How to Do the Sybil | Magic Card Flourishes

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Hi. I'm Mike Patrick and this is how to do a basic Sybil style cut. It looks like this and this is the basic explanation. The angle of how the cards are going to move is a little bit difficult to describe, so I'm going to show you step-by-step and you should follow along like this. First, we're going to get into what's referred to as Z position. That means being like this. A lot of times you will try to do these individual steps. It should all be in one clip. So, first thing that you're going to practice is just lifting up of small packet of cards off the top of the deck. If you can do that, the next part should be relatively simple. You place your thumb on the back portion of the deck and by lifting up this packet will also moving forward. As long as your thumb is contacting that back part you should go into an automatic Z position like this. So, once you get the hang of doing the Z, that'll make the next part possible.

The next thing that you need to learn before we go into the full cut is this: I pick up the cards and now my left hand is going to rotate and I'm going to grip these two corners but I'm going to essentially reverse my hand. So, what happens is this: I lift up this packet; I twist; and now my thumb is over here, and this is here; and I'm going to bring this forward. So, this is the action that you should do. This. You're just going to bring this forward a few times like this. These are very important to understand the motion that's about to happen. You're going to do both of those essentially at the same time. You go into Z, like so. Now, this packet's in the way. It shouldn't really make a difference. It's not much more difficult. It'll feel like it's in the way--try to ignore it. When you're in Z, you grip the packet like I described, like we're gripping in the air, but you're in Z. Then, you allow these cards to come around it. I extend my index finger to provide clearance. Once I'm here, I now push my index finger forward and I allow it to swing around and then I bring my index finger in.

Now, my index finger is going to contact this outer right hand corner as these cards are coming down. This will bring this packet out to the front. To close this Sybil, you're going to bring your index finger around; you're going to swivel these cards; they're going to travel around your left middle finger. So, these cards get swiveled like this. I crawl my index finger underneath and I allow them to flip over on to the stack. So, if I have this in the middle again, all I do is I have it around this middle finger and then I use my index finger to flick it over. In speed, the entire cut looks like this. You can also combine this Sybil into different chains. So, if you were to do a Sybil cut and you get to this position instead of just flipping it over I do two one-handed cuts and close like this.

It allows it to have a much more elegant feel and make your flourishes more complicated. Experiment and play and you'll be just fine.

[thewholikesthis]

It took me two hours to learn how to do it and one hour of practice to properly learn it. Totally worth it :)

[lostsoulparty]

this video is too short and rushed to learn from, the angles are awkward at the most important times

[voelker]

Thank God there's a video under 10 minutes out there! Thanks

[xiampiii]

I don't know why everyone is complaining. I was able to this version of the Sybil, it took me a few minutes and it's pretty simple once you get the hang of it. In fact it's one of the easier versions of the Sybil. Just slow the video down and rematch it. It's not that complicated.

[ericfrederickson]

Not a real Sybil cut, but I appreciate how you simplified it in order to give beginners an easy gateway into flourishing. Cheers.

[aaronmathew]

Thank you so much how cast for helping me learn this type of flourish I definitely recommend this to a lot of young magician

[kiraluvsmakeup]

thanks I believe I finally got it. thanks for all your great tutorials

[MIRUL]

Man i tried this a hundred time, but i really dont get it

[AmirLego]

If you want to do the more advanced Sybil cut, this is the best place to start.

[iGer]

Best Z type formation explanation ever. Because he does tell you that it's supposed to happen in one move.

[Verdigostorm]

so im replying late im guessing, i get it up to when he tries to combine the first two steps, the camera angle stops me from understanding plz help me

[sportmagic]

If u do the last bit does it change the order of the deck (I mean the bit with the 2 Charlie's cuts) thx!

[coolcatcass]

Im not even trying to do it, this just fascinates me

[travisreid]

For some additional help if you don't know what's going on, he splits the deck into 3 packets and brings ( Bottom to top: 1, 2, 3 ) 1 replaces with 2 (2, 1, 3) then it swaps back where 2 and 1 replace again (1, 2, 3) Then the top packet comes to the bottom (3, 1, 2) Then you bring it to the front on top again (1, 2, 3)

[millball]

this has to be the best howcast video i've seen.. and lets be honest... ALOT ARE RUBBISH.

[syedabdullah]

how does this guy DO IT??? I tried it a hundred times! The angle and timing between us just does not match. After 1:56 ( you ALLOW...), I just cannot cope up. He is too fast for me. But I'm not saying it's not good. In fact it's marvelous. I think it will take just a little practice of 1, 550, 273 years-that's all.

[spongebob]

am not getting that`s man explanation!
he is very fast and i don`t what he show and say!
i prefer another magician! :v

[nubivagant]

I like how when people can't pull this off they get frustrated and just blame it on the video, LMAO

[starvingartistmedia]

Angle of the video changes and makes it really hard to follow which packet is which.

[hamseine]

Guys, listen. It's a Sybil STYLE cut. Not an actual sybil cut.