptible way to switch any card trapped in the middle of two Holey Queens...
As a stand alone technique to apply to other sandwich routines this rocks, p...