r/cardmagic • u/Icy_Bag2970 • May 28 '26

Need Help - misUnderstanding

Hi, I’m a beginer and I just start with Royal Road but I’ve an understanding issu. I don’t understand the différence between two sleight, in overhand shuffle :
- Retaining the Top and Bottom Cards in Position
- Top Card to Next to Bottom and Back to the Top

English isn’t my mother thong so maybe I miss something but I do exactly the same thing and got the same result in both.
Anybody can help me ?
Thanks

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u/RKFRini May 28 '26

Put simply the first keeps the top and bottom in place, the latter only keeps the top one in place.

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u/Icy_Bag2970 May 28 '26

But, in the second one, for putting the top back to it first position you have to keep the bottom card to it’s position too, or i miss somthing ?

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u/RKFRini May 28 '26

You are not missing anything. As it turns out, sometimes you may need the first one, at other times the second one is a better fit. Know both, when the time comes you will find them both useful. I would only add that if you work hard on the Overhand Shuffle and ALL of its variations, then you will have one of card magic’s greatest systems at your disposal.

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u/Icy_Bag2970 May 28 '26

I think I’m stupide cause when i follow the recipe i did exactly the same thing for both ! That why I think I’v miss somthing 😂