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- | The Glide has been an unshakable technique through the ages. It goes as far back as Reginald Scot's // | + | The Glide has been an unshakable technique through the ages. It first appeared in print as a cheating technique for dealing Bassetta (a portion of this game is dealt from the bottom of the deck, turning the Glide into a Bassetta equivalent of a [[cards: |
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+ | A conjuring application for the Glide—along with a technical description—was included in Reginald Scot's // | ||
The updated handling of using the right second finger and turning over the deck around it is credited by Dr. Jacob Daley to Al Baker. See // | The updated handling of using the right second finger and turning over the deck around it is credited by Dr. Jacob Daley to Al Baker. See // | ||
- | Victor introduced another new idea, which is to push a double card forward on the face of the deck, then turn the deck face down and draw the lower card of the double flush as the right hand pulls the upper card away. This is essentially a Downs Change (see T. Nelson Downs' | + | Victor introduced another new idea, which is to push a double card forward on the face of the deck, then turn the deck face down and draw the lower card of the double flush as the right hand pulls the upper card away. This is essentially a Downs Change (see T. Nelson Downs' |
Lewis Ganson published a Glide in March 1951, in which the right forefinger taps the face of the deck, then the Glide is executed as the deck is turned face down around this finger. The left little finger draws back the bottom card. See // | Lewis Ganson published a Glide in March 1951, in which the right forefinger taps the face of the deck, then the Glide is executed as the deck is turned face down around this finger. The left little finger draws back the bottom card. See // |