Price$29.95
Media TypeDVD, Gimmick(s)
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedAug 19, 2014
Drop - Blue
Jugalbot, Lyndon
Magic Tao
(Based on 2 reviews)
The spectator freely chooses any card from the deck, they sign their name on the back of the card and the signed card is lost somewere in the deck. Instantly, the signed card jumps straight to the top of the deck and the spectator can take that card back straight away.
This is very visual and very easy to do. Enjoy performing "DROP".
Included:
Custom made gimmick supplied.
Instructional DVD with full explanations.
Reviews
(Top ▲)
Overview
This is an extremely good effect and you are getting a lot for your money. It is very versatile allowing you to perform this many ways, pick one you like the best. If you are doing table hopping or strolling, the reset is very quick, just seconds and you are ready to go again.Effect
The spectator freely chooses any card from the deck, they sign their name on the back of the card and the signed card is lost somewere in the deck. Instantly, the signed card jumps straight to the top of the deck and the spectator can take that card back straight away. It is actually the card that they have picked and signed and can be left with them as a souvenir. This is very visual, fast and very easy to do.Method
You will receive an impressively ingenious gimmick that does all the work for you. All you need to do is set up the gimmick (takes just seconds) and add it to the deck, put the deck into the box and you are ready to go and start performing this amazing effect. Once you take out the desk, the cards can be shown both front and back and even shuffled, it is that good. Have someone pick a card, any card really, have then sign it, put it back into the deck and the gimmick will do the rest. A very minor move, not even a sleight will be done it putting their card into the deck and you are ready for the reveal.It is actually very easy and will be doing very soon.Product Quality
Firstly, the gimmick is very well made and obviously a lot of thought and time went into making it. It is so devious and don’t really think you will be able to figure this one out until see buy and see it. Longevity, don’t worry. You will receive as part of the purchase more than enough of the essential material to repair your gimmick should it break. Secondly, the accompanying DVD is fantastic, there is just over 23 minutes of instruction shot in high definition. The quality of instruction, sound, close-ups and camera angles is more than excellent.Ad Copy Integrity
The ad and video is very accurate and describes/shows exactly what DROP will do. But more … the ad does not tell you about all the extras you will be learning. You will be taught more ways to reveal their selection - a “Dupe” routine where the cards are spread, their signed card is shown in the middle of the deck and then it instantaneously jumps to the top of the deck, a Torn & Restored routine, a rising card drawing on the cards revealing their selections and how to repair your gimmick. You are getting LOTS!Final Thoughts
This is an extremely good buy and you are getting a lot for your money as mentioned in ‘Ad Integrity’. It is very versatile allowing you to perform this many ways, pick one you like the best. If you are doing table hopping or strolling, the reset is very quick, just seconds and you are ready to go again. When you are returning their card to the deck there is a very minor angle issue but can be overcome very easily, really not a worry.Suggestions
DROP is available in both red and blue backed bicycle cards. Mine came in blue which is fine but using a black Sharpie for their signature will show up much better on the red backed card.(Top ▲)
Drop is Lydon Jugalbot’s variation to his 2013 trick, Unwritten. With Drop, the spectator picks and signs the back of any freely selected card, on the end of the card, in a specific and small area. The signed card is then lost into the middle of the deck. The entire deck is dropped into the magician’s or spectator's hand and the signed card and the inscription instantly appears on the top of the deck. The trick is very visual, fun for spectators, and easy to do.
Drop comes with a 25 minute instructional DVD, the Drop gimmick (made with bicycle cards) and some extra materials in the event that repairs to the gimmick are needed. The DVD is well-produced and the instructions are clear and simple. You will be performing this trick immediately after watching the video. The DVD has a few routines in addition to the basic routine, which include a torn and restored card corner and a rising ink card reveal which is inked on the back of a card. I do not think that the torn and restored card routine will get much use, but the basic trick can be used over and over, with an almost instant reset, and a different card. The gimmick may break after some use, but the fix seems to be easy and quick.
The ad copy and the promotional video accurately depict the trick.
I would recommend buying this trick in red, instead of blue, because the reveal is harder to see with black Sharpie ink on a blue backed card. The reveal really pops on the red backed card and that is precisely why the promotional video is filmed entirely with a red backed gimmick.
There are some angle issues when the card is being placed back into the middle of the deck, but no angle issues at all for the reveal. Although there may be some noise issues associated with the reveal, this is masked by the sound of the deck dropping into your hand.
This trick really amazes spectators, most of whom will not have seen Unwritten, which is the earlier sister version of this trick. The main difference between Drop and Unwritten is that the reveal of the selected card in Unwritten appears written across the side of an entire deck of cards – which is really mind blowing. While it is an astonishing visual, this has implications for future use of that entire deck. However, the reveal in Drop can be repeated almost instantly with a different card and the effect is not just a reveal, like Unwritten, but an ambitious card routine appearance of the selected card on the top of the deck. Also in Drop, there are more ways to have the spectator select a card and have it feel truly freely selected. Although both handlings are easy to do, Drop is a bit easier to do and reset.
This trick is worth adding to your magic case and the price is fair.
Drop comes with a 25 minute instructional DVD, the Drop gimmick (made with bicycle cards) and some extra materials in the event that repairs to the gimmick are needed. The DVD is well-produced and the instructions are clear and simple. You will be performing this trick immediately after watching the video. The DVD has a few routines in addition to the basic routine, which include a torn and restored card corner and a rising ink card reveal which is inked on the back of a card. I do not think that the torn and restored card routine will get much use, but the basic trick can be used over and over, with an almost instant reset, and a different card. The gimmick may break after some use, but the fix seems to be easy and quick.
The ad copy and the promotional video accurately depict the trick.
I would recommend buying this trick in red, instead of blue, because the reveal is harder to see with black Sharpie ink on a blue backed card. The reveal really pops on the red backed card and that is precisely why the promotional video is filmed entirely with a red backed gimmick.
There are some angle issues when the card is being placed back into the middle of the deck, but no angle issues at all for the reveal. Although there may be some noise issues associated with the reveal, this is masked by the sound of the deck dropping into your hand.
This trick really amazes spectators, most of whom will not have seen Unwritten, which is the earlier sister version of this trick. The main difference between Drop and Unwritten is that the reveal of the selected card in Unwritten appears written across the side of an entire deck of cards – which is really mind blowing. While it is an astonishing visual, this has implications for future use of that entire deck. However, the reveal in Drop can be repeated almost instantly with a different card and the effect is not just a reveal, like Unwritten, but an ambitious card routine appearance of the selected card on the top of the deck. Also in Drop, there are more ways to have the spectator select a card and have it feel truly freely selected. Although both handlings are easy to do, Drop is a bit easier to do and reset.
This trick is worth adding to your magic case and the price is fair.