How to Do the Switching Cards Magic Trick Explanation

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The magician asks for one of the spectators to cut the deck into four sections any way that they choose. He then takes one of the sections, put the top three cards onto the bottom, and deals out the top four into each one of the piles. The process is repeated until all of the sections have dealt out the cards. Now at the climax, the top cards of each stack is turned over, and is revealed that the aces found there way to the top of each pile, keeping in mind all of the precautions taken to ensure the deck was scrambled up.

So how is this great trick performed? The secret is simple: a double-card lift. If you don't already know how to perform a double-card grip, you will need to learn one now, as several card tricks require it.

All you need to do is put one card on top of another while making it look like just one; this is much easier to do if you slightly bend the card back.Once you've got the double-card lift down, you're going to need to apply it to the trick. You will also need to memorize the top card.

Ask for the spectator to choose any card that they want, memorize it, and not show it to you. While they are doing that, (and it might only take about a second) you will need to slightly raise the card with your pinky.

Now that your spectator is content, take the card from them, and very quickly place it under the top card. This will take some practice, but that's not exactly what your audience is looking for, and thus you will most likely get by with it.

Using a double-card lift, show the audience their card, with the top card on top so that they know it is still there. Set both cards back down on the deck, and slide off the real top card, and tell your spectator to keep it under their hand; remember, right now they think they are keeping the card they choose under their hand, while it is really still on the top of the deck.

Lift up the back of the spectator's chosen card so that only you can see it saying something like, "Okay, the next card is the [fill in card]." In a casual movement, wave the chosen card over the spectator's hand, and tell them the two have just switched. They will now discover that what you say is true.

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