How to do an Elmsley count

This is going to be a quick instructable on how to do an elmsley count for use with my "Awesomest" card trick!

See this video for a quick demo, as well as a quick explanation. If you want further reading, check out the rest of this instructable.

Step 1 Set up your packet to count

In this case, we are going to pretend you are doing the first Elmsley count in the World's Awesomest Card Trick. At this point in the trick, the first two aces (clubs and hearts) have been ditched back onto the deck and now you are going to show that the "Ace of Clubs has turned face down."

It goes without saying, but I am going to say it anyways, the spread cards are an "exposed" view, and the spectators never see them like this. You will use the Elmsley count to count the five cards as four, and also to hide the 3rd and 4th cards from view.

Comments

[Muzza]

hi my name is bloodman

[guribe94]

thanks for sharing

[Jezza Bear]

Thanks for your Instructable. It was great you added a video to it as it really showed how the count was done. I really appreciate you magic instructables as I like to dabble with card tricks as they really irritate my daughters when they can't work out how "that card" got where it did....great keep it up

[erfonz]

I thinks it's OK to put the sleight-of-handless tricks you put up, but this is a fairly difficult move and magicians aren't the biggest demographic on instructables (I could be wrong). But that just leads to a bunch of people butchering a good move and even more people knowing how it's done.

[thesparine]

I think this is a great tutorial on the elmsley count, and I hope people appreciate it. As for non-magicians learning this move, if someone is interested in learning it they can find it on the web on millions of other websites. I am just hoping to clarify it to people interested in it. Thank you for your comment though, I appreciate it.