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Refined methods for unloading one card of a double after executing a Double Lift lift are quite old. One appeared in an anonymous notebook c. 1800. The author attributed the technique to Herman Boaz. Will Houstoun transcribed the book and released it as //The Notebook//, 2009; see p. 27. There, the lower card of a double is unloaded onto the deck, with the double held between a finger and thumb, as if for a Top Change. | Refined methods for unloading one card of a double after executing a Double Lift lift are quite old. One appeared in an anonymous notebook c. 1800. The author attributed the technique to Herman Boaz. Will Houstoun transcribed the book and released it as //The Notebook//, 2009; see p. 27. There, the lower card of a double is unloaded onto the deck, with the double held between a finger and thumb, as if for a Top Change. | ||
- | The concept caught on in the twentieth century, with several modern approaches hitting the scene. Chas Eastman described Tommy Tucker' | + | The concept caught on in the twentieth century, with several modern approaches hitting the scene. R. Shrimplin described a simple drop-off from end grip, dubbing it the "E-Z Top Change" |
Another popular technique is one attributed to Frederick Braue, Juan Tamariz and Gordon Bruce. Braue never published his handling, but recorded it in his notebooks; see // | Another popular technique is one attributed to Frederick Braue, Juan Tamariz and Gordon Bruce. Braue never published his handling, but recorded it in his notebooks; see // |