MUCK : SHUN INTRODUCTION THE ‘MUCK’ aelUcannSMUCK : SHUN A TECHNIQUE FOR SWITCHING PLAYING CARDS ey DANIEL MADISON This is SHUN. A sleight-of-hand technique that allows you to switch one playing card for another at the card table. It happens directly in front of everybody and it happens in- stantly... A card resting on the table is pushed away / rejected / ‘Shunned, and in that simple and fast action, the switch has been made. Following this one-handed switch, you will be left with clean and empty hands. My objective for this idea was to achieve a one-handed switch whereas the cheat handle’s the card as little as possible. The idea of the cheat simply pushing the card away seemed impossible at first, but was achieved with a simple sleight-of-hand technique. The cheat appears to simply push the card away apparently leaving no room whatsoever for artifice. The speed at which this happens makes it such a powerfully visual and psychological de- ception. I'll show you how to do it, but how you decide to use it is your call. They say cheat’s never prosper, | have to disagree with that. I will describe with generous and ample detail the mechanical techniques and psychologi- cal subtleties that I've been successful with. | take no credit for any move, technique, sleight or effect published in this book. Everything | explore and write about has been discovered in practice and play without influence from other resources (unless stated and duly credited.) Any similarities to existing sleights / techniques are unintentional, and purely coincidental. Due credit will always be given and | offer thanks to those who take the time to let me know of such similarities. Please note that although techniques and sleights are explained in detail, | assume that this book has met its target audience who will already have a grasp on basic sleight-of- hand techniques, some of which (usually the basic sleights ) | have subsequently refrained from explaining. You will need two playing cards. 0)the ‘muck’ Before the switch is executed, the switching card is palmed in the right hand in a Deep or Lower Gamblers Palm,as exposed in the image below. This palm allows the hand to lay flat on the table and the fingers can relax open. The hand can also be closed in a natural fashion. The hand is closed. Finger OI folds over the top of the card and the rest of the fingers fold under. The card is then predominantly clipped between fingers 01 and 02. In the action of pushing / rejecting / ‘shunning’ the card on the table - waiting to be switched - the palmed card is thrown over the top. By sharply extending the fingers of the palming hand over the tabled card, the palmed card is thrown forward, the open hand now shades / hides the tabled card. The open hand connects with the tabled card and draws it to the edge of the table where it is allowed to drop over the edge and to the lap.thoughts The Shun switch was designed for card-table deception, the exposure of switching a face-up card is purely for display or expose demonstrations. With much practice you will find that you can switch up to five playing cards (for five playing cards) in the same style, however, the tabled playing cards would have to be palmed,as opposed to drawn away from the table. One will need to employ further thought into performing this switch at a table that has a bumper. The switch- ing card must be lifted from the table to breach the edge and therefore will need to be clipped on some way. Usually, the most logical solution is the best, and due to the delay in the turn of the switched card, the cheat is given plenty of time to manipulate that hidden card into a palm and over the edge. To end clean, one may employ the use of a ‘Bug’ so that the ditched card can be hidden under the table, however, disposing of an unseen lapped card is not as difficult as one may first assume; the shade from the table offers sufficient cover when the cheat is sat back from play. When performed as intended with face-down cards, there should be no call for suspicion fol- lowing the switch. The eye will naturally follow the card that is ‘flicked’ away and therefore one should not rush the ditching process. One should practice keeping the hand as close to the table as possible and perform this switch at half an arm's length, as stretching over the table will make for a longer ditch, which will inevitably draw unnecessary attention. The performer may find the technique useful for many effects. He may be freely dealt a card from a spectator for an ‘Any Card At Any Number’ effect, and instantly push the card away stat- ing that “I don’t want the card to be anywhere near me.” He may also find great use for this switch as a hands-free force. My influences for ‘Mucking’ come from Steve Forte and the work and practices of Dan McMil- lan and Jason England. Many beautifully executed methods for Mucking can be found online, and like similar sleights, are instinctive and logical, as opposed to created methods. As always, | take no credit for any tech- nique or effect published in this book. Everything | explore and write about is discovered with- out influence unless stated and duly credited. Any similarities to existing techniques are unin- tentional, and purely coincidental. Due credit will always be given and | offer thanks to those who take the time to let me know of such similarities. All due thanks and credit has been given personally, Updated or additional credit can be found a DANIELmadison.co.uk/Credit I wish you my best with your deceptive endeavors and invite you to dig deeper into your urges to indulge in the art. Keep your eyes open, your mind on the game, and do your best to avoid falling for the biggest deception of all. iA panier 4 cueat. DANIELMADISON.co.ux