Clip Shift - Color Change Tutorial

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[@RemAtmos]

The mirroring super clever. Making this accessible to righties and lefties

[@melanmalvindicta]

Now that's the real magic

[@valovanonym]

Ikr As a lefty I'm always super greatfull to people who do that

[@thefancystache3793]

@@valovanonym I think this move is ambidextrous of sorts. I'm a righty but I'm not sure which hand I'll learn this with. With my left I can pull the bottom card super clean and quiet and get it up top in an instant, but then struggle to get my knuckle to square it up. With my right, I'm awkward getting the card out, it makes a big ole click and my hand looks stupid, but then I can quickly and cleanly square it with my knuckle. So I've got this move half mastered with each hand 😂

[@joonasnieminenfi]

Sure is! Some tricks I like doing with my other hand (don't know why). It is a "feeling" I get when I hold the deck and start the trick. It is not related to my dealers grip or anything - other tricks work better for me on my other hand. More mirror videos please! 😉

[@mradamdavies]

agreed

[@antonporteus]

This is sooo difficult to master, yet you make it look so easy!

[@ralfpaat8606]

this glitch was patched in the 2019 update

[@RelatableShorts.]

LOL

[@rainerzufall5379]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@inoskopedjfk5186]

true lol

[@---cl4qu]

Lmao!🤣

[@theprophet_-__cxvii__-_8693]

What about the 2020 update tho? I think they patched it back in...

[@asiii23]

I love when i finally learn how a trick is done only to realize there's no way i can do it anyway lol

[@kevinuk1196]

Exactly the same problem I have but the only tricks that work for me are self working tricks

[@kom_5979]

2020......

[@robert1marshall]

Yeah I can’t get my fingers to work that smoothly at all. It’s like there’s not enough room to manipulate the cards

[@dartfield4655]

sleight of hand is truly magical

[@bkmagic1349]

U can do it..u just gotta practice it...alot..and condition your hand

[@muhammadamjad1792]

everytime i clip the bottom card All the other card: aight imma headout

[@thefancystache3793]

Lift your middle finger up and steal the card gently. Doing this move softly also eliminates the sound

[@kom_5979]

it is so much meow

[@WadeWilson-]

Easier said than done. I need way more practice to make it look clean. You're amazing

[@Luisaan145]

Your hands are machines. You would be breaking the code if anyone could actually do your moves! Crazy hand muscles, respect.

[@TheRussianGenius]

Haha thanks man, great reading your comment!

[@nelsonx5326]

Did the Russian Magic Mafia ever try to cut your hands off for exposing top secret information?

[@deaardian3354]

NELSON X .

[@filtergrind]

Clip ssslslsllslhift

[@subn0rma1]

I have mastered this technique. It took 2 months of constant practice. My hand was cramped and hurt a lot but now it's second nature. I purchased the tutorial from the original creator and used that in addition to this video to learn it. If you want to learn it, you can. If you do, you have an amazing sleight that can be used for any number of effects.

[@twintugboat5030]

Hey bro, how do they get the card from the middle of the deck to the bottom, I've tried rediduculasly hard to find a vid explaining it but I can't

[@mohanthegay4398]

@@twintugboat5030 i think they clip the card onto the top while holding the half pile, then put them all together. so the middle card never needs to be on the bottom.

[@newdimensionmagiccardtrick3131]

I kid you not this looks rediculously clean!

[@weedie2799]

Yeah, redicuolously clean.

[@jasonalaxander5841]

could you post a link to the tutorial for the control to the bottom you used? live your vids mate

[@TheRussianGenius]

Thank you for living my videos, appreciate it. The control to the bottom will be added to therussiangenius.com website in a streamable bundle with 20-40 other passes. You can register an account if you'd like to be notified, but otherwise, I'll also add the trailer to KZbin. Sign up here if interested: bit.ly/jointrg

[@juliantan1321]

jason alaxander you could catch a break and put your pinkie under your card and use a classic pass

[@AnantMall]

@@juliantan1321 in this case the top card did not change.

[@DeadlyApples666]

I have been practicing the clipshift for about 2 weeks now and almost got it silent. Not quite but almost. I find I can cover the sound with talking because it is rather quiet. So a bit of banter and the card is to the top. Love this move :D

[@kevincompaney1503]

This move is so crazy! I think you need to practice this in 3 steps, and possibly in reverse. I'd first get the card to where you need it when you go to square it up, then work back from there so your finger placement is right. Everyone's ability is different and you have to change what he's doing based on how it works for your hand.

[@thomasthomas7858]

Crazy ! Even knowing the trick, it is done so perfectly, so fast, that I dont believe my eyes ☺

[@whatisthisevenhuh]

looks easy but i cant even move the card

[@ajoybasfore3991]

Lim Bing Hong

[@Ibriii]

Lim Bing Hong agree

[@malayamigo]

Have fun

[@jonasdejong5071]

same .I think my hands are to small.

[@willwinn8559]

I moved mine , all over the floor .. BAM - 52 pickup.. Cards EVERYWHERE.. 😀👍

[@deanmaniatt9697]

Disclaimer: I'll describe how I do the clip shift, without a frame of reference; I created the handling from scratch a couple of years ago, so I have no idea how Nelson teaches it. 1. Grab the deck with the dominant hand (not the one you usually grip the cards when handling them), with the following finger positioning: - Thumb diagonally at the bottom of the pack, near the center and with the first phalanx contacting the cards. - Index finger resting at the side of the deck, with the first phalanx at the edge of the cards, curling to the back side. - Pinky, Ring and Middle fingers on top of the pack, all first phalanxes resting at the edge of the cards, curling to the back side. 2. Slide the card on the back of the pack with your Pinky and Ring fingers, using the Middle finger as a pivot point, towards your dominant side, until it pivots around the far edge of the deck. 3. VERY IMPORTANT: To avoid any sounds, as soon as the card clears the edge and begins to turn towards the side of the deck, reposition the Pinky finger to the side of the card, and clip it between the Pinky and Ring fingers. The card is now securely held between the two fingers, at an angle away from the rest of the deck. 4. Move the Index finger from the side of the deck, curling it to rest on the face of the card at the top. 5. Apply pressure at the following points: - Index finger pushes the face of the deck forward, creating a slight bend. - Thumb pushes the bottom of the deck upwards. - Pinky finger pushes towards the deck, sliding the card in place, as it clears the entire packet that is in motion with the movement of the Index and Thumb fingers. 6. The card should now slide underneath the Index finger, regardless of how small your hands are. 7. Go wild with whichever motion you want to cover the squaring action. The hard part is over.

[@LargestClassifieds]

TQ 2 TheRussianGenius . The impossible made possible.

[@90s-Trance_86]

one of the best moves actually!! Many credits to the original creator of the trick/control

[@benjamin_lee]

The amount of dexterity needed for magic is unreal

[@rays5163]

Might be easier to just start practicing real magic

[@jessielim8987]

i was aspiring to do magic tricks but then it feels lime im performing with seizures lmao

[@gulraizz9982]

So u dont know about cardistry?

[@teacherliw]

I used to play with this move but the funny thing is I didn't realise clip shift uses the same exact move. I thought it's done by moving the top card to the bottom of the deck. Thank you very much for the explanation.

[@potterharry6338]

What a holy difficult technique.. my hands.. Thank you for your teaching

[@NVOLIKOS]

Here is a fun application of clip shift change. 1. A card is selected and controled on top of the deck ( I use turn over pass) 2. Put the cards on the box except of the selected card which is out of the box. 3. Do the clip change holding the box with the rest of the cards inside. 4. The card appears over the box.

[@FrankDaBank25]

Man this is insanely difficult wtf... I'll never be able to do thay

[@balieblal4721]

use half a deck to practise then use more cards when u start to get it down

[@MaxMax-pi5wq]

MrNo Nayme yo this is easy it just took me bout 10000000000000 years just to master it

[@adambrooke7416]

Praciticing this for weeks now and i have no clue how u perform it so smooth/clean.

[@natesmith5063]

Question: most of your videos show the move from this angle (the magician’s POV) and I’m always wondering how the move looks from other angles.

[@OfficialPhazeMusic]

ur so slick with card controls man is there ANY MOVE that you cant do perfectly? Jeez Man U must practice 24/7 amazing... everytime I see on one of your videos in my search results or on my feed i always make sure to watch it because I know for a fact you know what ur talking about and it’s going to be a great tutorial. Thank u for your vids bro I’ve learned a lot from you

[@bodybuildergigachimp4037]

Хорошо по английски говоришь, Русский Гений.) Техники мне очень нравятся - показываешь все очень наглядно и понятно

[@akhandsingh3758]

I was trying to learn this since last three days and this notification popped up! ty the Russian genius

[@DarkTempler1]

amazing. I know how to do the reverse where you flip it to the bottom but not the bottom back up. That is awesome and will tie well with my performance BUT I have had several occasions where the spectator was more impressed when I asked them if they would want to see the card on the top or bottom and they usually choose bottom so me moving it back to the top wouldnt be as impressive to them I guess because they expect it to somehow already be on top. YET I WILL LEARN THIS! Very hard it looks like but I can do this. I dont need to pay someone, you showed enough of it to learn it. TY

[@Melpheos1er]

It's kinda interesting because I think I tried to do this move about 15 years ago but as i was unable to do it without making some kind of noise I put it aside but there is some addition here that I didn't thought about that make it happen. Going to try it again

[@roxmuHoLLYShit]

ok. this was the best trick ever. You just dissapeared with my king of spades from my deck, i'm looking for it since the beggining of this video (20 min) it was amazing but I want it back!!!

[@glennwolfewell2157]

Hey Russian genius. Got to hand it to you I love you tutorials and you don't do a lot of talking you do more showing. And that's what a tutorial should be less talk more showing or more showing while your talking makes it even more interesting thank you for the tutorials

[@kurosaki4809]

I'm successful with it after nearly 2 months of practice. Thanks a lot Sir.

[@johnlewis1497]

"Sucessful" is a vague term. Can I do it? Yes. Can I sneak it past my 8 year old daughter? No.

[@アカド-r4c]

Just practicing this abput 50 minutes and already know the basic, now its matter on my slight of hand! thx TheRussianGenius! :)

[@jasmeetbrar7963]

I threw my cards after watching this

[@zackotron1986]

Mine are close to do doing that!

[@alanxia1359]

everyone did

[@Enablingmonster]

Try smaller deck

[@thomasusheriii971]

It's hard to replace the card on top squarely

[@willwinn8559]

@@Enablingmonster Lol.... From Barbie collection , I can't find cards small enough .. Lol😎👍

[@Anmatuur]

I have no clue how to reach that card with knuckle of my index finger, card is far away...

[@Weerm10]

Same! Like really im losing my motivation to this shit

[@olegaertner]

Been practicing it for 20 months now, still struggle with that last part

[@olegaertner]

Actually I was able to do it after one month with plastic cards, with paper it's way harder somehow

[@ryantrieu8978]

I just can’t square up the cards at the end, I just end up pushing over the top card and flashing it.

[@SuperZwild]

Exactly, my card is stuck to the pinky finger and idk how to pin it with my index

[@marcf4024]

When you performed in the beginning the card was in the middle of the deck. You explained it with the card in the back of the deck?

[@ikon1403]

marc f he controlled the card in the beginning

[@whereisthelambsauce1378]

I can't even do a proper double lift wtf am I doing here

[@BluerunnerZ]

Same

[@tsuryu]

it's been 8 months, any update? also same, I bought my first deck of cards two days ago and I can't even bridge shuffle properly

[@Hybridvanguard]

ahhahaha same

[@LicensedTaddus]

@@tsuryu eyy so we started learning card stuff at the same time! How's your progression?

[@LicensedTaddus]

@Jo George So far so good, only been doing the basics and some work, some don't :D I think my "skill" list is like: doublelift, card spring, fake swivel cut and some other small things but always looking for tricks without gimmicks that are really visual to surprise friend with haha, any recommendations?

[@jonathantalun2092]

i've been wanted to learn this for a long time..thank you for making this

[@LargestClassifieds]

You are a genius 👍

[@joaocarlosviana6005]

It is level extra large hard!!!!! You must be very skilled to do it!!! Cheers mate!!!

[@craigjian1854]

spent about a month learning this trick, so worth it !

[@UzayrSiddiqui]

Hey... does it matter if a illusionist has small hands..especially for this trick??..its so hard for me to do and cover my moves.

[@kendarr]

Most of the stuff may turnout to be harder but you will learn the same way, maybe change a bit of palming so it fits you better and such, I have small hands too it took me forever to get a decent classic pass, or a good cover for a Herman pass, but it is possible just a little harder

[@JakeAlazoo1]

Call the POTUS.

[@felixduhsaka1006]

but how did u take the chosen card from the middle I didn't get it but overall it's awesome and thanks for teaching

[@EldritchGod666]

After showing you the card, he does a pass while squaring up the deck, which moves the card to the bottom. Then he uses the clip shift to move it from the bottom to the top.

[@0vershadow]

Michael Young how does he do a pass?

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

My procedure for every Russian Genius video: Step 1 --- observe performance Step 2 --- get encouraged by simplicity Step 3 --- go get cards Step 4 --- realize the "simplicity" was just an illusion 🥺

[@Fastjimmy041]

Very cool move in card magic, so many uses for just one move

[@kevinleach8352]

Amazing! What control do you use to get the card from the middle of the deck to the top (like at 29 seconds in)? What is it called and do you have a tutorial for it???

[@RodZilla11]

INCREDIBLY CLEAN!!!!! Thanks.

[@AlexVlogify]

i've been practicing this for months, still can't do it.

[@crizzy777]

been doing that for years and barely able to show it live ;)

[@ngocanhhoang470]

i need one night training !

[@LifeisReal1990]

Find a smoother deck, or a smaller deck of cards and practice with those. It could be the size of your hands, but our bodies are different, so not everyone is meant to copy each other directly. I very skinny, and my fingers have gaps between if I close my hand, so I never perform palming type magic tricks. Readjust what you do, but don't worry if you can't perform certain tricks, keep practicing other things so you always learn new things, and you'll still grow. :)

[@hellohi4644]

its possible I got it in a month fluidly, there are harder moves

[@sebastianshandy658]

It isnt that hard

[@TheBamz107Channel]

Bagaimana jika kartu terletak di tengah, anda menunjukan tutorial jika kartunya ada di posisi bawah tidak di tengah.

[@narendra_lm]

gak bisa pake clip shift gan.. kalau mau harus di cut dulu deck nya

[@Yamabluemt]

Has this happened to anyone else? I was just going about my business when my wrist and index finger had a muscle spasm and I couldn't move it for like two minutes. I just want to know if it's normal when you're not used to using a certain muscle in your finger, or if I should go and get it checked out.

[@davejohnson-yi2rk]

I met the originator of this years ago at a lecture with Dan and Dave Buck in Tannen's Magic Shop NYC. Nice people but I agree with the comments below, it's a cool utility move but it's so difficult it's really not worth the ulcers and arthritis in attempting to use this move which only has limited use.

[@zgn-2]

Who sign your deck ?

[@ozakajoute]

Nat Beudin

[@TheRussianGenius]

It was back when I met Wayne Houchin.

[@mugiwara7933]

Nat Beudin

[@emmada5767]

I like your magic tricks

[@PastorPeewee20]

I've been studying your tutorials for a long time now. Love them thank you for them. However, I've not got them down yet! Lol so frustrated

[@planze2951]

Nice tutorial as always but i have that one problem in this move. When a card is pulled from the bottom and you should take it with index finger I cant reach the card or get it near enough with other fingers. So if someone have had this same problem could you give me some advise?

[@jonsnow1973]

But how did you get the card from the middle to the bottom to start the clip change? What method did you use?

[@anirudhk1064]

how do u send the card in middle to bottom before doing clip shift

[@georgechembers3663]

Hes clip shifting selected card

[@locky244]

Thanks for the mirroring it really helps

[@Patiencelad]

Dude, you rock!

[@mxlife535]

4:00 my card is always too far back for my knuckle to grab it? Any advice? great video

[@mewithmychick6960]

Had the same problem. I think i got the solution. The corner of the card has to be deeply in the lil gap between your pinky and ring finger. Like this you can push the card with your pinky to the inside again wich should almost happen automatically.

[@TheAmazeer]

so much work and specific motricity

[@UNCLEMARCTV]

Thanks for the tutorial. New supporter here

[@suffer4742]

@TheRussianGenius you are so underrated your tutorials are so amazing I understand everything thanks fo the good work!

[@bojidargeorgiev4323]

This shit is way too hard

[@BochinFTW]

literaly what i said im like this shit hard as hell trying tod o this

[@mmafightcoach]

It takes a few weeks of practice. Like learning the guitar or to type on a keyboard without looking. Muscle memory etc. Its amazing what you can learn to do with a lot of practice.

[@ochaequinsu5964]

guitar is the best example. at the beginning you think you can not reach that fret in a chord and in 2 weeks it just happens. though very shitty, but after 2 days of practice, i was able to do this move, so hold on! :)

[@mef12727]

Bojidar Georgiev lol

[@flyinnoobz9387]

I feel like you need to have strong fingers for this because my pointer finger can't even push hard enough to bend the cards :(

[@woopize]

I got a few days ago the Surfaced dvd, and I've been practicing the movement for a couple of days, I can do it (very slowly by now) but my main issue is that when I square the card, I take the actual top card with me with the index finger. I still can't square it nice

[@subn0rma1]

I'm still working on this move, I also bought the Chad Nelson dvd, and I've been having this problem as well. I've had some success by squeezing the deck a little harder between my thumb and middle finger. Try it out and let me know.

[@Joshua-cw5yy]

Great trick 👍

[@TalkSteer]

The coolest Russian man in the world !

[@SathvickSatish]

In my opinion, you have the best straddle pass so far out of all the youtubers cuz you have the least amount of movements.

[@LargestClassifieds]

To call you a card magician would be an understatement, you re more than that.

[@19Ignotus81]

is this a practial move in a real life perfomance situation? I`ve been working with cards for nearly 30 years and this move seems VERY impractical in comparison to others

[@forfunjust2987]

很感谢，你重新击起了我学魔术的梦想

[@PiercingSight]

I run into two problems with this. First, when I manage to get the card past the deck, it ends up way too far into my hand for the knuckle of my index finger to reach it. Second, if I DO manage to solve the first problem, I can't seem to get the card to slide smoothly into place because my thumb is in the way, even if the card is all the way up against the middle finger. If I move my thumb, the deck falls, if I don't, the card gets stuck. Halp.

[@huzidamasta]

This'd be a nice colour changing deck 👌

[@BvRando]

Kk I understand the change but quite honestly, I’m more puzzled with your control to the bottom with the King and 8 of spades

[@straymusic]

I know, right?! Super clean

[@alessandroandrico100]

0:25 King of Spades is in the middle of the deck, how could you grab it and put on top???

[@GSCnocturne]

He controls it to the bottom first using some kind of sidesteal? Not certain about the control but he for sure gets it to the bottom somehow before executing the clipshift.

[@thomasusheriii971]

I thought he used some type of pass

[@jeaudon2386]

I just started card magic a month ago and stumbled upon this video. After 3 days of practice I can get the card to the top fairly easy but squaring it up is extremely hard to do.

[@SuperZwild]

Exactly! I cant pin it with my pointy finger and then the card is just stuck to my pinky with me not knowinrg what to do next

[@91sac]

What is the name of the card control used at 0:30 to get the card to the bottom?

[@2gyi718]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYHWgaSgjbBgi6s i guess its this

[@vobaotoan9471]

I had done it. Thanks your video.

[@TheDeltak]

Well okay, for me after i pull the card from the back and clear the deck, the card ends up too deep in my palm and no where near my pointer finger knuckle. Anyone has any tips for that? When i pull the card i pull it such that both mt ring and pinky fingers touching the BACK of the card. Does one of them supposed to be touching the front of the card?

[@TheDeltak]

In other words, how does the card go from his palm to his knuckle in 3:57 :D

[@anthonyyeung8509]

You took the words out of my mouth because I had the exact problem and just thought i couldn't do it due to small hands, but I think I know what the solution is. Based on what you said, you know how to clip it back fine - it's the 'putting the card over the deck' part you're struggling with. Now, instead of moving the card around the back and trying to put it on top (while the deck stays relatively stationary), try moving the deck using thumb and middle finger in front of the card while clipping back a bit less excessively than before. In essence, the trick is more of a 'move the deck in front of the card' than to 'move the card to the back of the deck'. Hope this helps :)

[@TheCoffeeCrafterMinecraft]

BLESS YOUR FREAKIN HEART ANTHONY. I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas for that.

[@butterkingu]

Please help

[@theunholysmirk]

try bending the deck, or using a smaller one at first. bend the deck outward, so it clears easier

[@wEiRdEV]

What's the move called when you move the chosen card from the middle to the bottom?

[@aldrianade1010]

the clue if you want to this perfect.. you must do this over and over, even its just slow, you can do it perfectly without realize it, i can do it fast now after 3 days practicing

[@thiagoquiroga5927]

Control?

[@susheelsudeep5107]

could you teach the control you used that was pretty amazing

[@jabstunt]

cool trick and thank you so much

[@ramaosantos8808]

Awesome, great performance.

[@sketchwithanshul823]

When we put the card in the middle, how does it come in the bottom?

[@CyanBerry5768]

Hey there! I have managed to clip the card just fine, but I can't get it to fully go on top of the deck because my thumb is in the way. Any advice?

[@ShiningSparkL1n6]

Clip with pinky finger, then shift weight to ring finger. then pivot with ring finger, after it pass. Problem is my index finger cant caught the card. Then my ring n pinky finger wont cooperate. And i think gravity play the role. I try it slow it wont work, u have to be fast. And after the card pass, it always touch the edge of cards which change the alignment of the "card". Any solution to that?

[@jaxjokergaming6518]

I will learn this. Thank you

[@frederiklakatos3162]

You are the best with kards very good magic trick

[@sanjitngangom4257]

0:40 how did he bring the king of spades back to bottom Confused.

[@kenneystephen701]

That's seems to be the real trick😕

[@SuperScootp]

Ikr

[@Berzrk-Z]

Fucking thank you! I thought I was crazy because I couldn’t figure out the trick

[@kijeongshion6964]

he did the cover pass which you can control the card any where you want but the top still remain the same

[@JB_46]

Watch the original video form Alex pandora. It's a dps

[@jheyc013]

but how do yo do it when you place the card in the middle of the deck? how do you get the card in the middle?

[@rehanmehta9811]

Wow this move is sick!

[@samogufonianrockstar7510]

I love that u showed it in a split screen ..luck would hv it im a born lefty👍

[@dealslou157]

Being a left handed always had confusion with getting fingers right but the mirror image clearly shows how I could make it work. WOuld be great if you can make most videos similar to this one. Cheers

[@jonsnow1973]

But how do you make it look like your putting it in the center of deck and actually put on bottom?

[@newdimensionmagiccardtrick3131]

smooth!

[@angelogonzalez2172]

Glad you shared with us my friend 😈😈

[@raheemfeanny3040]

I'm a magician as well so I'm asking you please if you could watch my video like share and comment below please

[@mugiwara7933]

Vendettaroush Nelson

[@raheemfeanny3040]

hi

[@raheemfeanny3040]

I'm a magician as well so I'm asking you please if you could watch my video like subscribe share and comment below please

[@TimmyHoImhere]

Hey im just wondering isnt this a very angle sensitive move if performed in real life. Right now I just started learning this, but it seems like more of a camera move than a real performance move.

[@Gee25]

alling the face of the cards with the specetators eyes, trust me...

[@justcameforthecomments]

Which control to the bottom did you use at 0:48 min?