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118 entries in Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Center
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
S. W. Erdnase The Diagonal Palm-Shift mention of top palm, bottom palm, multiple shift on page 141
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1902 The Expert at the Card Table 137
Graham Adams The Diagonal Palm Shift photo illustrations
Related to 1931 Mr. S. W. Erdnase — "His Book" 85
Tenkai Ishida Palming One Card. Tankai's Method "Tenkai"
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938 Greater Magic 202
Tom Bowyer, S. W. Erdnase Indetectable improvement (?) on DPS
Inspired by 1938 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 40) 264
Tenkai Ishida Palming One Card: Tenkai's Method (too) brief
 		1940 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 110) 654
Tom Bowyer Indetectable Shift-Palm improvement (?) on DPS
Related to 1943 Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks 78
Paul LePaul The Diagonal Left Hand Palm (Improved Method)
Related to 1949 The Card Magic of Le Paul 61
Paul LePaul Left Hand Center-Card Steal from spectator peek
 		1949 The Card Magic of Le Paul 64
Dr. Jacob Daley The Side Steal and some of its Finer Points
  • Introductory Remarks
 		1950 Expert Card Technique 466
Dr. Jacob Daley Left Hand Side Steal
1950 Expert Card Technique 468
Dr. Jacob Daley Longitudinal Side Steal and Transfer
1950 Expert Card Technique 471
Bill Simon The Simon Fan Steal perpendicular position
Related to 1952 Effective Card Magic 102
Cy Endfield Center Steal
Related toVariations 1955 Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part III 20
Edward Marlo, Tenkai Ishida Left Hand Side Steal see Note 4 on p.58
Related toVariations 1957 Side Steal 16
Edward Marlo Full Left Hand Steal as an Insertion Steal
 		1957 Side Steal 41
Edward Marlo The Diagonal Steal as a direct Insertion Steal
Related to 1957 Side Steal 45
Jerry Andrus A Mystery with Rubber Bands center steal from cross-wise rubber-banded deck into left hand
 		1957 Up Close with Andrus 5
Edward Marlo The Center Steal
Related to 1961 Card to Wallet 12
Harry Lorayne The Spread Cop card touched and displayed is copped
Inspired by 1975 Afterthoughts 49
S. W. Erdnase, Francis Carlyle A Multiple Card Palm and Steal Utilizing the Diagonal Push-Through Method DPS with several cards
Inspired by 1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 104
Russell T. Barnhart Spread Side-Slip Bottom Palm No. 16, card side-stolen into right-hand Master Palm, then to bottom into left-hand classic palm
 		1975 The Master Palm 40
Russell T. Barnhart Master Palm Fan Steal No. 17
  • First Variation (right-hand Master Palm or left-hand Classic Palm)
  • Second Variation (to bottom of deck)
  • Third Variation (to top of deck)
Inspired by 1975 The Master Palm 41
Jerry Andrus A Sidewinder Palm
1976 Andrus Card Control 30
Jerry Andrus Riffle Palm one or several cards, from different positions
 		1976 Andrus Card Control 42
Jerry Andrus Side Jog Palm
1976 Andrus Card Control 43
Jerry Andrus Swivel Palm
1976 Andrus Card Control 57
Edward Marlo Marlo Bottom Placement, step 29)
1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 205
Harvey Rosenthal Outjogged Placement in Palm Convincing Control Features, see Notes 2./3. on p. 168
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Three) 162
Dan MacMillan Left Hand Side Steal card pushed out in one-hand top palm action from center, then deck placed in left hand to palm card
 		1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 47
Allan Ackerman Hofzinser Card Pass to a Full Bottom Palm
Related toVariations 1978 Here's My Card 27
Ken Krenzel The Squeeze Steal
Related to 1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 189
Edward Marlo The Center Card Transfer into the Left Palm after incomplete faro peek
 		1978 Arch Triumphs 19
Edward Marlo Single Cut Center Steal card(s) cut to center are palmed out
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 76
Cy Endfield, Arturo de Ascanio Die Endfield-Ascanio-Palmage Endfield-Ascanio Palm
Also published here 1980 Das Ascanio Seminar — Graz 1980 3
Karl Fulves Negative Side Steal into left hand
 		1981 Side Steal 31
Juan Tamariz 1. De PP Extirpadas a Empalme en M.I.
Also published here 1981 Magia Potagia — Volume I 19
Derek Dingle The Peek Twist Diagonal Palm Shift
1982 The Complete Works of Derek Dingle 105
Harry Lorayne Weird Spread Palm selection in center is turned perpendicular
Also published here 1982 Best of Friends 371
Gustave Southall Card Steal
Feb. 1983 Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 8) 1091
Tenkai Ishida, Frederick Braue Sidesteal (After Tenkai) demonstrated by Charles Kohrs (1937)
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2) 18
S. W. Erdnase Diagonal Palm Shift
1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 235
Justin Higham Left Hand Center Steal, Covered Left Hand Center Steal
1988 Utility Card Sleights 9
Karl Fulves Convincing Side Steal dummy card left sticking out
 		1989 Prototype 16
S. W. Erdnase The Diagonal Palm Shift reprinted from reference
Also published here 1989 The Multiple Shift 34
Karl Fulves KF Note on the Diagonal Palm-Shift
Related to 1989 The Multiple Shift 36
Jack Birnman Swivel Multiple Shift & Palm tabled push-through action for multiple shift, then deck picked up and cards palmed out, also as bottom palm
 		1989 The Multiple Shift 42
Juan Tamariz 1. From Extracted PP to Left Hand Palm TPC
Also published here 1989/91 Sonata 28
Arturo de Ascanio, Cy Endfield Ascanio-Endfield-Palm
1990 Horizons 6
Gene Maze Spectator Peek Palm
Feb. 1991 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 14 No. 2) 1888
Gene Maze From a Fan
Feb. 1991 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 14 No. 2) 1889
John Carney, Tenkai Ishida Tenkai-esque "A Center Steal Handling", very similar to the Jack Hecht method
Related to 1991 Carneycopia 208
Edward Marlo, S. W. Erdnase Diagonal Palm Shift Alternative delayed handling
Inspired by 1991 The Olram File (Issue 7) 3
Roger Klause, S. W. Erdnase Diagonal Palm Shift described coming from automatic jog control
 		1991 Roger Klause: In Concert 163
Vanni Bossi The Use of the Little Finger in Positioning Exactly the Card in the Palm on the little finger for the DPS
Inspired by 1991 Escorial 1991 — The Erdnase Year 6
Jon Racherbaumer Left-Hand Steals (LPP)
1992 Card Finesse II 141
Arturo de Ascanio, Cy Endfield Ascanio-Endfield-Palm
1992 Ein Profi packt aus... 129
Arturo de Ascanio Endfield-Ascanio Palm
Also published here 1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 6 54
Steve Draun, Edward Marlo The Depth-Illusion Palm directly into gambler's cop or full palm
Related to 1993 Secrets Draun from Underground 46
Ernest Earick Left-Hand Swivel Steal
1993 By Forces Unseen 74
Ernest Earick One-handed Convincing Control see page 90 for mention of the sleight as cull, force, palm, switch
Variations 1993 By Forces Unseen 83
Ernest Earick, S. W. Erdnase Diagonal Palm Shift, Delayed Handling
1993 By Forces Unseen 92
Paul LePaul, Michael Close, Edward Marlo The Left Hand Diagonal Palm
Inspired by 1993 Workers Number 3 50
Tenkai Ishida, Michael Close The Left Hand Peek Steal
1993 Workers Number 3 52
Allan Ackerman Ackerman Varies Kelly to a Full Palm Convincing Control Features
 		1994 Las Vegas Kardma 50
Tenkai Ishida Palming One Card: Tenkai's Method better description
Related to 1994 More Greater Magic 1143
Juan Tamariz 1. From Extracted PP to Left Hand Palm TPC
 		1994 The Tamariz Perpendicular Control 6
Andy Greget Tap to the Top variation for Endfield's Center Steal
Inspired by 1994 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 51) 930
John Scarne Scarne Card Problems
  • 21 Card Trick with two selections
  • Diagonal Palm Shift with two of three cards
 		1994 Verbatim (Issue 10) 145
Roger Crosthwaite The Diagonal Palm Shift "A Tribute to Lewis Ganson"
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1994 Roger's Thesaurus 119
Roger Crosthwaite The Diagonal Palm Shift "A Tribute to Lewis Ganson"
Also published here Sep. 1994 Opus (Vol. 5 No. 2) 6
Peter Duffie Center Block Palm from center or top, multiple cards
Inspired by 1995 Duffie's Card Compulsions 244
Arturo de Ascanio, Cy Endfield Ascanio-Endfield-Palm
Jan. 1995 Opus (Vol. 5 No. 3) 16
S. W. Erdnase Diagonal Palm Shift
1996 Classic Sampler 24
Michael Close Center Steal Jennings' technique from center
Inspired by 1996 Workers Number 5 116
Ken Krenzel Gravity Center Steal cards palmed out of center when deck is dropped into pocket
Inspired by 1997 Ingenuities 161
Paul Chosse Diagonal Palm Shift getting into it from having a card selected from a spread
Inspired by 1997 L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians 14
S. W. Erdnase, Dai Vernon The Diagonal Palm shift
1998 Card College — Volume 3 767
Milton Kort Kort's Center Steal Steal card from center of deck into left hand full palm after spectator signs card
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • Abracadabra, vol. 27, no. 695, May 23 1959
 1999 Kort 5
Ellis Stanyon The Diagonal Palm Pass (Left Hand) No. 11, diagonal palm shift
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 229
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Diagonal Palm Shift
Related to 2000 Palming: For The Terrified 20
Baltazar Fuentes Center Block Steal as top half is replaced
 		2000 I'm Dancing 1
Baltazar Fuentes Peeked Card to Full Palm
Inspired by 2000 I'm Dancing 3
Lee Asher Rosie Palm "(with the help of her 5 sisters)"
 		2001 Close Cover Before Striking 12
S. W. Erdnase Diagonal Palm Shift
2001 DeSouza's DeCeptions 104
John Carney, S. W. Erdnase The Erdnase Diagonal Palm-Shift rear insertion
Related to 2002 The Book of Secrets 66
Allan Ackerman, Juan Tamariz The P-Shift multiple shift that palms cards in left hand
Related to 2005 Ackerman 2004 18
Barrie Richardson Center Palm
Related toAlso published here
  • palm by Antony Gerard, 1979 Lecture Notes
 2005 Act Two 224
Arturo de Ascanio, Cy Endfield Endfield-Ascanio Palm
Also published here 2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 258
Dai Vernon The Diagonal Palm Shift
Inspired by Aug. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 8) 62
Ken Krenzel The Tabled Perpendicular Control see also Juan Tamariz' work on his TPC
Related to 2009 Relaxed Impossibilities 33
Roberto Giobbi Push-In inserting a card at inner end with applications:
- setting key
- next to crimp or getting break
- Diagonal Palm Shift (see also John Carney, Book of Secrets)
 		2010 Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 9) 77
Derek DelGaudio Banded Diagonal Palm Shift DPS with rubber banded deck
Inspired byRelated to 2010 Derek DelGaudio 8
Arturo de Ascanio, Alexander de Cova Das Diagonale Stehlen
2011 Seminar-Leviten 3
Dave Buck Peeping Palm Diagonal Palm Shift from peek
Inspired by 2011 If An Octopus Could Palm 34
Dave Buck Molecule Bottom Palm Palm card from center of the deck using a flourish to rotate the deck around the thumb
 		2011 If An Octopus Could Palm 81
S. W. Erdnase, Eric Evans Ernie and Bruce meet with Erdnase at my place (or the OHDPS) one-handed get-ready for DPS from break
Related to 2012 53 Friends 9
S. W. Erdnase Diagonal Palm Shift
2012 Chasing Dovetails 30
Willie Johnson Banded Diagonal Palm Shift
Related toAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, July 1925
 2012 Prolix (Issue 10) 675
Ricky Smith The Diagonal Palm Smith comments on DPS
  • From a cull
  • From a deal
Inspired by 2013 Seventeen Secrets — Volume 2 41
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Toss Palm card tossed into deck in dealing position is palmed out
 		2014 Card Men 33
S. W. Erdnase, Ricky Smith Multiple Card DPS Handling
Related toAlso published here 2014 Card Men 60
Ricky Smith Dealing DPS way to get into "Diagonal Palm Shift
Inspired byAlso published here 2015 Nothing as it Seems 15
S. W. Erdnase, Ricky Smith Multiple Card DPS Handling
Inspired byAlso published here 2015 Nothing as it Seems 31
Ricky Smith Shuffle DPS way to get into "Diagonal Palm Shift"
Inspired byAlso published here 2015 Nothing as it Seems 42
Edo Huang Diagonal Palm Fan fan cover
Inspired by 2015 Card Coffee Collective 31
Jack Carpenter The One-Shot Shift multiple shift with one cut and instant palm
 		2017 The Expert's Portfolio No. 2 33
Ricky Smith Dealing DPS way to get into "Diagonal Palm Shift
Also published here 2017 Threeve 5
Ricky Smith, S. W. Erdnase Multiple Card DPS Handling
Also published here 2017 Threeve 23
Ricky Smith Shuffle DPS way to get into "Diagonal Palm Shift"
Also published here 2017 Threeve 30
Harry Lorayne Weird Spread Palm selection in center is turned perpendicular
Also published here 2017 JawDroppers! Two 85
Tenkai Ishida Empalme Tenkai del centro
Related toAlso published here 2017 Naypes 63
Benjamin Earl The Overhand DPS at end of overhand shuffle
Inspired by 2019 The Shift #1 33
Shane Cobalt The Diagonal Palm-Shift with comments and practice tips
Related to 2019 The Acorn Notes 34
Shane Cobalt From The Peek DPS from peek, with original peek handling
Inspired by 2019 The Acorn Notes 38
Shane Cobalt On The Table DPS from tabled insertion
Inspired by 2019 The Acorn Notes 41
Helder Guimarães In the Secret Angle - The Revolve Diagonal Palm Shift all-around square-up cover
Inspired by 2019 Secret Language — Volume 1 118
Ryan Plunkett TPS (Tapered Palm Shift) DPS from reversed card in stripper deck
Inspired by 2020 Distilled 150
John Galsworthy, S. W. Erdnase Diagonal Palm Shift technical variation on the DPS, two methods
 		2020 Notes Concerning the Palming of Cards 26
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