U.C.C.U.

Performance Ideas

UCCU for Multiple Selection (Max T. Oz)

− I use a similar control to Doc Eason (published in his Fusillade booklet or DVD). As I lift
up packet to show card where spectator says “stop”, card on top of left hand packet
(previous spectators selection) is put into UCCU gimmick. Lovely misdirection. I only do
this a couple times in the routine but makes for some miracle revelations
− Easons ‘Multiple Selection’ routine can be found on his vid/DVD ‘Doc Eason’s Bar Magic’
Vol. and ind his booklet titled ‘Fusillade’.
− If someone is only doing 3 or 4 selections, I’d say wait and load them all at the same time
with one move. However, if you are doing the 10 -12 selection thing, I’d say do it exactly as
you have been, either with the handling Doc uses or your own version of it, except use the
UCCU to steal out just 2 of the selections so when the time comes, you can find those
selections without even holding the deck. To my mind, this is the best way to add another
dimension to any multiple selection…. Do everything else the same way except for 2,
maybe 3 cards. Find those in the proper sequence of the routine, except those cards you get
to produce without holding the deck and while showing empty hands all around. I think
setting the deck down for just 2 or 3 revelations would give the whole sequence a more
magical feeling. (Michael)

Different Wallet (magicmind)

− I have an aluminum wallet (front pocket) and have found that producing cards from this
look fantastic from the spec point of view. The spec must be seated and you must be
standing, but it looks great!

Not sure about using the as seen on TV knock off wallets at walgreens, but mine is an ogon
designs one.

You will find that since this opens like a file folder with dividers, you can easily open it as
you load the card behind it…pause…and then reveal w/o having the card near you and they
can see inside the wallet as you reveal.

Very Quick colour changing deck (Richard)

− Set up: Red deck, with a blue joker, in a blue box.

As you take the cards out, turn them over to display the fact that they are random, as you ditch the blue
joker into the UCCU. Hey presto, one instantly red deck. You took the cards out and you have done 1
great trick already.

If you do Chicago Opener you could have the blue number card on top that you are going to use. Ditch
it, then retrieve later as the person is showing their chosen card around and you ‘turn your back slightly
so you can’t see it….’ etc.

Chicago Opener Loading Idea (Richard)

 − I often open at a group with Chicago Opener (aka red hot mama). I pre-set with a different
coloured card on the bottom set to go. However with the u.c.c.u I can now cleanly show the
backs of the whole deck as red, as the spec looks at their card can then load the blue backed
card onto the bottom of the deck and continue trick from there. Whit Haydn gave me a tip of
loading the blue card as you turn your back
− what do you think of the idea of loading both the different coloured duplicate and the
regular backed card from the UCCU? This would not only allow you to show a uniformly
coloured deck but it would also allow a spec to shuffle the deck to his heart’s content.
However, I am in two minds about whether this would add to the effect so I would
appreciate your more experienced opinion. (David Fox)
− I tend NOT to let spectator’s shuffle cards for two main reasons:

a) They quite often can’t, and can feel awkward, put on the spot, or drop cards or
warp them. I don’t want to put spectator’s on the spot – I want them to enjoy the show.

b) IMHO it can slow the whole pace down a little.
As it’s my opener, I want it to be real snappy. As a worker probably even more of a worry is that when
people sign cards, they might sign my red card that I have a blue dupe for! So in my case as I tend to
use the blue 5 spades, I try not to let anyone choose the red 5 spades to sign as I am going around.
What you could do is use the UCCU to carry around extra dupes?? My best advice would be – TRY it,
if a spec shuffling the deck gets a bigger reaction, do it. If it doesn’t seem to add that much to the
overall reaction, bin it as it’s wasted motion. (Richard)

UCCU & 2 Card Monte – Eddie Fetcher Be Honest (Matze)

− when you let the spectator turn over the cards in there hand,you have sooo much
misdirection to load to other 2 cards…and then reveal them from anywhere

Card stab effect using the uccu and no knife (Royal)

− a card stab effect by not using a knife. Have a card signed and ‘lost in the deck’ , ditching
the card into the uccu at the same time. Allow the spectator to shuffle the cards. Hold the
deck in ur left hand and spring the card in the air. produce the card from ur uccu and the
fallen cards reach the appropriate area, showing them skills of ur EAGLE eyes:

Table Hopping , Signed CTW (Dennis)

− The uccu is great for table hopping. I work in restaurants and have cards appearing from all
different objects, such as the menu, napkins, hanging light (palmed after being held out), the
folder that holds the check, kids’ toys/crayon box, and my shoe (see other post). This can
even be used for signed card thru window.
− You would have to put a card (with back showing) onto the window ahead. This would be at
a restaurant at night. Customer would not notice it – or a menu or sign could partially cover
it. After loading the signed card, you would make a gesture of some kind, “invisibly”
tossing the card at the window. They examine the deck while you go outside and get the
 card off the window. The planted card would have sticky glue so that you can pick it up
while moving the selected card onto it – then handle them as one card. Show the card face
from outside, bring it in, etc. All sounds rough, but with a good presentation, it works for
laymen.

Card of forehead/card under drink (coldthorn)

− If you do card on forehead, the UCCU makes it super clean. Control the card to the top as
usual and instead of palming off, load into UCCU and hand the deck for spectator to shuffle
(showing hands completely empty). Have them name a number from 1 to 52 and start
dealing the cards down. Just before they get to the number, pull focus on the spot where
they will put the card and palm the card from the UCCU and stick it to your forehead. Let
them turn over the card at their number and watch their eyes and say nothing until they look
up at you and see the card. You can use the same method for card under drink.
− Also could just be used as great practise for getting oneself used to unloading the UCCU, as
by getting the spectator to concentrate so hard on the cards they are dealing onto the table
you have so much time and space to openly steal out the card and stick it to your forehead,
or wherever (Fin)

UCCU to reversed card in shuffled deck (Archie)

− Have card selected (signed if you like) and returned to deck where it is brought to the top.
Use your favourite method to get the card into the UCCU (I use my “Archie’s Thumb Steal”
described elsewhere in this forum). Hand the deck out for shuffling. Take it back face down
so the face card remains unseen. Place over shirt and retrieve card from UCCU using your
favourite technique. Selection will now be face up at the bottom of the face down deck.
Keeping the deck face down, either cut it on the off-beat or (far better) perform the
“Invisible Turnover Pass” so the deck appears not to have been cut, just innocently turned
face up. Selection is now reversed in the centre of a deck just shuffled by a spectator. Spread
deck to reveal climax.
− Personally I would take the deck back and rest it on the shirt in position for the replacement
for a couple of seconds while I ask if they are happy that their card is lost or some other
normal remark, and do the replacement on the off-beat as they answer, making the invisible
Turnover Pass move uninterruptedly into the spread. I don’t think would arouse many
suspicion if all is done and your body language is exactly as if the card were reversed on
getting the deck back. I am happy with it, but of course it’s a matter of opinion and certainly
nobody should do it if not happy as these things are very personal. I will be the first to tell
you all if I get a bad response when I first present it!
− It if really was in their wallet (or yours left on the table) all the time, you would not take it
in your hands. You would just tell them to open it and take the card out themselves. And you
are right – a bright spectator would know that the only time it could get in the wallet is
when you handled it. But properly done, with obviously empty hands and innocent body
language, it is powerful magic, for whatever may apparently have to have happened and
when it happened, there is no observable solution, which is why it is “magic” – but
 everyone knows there is no such thing as magic so all we can do is give the appearance. My
experience tells me that if I present a problem or a challenge, there will be little or no
enjoyment, just perplexity and a determination to analyse what happened. If I bring about
suspension of disbelief, everyone relaxes, has fun, and sees what they are happy to consider
real magic for the time concerned
− In case of the CTW effect : The way Jeff does it with the wallet on the floor,then having a
card selected and returned to the deck. Giving the deck out to be shuffled and never take it
back – then with rolled up sleeves and empty hands opening the wallet to remove the card is
impossible to back track for a laymen! There is also no point in time where you could have
misdirected them in terms of asking a question,when they recap what happened. (Bastian)
− Incidentally for those who have Aaron Fisher’s ‘Panic’ I consider the UCCU absolutely
perfect to complete the miracle. Simply add the necessary to the deck on removal from the
pocket, then ditch in the UCCU. The deck is now clean and can be used as desired. (Archie)

Performance Problems (Matthew J)

− I’ve been practicing this for a while now and I started performing this and I’ve noticed that
all of the wallets I’ve come across that men have around my area are those incredibly small
wallets, just big enough to have a card on the long edge of the card fit into it, I don’t have a
clue how I’m supposed to load the card into the wallet when it’s not even long enough to
load into by its short edges. Any suggestions on what I could do?
− maybe rotating the wallet from vertical to horizontal. This would give you more cover for
the load as well. (Bastian)
− You have a few options here. I usually ask them if they have a wallet before even
performing, that way you know what you are dealing with, and if you want to make it come
out of their wallet. I usually don’t care what type of wallet they have, because as long as
their is enough cover to cover a card, it doesn’t matter, even if you have to pull it out the
“wrong” way. If you look at the trailer performance with the old guy, his wallet was a credit
card/business card wallet that wasn’t really big enough for the card, but it didn’t matter at
all. It always looks like it is coming out because there is no reason for them to think it is
coming from somewhere else. If you know what type of wallet they have and are not
comfortable with the wallet, you can just use your own. (Jeff Kaylor)
− Your left hand can easily hide the bottom half of the card until it’s seemingly half-way out
of the wallet. Just practice making your left hand become an “extension” of the wallet so
that you can fully extract the card from the uccu, hiding it behind the combination of the
wallet PLUS your left hand. (Thomas Wayne)

Mini Deck Vanish (Arman)

− Upon watching the wizard product review of Any Signed Card to Any Spectator’s Wallet I
found out that you could do a full deck vanish. I played around with the idea of it and I
couldn’t see how it worked. Then while working on this shrinking deck routine I found
online, I realized it would be easier to do a mini deck vanish with the u.c.c.u. The way I do
it is I get the mini deck close to u.c.c.u. and since it’s smaller than my palm, I make it look
 like I’m squeezing the deck with both hands but really I’m feeding it into the u.c.c.u. under
the cover of my hands. Sadly it doesn’t look that great because it still looks like I’m shoving
something down my shirt.
− Here is my idea, pretend to squeeze it with both hands and palm it on the left hand as u
pretend to leave it in the right hand, rise the right hand to eye level pretending to squeeze it
more, as u ditch the deck in the UCCU. (Nabil)

Business Cards in Box (Michael Eaton)

− So I had an idea. Let’s say that you have a stack of about 50 business cards inside a card
box. The rest of the deck is inside the UCCU. Open the box so that the mouth is hidden and
with your fingers act like you pull the deck out but really are stealing the deck from the
UCCU. Close the box and perform any card routine as usual. You then reverse the above
actions as you put the cards away back into the UCCU and table the box. Wait a few
seconds until someone either asks for a card or simply offer one. Snap the fingers over the
box, open it and dump out the business cards. After you’ve given a couple out simply put
the stack back inside, close the box and you’re ready for the next group

Black Envelop (Coldthorn)

− Bob Kohler’s Black Envelope is made especially clean with the uccu. For those in the know,
give it a try. It eliminates palming or getting the deck anywhere near the envelope.
− While I love BK’s “Black Envelope”, I can think of a more devastating approach when
using the UCCU. Build a double-walled envelope with a playing card sandwiched between
two back walls, such that you can hold the envelope up to a light source and there will
appear to be a card already inside the envelope. That’s the overview – here are the specifics:

1) Split a card so you have only the single layer that carries the back design;

2) Using a cheap grade business envelope – made of thin, non-opaque paper – lightly
glue the split card against the back panel (design side out, of course); the split card
should be slightly skewed to help it look like there really is a card just sitting inside the
envelope.

3) Glue a paper layer inside the envelope that completely covers the back panel, hiding
the split card from view when peeking inside the envelope.

Now you’re ready to go. Begin by bring out the envelope and holding it up to to a light
source (lamp, overhead lighting, un-draped window, etc.) They will see a silhouette of a
playing card, helped by the fact that you TELL them there is one card inside the envelope. If
it suits your performance premise you can describe this card as a “prediction”, though I
personally wouldn’t Drop closed envelope onto the table face down – the right envelope
will allow them to actually faintly see the back design of card so you’re not using a
borrowed deck here. Proceed with the standard ASCTASW, except you will now pull the
signed selection out of an envelope that has remained in plain sight since before the effect
began. If you want, the envelope could be modified with a Mullica slit, but I consider that
unnecessary, plus it would require you to be a little “cozy” with envelope. Gaffed as
described above the envelope can be casually handled and seen from all sides, and will not
reveal anything out of the ordinary. (Thomas Wayne)
 − an impromptu way of showing a card inside the envelope is to get a break under the top card
of the deck and casually put the envelope on top of the deck as you walk to a light source
such as a lamp. then when you take the envelope off the deck let the top card ride along
behind it. Hold up the envelope and the audience will see the card through it. Then just
reverse your actions to return the card. Wam Bam! Best card to envelope I’ve ever seen.
(Ryan Ready)

5 hand poker game performance (Brett Flikkema)

− After the spectator shuffles a deck of cards, cop a pile of cards in a specific order on top, so
that when you deal 5 cards to 5 people, they each have remarkably impossible poker hands,
such as full house, four of a kind, a straight flush, and a royal flush. You can also add
mentalism by asking a spectator which hand will have the best cards, and simply start
dealing at that point so that whichever number they pick, 1-5, will have the highest hand, or
calculate to make it the lowest hand, depending on your style. To put the cards in order,
remove 5 extremely good poker hands from the deck, put them in 5 piles and 1 by 1, deal
them into a single pile which you then load into the gimmick, before copping onto the
shuffled deck, and dealing 1 by 1, into perfect position. For maximum effect, reveal from
worst hand to best hand, (Always make sure you win as well.)

Variable Change (Arman)

− Okay so I just thought of a nice little spin on the card to wallet effect that kills. It goes like
this you have a card that has variable change on the back on the bottom of the deck. Hindu
force the card and let the spectator sign the card. Control it to the bottom. Then misdirect
them and put the spectator’s card in the UCCU. And then you say “Ok look if I snap my
fingers your card comes to top”. You fail and you talk about how there’s is this thing called
a variable change where no matter what happens your not gonna be 100% right all the time.
Then you say you keep a variable change in your wallet just in case that happens. You take
out your wallet and load the signed selection with the variable change on the back. It looks
impossible and it’s a great souvenir.

Singed card to any number page in any book (toby magic)

− Didn’t have any wallets lying around so did a signed card to a freely selected book in any
selected page number.
− The thing about the load in this situation that is great is that… Where else would the card be
coming from? That is why you can pull the card out of anything. The space that it is coming
from is functionally invisible. It IS coming out of the book (Jeff Kaylor)

Card to iPhone case (neil)

− there’s a great little app for the iphone called emagic card that lets you make a forced
playing card appear on screen after giving it a shake[starts off with standard screen then
when place it on deck bycycle back appears then after shke card appears!!] the dupe of
 forced card is loaded prior to preformance in case at rear of phone then get spectator to look
for card i phone found to there surprise its vanished[in your uccu] and get thm to remove
case and bamm! its in there! good reactions from this i previuosly done this via palming but
this makes it much easier

Four of a kind prediction (Jake)

− Load any four cards (four aces, four queens etc) into the utility in a specific order, and
remember it. Ask the spectator to name any suit, and take a card box, envelope or your
wallet and bring it in line with the utility. Count, with your thumb, to their selected card and
bring it out of the utility as a prediction.

Signed card to unopened sealed pack of cards (David)

− Just use normal load with fanning motion of new deck.


Cut once. They push on deck and one card turns red.

Reveal its same card as theirs. In fact its there signed card!

Greed Gimmick Stow Away (Will Dorsett)

− What would you think about using the UCCU to hold gimmick-ed money, specifically the
greed gimmick. To get the gimmick out you could pull the gag that you can show them a
quick trick with a dollar and go to put in in your wallet to make it disappear. When you go
to get it back out you just pull out the gimmick from the UCCU.

Card Loads/Ditches

Load to deck from UCCU (Archie)

− Moving the deck unnaturally across the body in either or both directions is not ideal in my
view, hence my “Archie’s Thumb Steal’ to ditch a card. However retrieval poses a like
problem, so I have come up with a very simple solution that all of you may well already
have thought of. For those who haven’t, here is my idea. Selection is in UCCU and you
want to retrieve it with no sideways motion of the hand and deck. Place deck in left hand
over shirt overlapping UCCU by about an inch to the right. Place right hand in natural
position over left hand, thumb going into UCCU and pressing selection against bottom of
deck through UCCU as you pause a beat and ask a simple question or say something,
looking the spectator in the eye. As the spectator’s eye catches yours move your right thumb
to the right, bringing the selection in alignment with the end of the deck where it is halted
by the left forefinger and gripped by the left thumb and second finger (remember the
spectator is both looking at you and their mind is thinking of an answer, or considering your
statement, so both mind and eye are occupied however briefly – the ideal misdirection
double-whammy). The movement of the hand to the right continues in one smooth unbroken
movement, opening it in a natural gesture. Remember Slydini’s principle – a large
movement hides a small movement. The movement of your right hand will be about a foot
 to the right. As it moves, just after leaving the selection behind, you do the steal. The steal
involves a very small and swift movement which is overshadowed by the right hand large
movement. The deck is held as one entity in your left hand, with only the shirt separating
the bottom card from the rest. Keeping the arm pressed firmly against the shirt front so there
is no movement of the shirt, bend the hand at the wrist to point forwards bringing out the
selection silently and with no lateral movement of the deck and no visible movement of the
shirt. Continue the movement to the left, bringing the arm off the shirt, so that the back of
the deck is towards the spectator and your two hands are mirroring each other apart from the
left hand holding the deck. No unnatural move has taken place so all appears totally
innocent. Selection is back on top of the deck and you may continue with whatever you
want to do.

Bottom Palm Load (Andrew)

− Obviously the bottom palm is a good palm to load the UCCU as the card is in the left hand.
The DPS achieves this also but so far I much prefer the bottom palm. I have been using
Joshua Jay’s Bluff shift to get the card to the bottom, the beauty of this is the card is on the
bottom of the deck which is unsquared and you already have a break on it, you then put it
into bottom palm whilst squaring the deck. Any Bottom palm can work I guess but I prefer
this method or a cull to get the card the bottom directly and into palm all in one motion.
From here you can hand the deck out to a spec on your right and the palmed card is
concealed over the UCCU. To Load you need curl the fingers over the end of the card which
pushes it out of the palm and towards the wrist and straight into the UCC. This is done
whilst the deck is being handed out and all eyes are on the deck and the load is very very
easy and fast and has heaps of cover. I like to palm so I have been playing around with
palming methods and the UCCU and this is the best I have come up with so far. The
quickness of the palm and handing out of the deck make it very easy and guilt free and it is
at the moment my favourite way to load the UCCU. Some of you may think that palming is
unnecessary with the UCCU but I think this method is both easy and deceptive.

New Loading technique and new box reveal (Daniel Park)

− I have came up with new idea for loading a chosen card into the gimmick and revealing it
from a empty card box. Take a look at http://youtu.be/o6O7TLpmbkA
− Ive been playing around with the box load also and I think to be honest Id take it out a little
quicker and I wouldn’t slide it into the box in the end as it may plant the idea that the card
wasn’t in the box to begin with? Just a thought. I hand the box out close it load the card
against the back and then take it away from my body and then open the flap and pull the
card out a little quicker. Thats my handling for whats it worth. The load looks pretty good
and would fly by I think but obviously you will smooth it out over time. I probably prefer a
DPS load similar or the same as Fin has posted but thats just a personal preference.
(Andrew)
− for a load to the cardbox, i use a dave forrest idea to sell the idea of the card arriving inside
 the box. the idea allows for a sound to be heard apparently inside the box as the box is
shaken. so generally i leave the box in full view, vanish the selection, gesture to the box then
pick it up, give it a shake and the sound is heard then reveal the card via the uccu. (Caligari)

Wallet Load (Jody)

− With the load of a card into a wallet, I noticed on the dvd, there’s a moment where you sort
of open the wallet, load the card, then close it to sandwich the card in, then pull it out. If you
were going to really take a card out, wouldn’t you just reach in and pull it out? Does the
initial opening of the wallet arouse any suspicion. I must say upfront, I have not performed
any of these things for spectators yet, I’m still practicing. Does this fly past spectators?
Would pressing the card against the back of the closed wallet be feasible? I thought about
acting as if I’m looking into the “money” portion of the open wallet, then making a face like
I’m surprised, then closing it, sandwiching the card and producing it. Just wondering if
anyone has had an issue with this open/close action? Maybe I’m over-thinking this. After
all, you can show your hands completely empty before producing the card.
− I would say you produce just the tip of the card before sandwiching. Then the justification
of closing is so you can hold the wallet out to a spectator, to remove all the way. a closed
wallet is more stable to handle and you would probably do that naturally once you had
“started” the removal even it was coming from a genuine pocket (Geordie Kermit)

4 Cards to Impossible Location (Bastian)

− this is my routining of a 4 cards to impossible locations effect. I think each phase builds in
impossibility but be your own judge.

http://vimeo.com/user3961391/4cards 

PW : uccu
− Very nice mixture of productions! I don’t think I’ve seen that way of using a right handed
top palm to produce a card from the pocket using the left hand! Very nice. I like the loading
of the JOL wallet too, flew straight past me. If you wanted to cut out the part where you
rotate the card check out my similar idea for the JOL load. If you rotate the JOL before
loading the card the wallet acts as great cover and the load is lined up already: http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t2NQEcDJvQ (Fin)
− With your idea of having the JOL rotated to start with i got the problem that the wallet
opens up by gravity and then later on i have to rotate the wallet again…don´t know if that
makes sense to you. The empty hand principal is by Gary Kurtz,he is a genius!

Get his books especially Leading with your head,such a great read! (Bastian)

One Handed card retrieval (Archie)

− In my searching for natural movements, one thing bothers me as it is unnatural, and that is
the fact that to retrieve a card from the UCCU both hands are used. To produce it from a
 wallet, card box or whatever, clearly both hands must be used. But to retrieve a card onto
the deck it would in my view be better to simply briefly rest the hand holding the deck on
the shirt for a second or two and then move it away again without the other hand coming
near it. That seems to me far more innocent. So I set about finding a solution and the answer
emerged quickly as being pretty obvious once one thinks about it. A stolen card is in the
UCCU, the deck in the left hand. Place the deck over the UCCU with the right end slightly
overlapping the shirt opening. Straighten the fore and middle fingers so that they touch the
shirt, preferably with the edge of the deck touching the middle of the finger segment nearest
the palm to give plenty of finger length available. The deck is gripped firmly between the
pinkie and third finger on the side nearest the ground and the thumb on the top side. Now
simply curl the forefinger and middle finger underneath the deck, the shirt-opening and the
concealed card and press upwards. Now move your left hand to the right as you pass the
deck into the right hand, and the card comes from the UCCU on the bottom of the deck,
perfectly aligned and without giving any suspicion. You appear to have just rested the deck
on the shirt momentarily, grasped it and handed it to the right hand in one movement (as
indeed you have). But now the card is on the bottom. The right hand goes nowhere near the
left hand and the deck till it is all over. It takes a little bit of practise, but not a lot, before it
is smooth, instant and indetectible.

One handed thumb retrieval (Archie)

− Card is in UCCU. Left hand holding cards is placed on top of UCCU with the deck
projecting half an inch to the right. Right hand comes and takes over the deck, fingers over
the deck, right end of deck in crotch of right hand, thumb sliding under deck, shirt and
concealed card as left hand moves away to the right. The fact that the thumb is under the
shirt is totally invisible as it is hidden by the deck being grasped in the usual manner. Inside
first knuckle of left thumb presses firmly up and slides to the right taking the concealed card
with it and automatically aligning it with right end of deck. Right first thumb knuckle has
now removed leading edge of concealed card from UCCU and is holding it firmly against
the deck as you move the hand away to the right with the deck and retrieved card. You can
do this as all one continuous movement, or let the left hand move away, wait a beat or two
and then move the right hand. Since the entire move is totally invisible from all angles there
is no rush – whatever suits you best.

UCCU and Palming (Archie)

− The uccu can be used to palm a card in apparently completely empty hands at any time.
Simply perform the ditch and hand the deck out for shuffling, spreading hands wide after
deck is taken to tacitly make it clear your hands are empty. While spectator is shuffling,
bring hands together placing right fingers over left fingers, when right thumb, hidden by
hands will slip into uccu under card in a completely natural motion. You may now use right
thumb to slide card into left hand palm as you separate hands. This allows you to do the
signed card from spectators wallet, shuffled back into deck and immediately removed from
your zipped wallet.
− I wouldn’t suggest using both card to spectator’s wallet and card to your wallet in the same
routine. If you really want to though, the card to spectator’s wallet should come after the
card from your wallet because it’s stronger, but then they know what’s coming so they’ll
want to open their own wallet. (Patrick Gregoire)
− Left handed palming. I would have though any competent magician is capable of palming
with either hand – if not it is easily learnt. Personally, when wearing a jacket, I always use a
left hand palm for Card to Wallet since normal people invariably keep their wallet in their
right hand inside pocket if wearing a jacket and I feel it looks unnatural to reach into the
wrong side for a wallet and such tiny subtleties are picked up by spectators. If producing
from a hip wallet, then I use a right hand palm since it is kept in the right hip pocket. My
mentor Ken Brooke (that’s how old I am!) told me never to do anything that was not
absolutely commonplace, and that applies to where wallets are normally kept in my opinion.
2. I see no problem with a second production from the zipped compartment of a different
wallet. Back in the 70s I was a pupil of Ken Brooke who marketed all Fred Kaps’ effects in
the UK (I virtually lived in The Magic Place in those days). Fred frequently came over to
London to show Ken his new ideas. He did so with what became the Kaps Wallet, repeating
the effect in a local pub in Soho three times in a row using different handlings and making it
more impossible (and thus more magical) each time. It was virtually impossible to fool Ken,
but this routine did that. It also taught me a lesson – repetition done deliberately with a
different and even more impossible presentation is very powerful, and Fred Kaps,
acknowledged as the best in his area of magic in the world used that technique when it
suited. I have never found otherwise in the years I have been performing. Of course you
must plan the presentation. As you say, if you use your wallet first, the spectator will open
his own wallet when asked for it, so it must be in the order I suggested. But quite frankly,
production from a zipped compartment is just as impossible as from a spectator’s wallet –
just have them physically unzip your wallet compartment themselves. If you use a Jerry
O’Connel wallet (I use JOC jacket and hip wallets according to situation as well as my Kaps
Wallet), you can hand the wallet to the spectator to open and then unzip (as two separate
actions, building the tension). In my experience, that is as powerful as it gets. (Archie)
− “If you use a Jerry O’Connel wallet (I use JOC jacket and hip wallets according to situation
as well as my Kaps Wallet), you can hand the wallet to the spectator to open, unzip and
remove the card”. Incidentally, having left-hand palmed the card if using a hip wallet when
in shirt, no jacket, it is a simple and swift matter to indetectably and innocently transfer the
card from left to right-hand palm for removal from the hip wallet in the right hip pocket.
Use a simple hand-washing technique as they complete their shuffle. I am sure everyone has
their own method but if not I am happy to explain how I do it. This can also be done for
those who keep their jacket wallet in the left-hand jacket pocket. (Archie)
− On the subject of loading the JOL wallets, here’s an early video I made just after I received
my UCCU which shows one way you could load a card from it straight into the “no palm”
feature… It can be done alot faster and smoother than I do in the demo. I have fooled
several friends with this production.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t2NQEcDJvQ (Fin)
Removing a Stack (Bastian)
− i would love to share with you my way (i guess some of you might have come up with this
aswell) of loading a stack of cards back on top of the deck. In this way,you can remove a lot
of cards at the same time. I thought a video would be more helpfull then explaining it with
just plain text. Password : uccu http://vimeo.com/user3961391/stack
− A few other ideas to add to the multiple card retrieval:

- you can use a paperclip attached to keep a stack of cards together for the retrieval – you
will then have to ditch the paperclip after the retrieval. Another way would be to use
roughing spray on the front and backs of the stack of cards, lets say the 4 aces, so they will
come out all together. (Jeff Kaylor)

Shirt Tightness (Jack)

− So, I don’t know how should the shirt be fitting on you. I use a relatively loose shirt but
ditching is very difficult, and it often gets caught on the cloth. Especially when you bend
your body a bit, the space between the buttons as if completely disintegrates. Can someone
give a few opinions on the shirt?
− All my shirts work great. No catching up on the cards, no problem with the button holes,
etc. There shouldn’t be a problem as long as you are choosing your shirts sensibly. You
don’t want the shirt to be very loose or yes that will make it harder, since on a loose shirt the
entry point will vary more depending on your body position, thus making it a little more
likely that you may miss. But with practise, and a well fitting shirt that’s preferably not
made of velcro(!), and you should be fine. Just practise; that should be the only thing
between you and a smooth uccu load. (Fin)

Another Ditch under “Burn” (Archie)

− It has occurred to me that the reason for the requirement of misdirection in the case of the
basic load (not in Fin’s which can be done whilst being burned) is that the move of placing
the hand well to the side of the centre of the shirt to get the card end into the UCCU and
then moving it across to complete the ditch is in fact unnatural. No problem with proper
misdirection available of course, but there is not always a good excuse for misdirection, and
if it is clear that it is misdirection for the sake of misdirection, the spectators will “smell” a
move, which is the last thing you want. So what to do if there is no natural misdirection
available? Simple – just do it whilst being burned! Here is how. Do the standard move until
the end of the card is just introduced to the UCCU – only a third of an inch or so, so
unnoticeable. Stop. Wait a beat or two. When ready, move the right hand fingers, held
together, over the left hand fingers. As soon as this happens, let go with the left hand of the
inserted card so that it drops down and is pressed against the leading edge of the right
thumb. As you continue to slide the right fingers over the left fingers until they rest on
where the left hand meets the wrist, the right thumb continues pushing the card until it is
completely in the UCCU. The right hand now moves backwards, taking the deck between
only the thumb and forefinger (the thumb slides back from the UCCU and grips in the
 centre of the deck as if it had never gone further) and displaying it with open fingers and
palm, tacitly showing nothing else in it. The deck has never moved across the body, only
briefly rested on it then been removed to the right, away from the hidden UCCU so appears
totally innocent. All the movement has been completely under cover. Note that you may do
this surrounded and close up as the hands entirely hide every move from every angle.

Bottom Load & “Pure” Sandwich (Fin)

− Here’s an idea for a grip that can be used to load a card from the UCCU to the bottom of the
deck while people are watching. The angles are quite good. The same grip could also be
applied to other things such as a load to 2nd from top or between two cards for a very clean
looking sandwich effect. It’s pretty easy. The main thing to work on is the timing and
gesturing so the steal from the UCCU looks natural. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=V35oe5TkJrA
− Have a card selected & signed, control to top & as you hand out two jokers for examination
load the card into the UCCU.
− Take back the jokers & hand spec the deck to shuffle. As they do this load the selection
behind two face down jokers. Square up the 3 card packet, move the top face down card to
the bottom & turn the stack face up. Slide the top card (a joker) to the side & underneath the
second joker which is a double (facedown selection beneath it) into a fan. Two face up
jokers show at this point. Now I get them to riffle the deck towards the jokers. Make sure
you hold them close the end of the deck. As the riffle just spread the cards in your hand &
you have a lovely appearance of the selection face down which they can remove. Looks like
it just shot out the deck when they riffled it. (Russell)
Double Lift Load (Gregory Gottlieb)
− While a spectator is signing their selection you can turn over the top card of the deck. When
they return the card to you blow on it to dry the ink while replacing the card on top of the
deck. Perform a double lift and place the dummy card on the table. Ask a spectator for a
wallet, while they are looking for one you perform the basic load. The “card” is on the table/
or in your non-deck hand, and everyone is focused on the spectators taking out their wallet
so no one will see you shirt the card.

Card form Shoe with the UCCU (Bastian)

− Here is how you can make a signed card appear inside of your shoe! http://vimeo.com/
user3961391/cardfromshoe

PW: uccu

Glide Load ( Jake)

− Control the card to the bottom of the deck, then push it back with your thumb, as if you are
going to do the ‘glide’ move. Keep pushing the card back until it is in the utility.
Any Card at Any Nymber (PikkaKard)
− I was messing around with some ideas since purchasing this utility and came up with any
card at any number. I have 2 different versions of this effect:

1) Fan the cards and let a spectator select any card they want. Next, get them to put it back
in the deck and ‘lose’ it in there. Steal the card into the utility and then ask another spectator
to pick any number between 1 and 52. They can change their mind as much as they like. For
example, let’s say that they choose 35. Count down 34 cards, turning them face up on the
table. As you put the 34th card down, point to the pile on the table reminding the spectator
that they could have chosen any number they wanted. As they are looking at the tabled
cards, take the card from the utility and put it on top of the deck. Place the remainder of the
deck on the table as you continue to explain that they could have selected any number… it
was a totally free choice. Ask the 1st spectator what card they selected, and then ask the 2nd
spectator to turn over the top card. I always get good reactions from this effect.

2) The second effect I’ve only started performing recently and I’ve had great reactions from
this one. Not as good as card to spectator’s wallet, but still great reactions. In fact, I have on
occasions performed a 2 part routine with this effect leading onto card to wallet. With this
effect you will need a prediction in a sealed envelope. Have a card already loaded into the
utility and then ask a spectator to shuffle the deck. Next, have them select a number from
1-52. As with the previous effect, count down to the number just before their chosen number
and then steal the card. For some good time misdirection, put the deck on the table, take a
half-step back and then draw attention to the sealed prediction. Have that opened and shown
around. Then ask the spectator to turn over the next card on the top of the deck.

I’ve tried to do slightly different versions of this by having 3 or 4 cards in the utility so that
the spectator counts down the last few cards before getting to their chosen number. This gets
better reactions as they seem to ‘remember’ after the effect counting all the cards until they
get to their chosen number, but I can’t seem to get the loading part smooth enough to do it
consistently. I will definitely work on it though.

Anyway, these are just my thoughts on this wonderful utility.

Handling Tips and Ideas

Button Spacing (Max T. Oz)

− The dress shirts I wear for performing having buttons that are closer together. The UCCU
gimmick still works but it is nicer to have a larger ‘sweet spot’. So……cut one button off
and sew back on further apart to match the button hole in your gimmick (approx 4 inches).
Now sew another matching button onto top of the top flap only to match the button hole of
your shirt, Everything now looks and works normal
− I have found that with closer spaced buttoned shirts, it’s easier to insert the card but more
practice will be needed to hit the slot as there’s more of a chance of hitting a button.
Currently, I prefer my closer spaced buttonhole shirts as I am able to forgo having to use
tape to stick the insert portion to my shirt (basically what happens is that if the button
 spacing is slightly closer than what the UCCU is made for, it naturally pops the insert away
from your body). I found the larger issue for me and the types of shirts that I use is the
actual shirting material. I have a flannel shirt that I like but cards tend to snag on the
material more.

All in all however, with practice, these really are minute issues. Along with the fact that you
really do have an incredible length of misdirection, you don’t have to be all that quick with
the load. It’s such an offbeat moment and the motion is so minute that it’s quite
imperceptible. (KissDaDookie)

Necessary Misdirection (Robaire)

− One idea is to ask whether anyone else would like to shuffle the deck as the performer
makes eye contact with the spectators in the audience.
− Here’s a fun one: As you tilt the deck into standard loading position you gesture with your
right hand – pointing at the spectators, saying “now I want you all to make sure I don’t do
anything funny with the cards, so I want you to shuffle the deck…” You use the motion of
moving your right arm which is pointing to hide the motion of your left hand as it quickly
loads the top card then hands the deck out for shuffling. Again, eye contact is the main idea
here. As you get the audience to acknowledge that they are going to keep a close eye on
you, you are in fact loading the card! (Fin)
− I found that from a standing position by positioning the deck for a load (deck in the left
hand) to the right hand side of the stomach (sort of watch strap resting on belly button) you
can lean forward to the right, centre or left to pick up the pen with the right hand and then in
the natural act of straightening yourself the ‘body’ steals the card into the UCCU and the left
hand effectively remains almost motionless rather than the left hand ditching it thereby
doing all the work – just a slightly different slant! (Neil)
− One method of misdirection I often use for many effects is to say something funny – for me
that’s usually something slightly derogatory but self-directed – and as specs laugh make
your move. If you can get laughter through any method, it is very difficult for people to
maintain a gaze at anything if they are laughing. (J-Mac)

Reveal in Crisps Chips Packet (Richard)

− I think I read on the cafe that somebody uses the UCCU to reveal the card from a packet of
crisps (chips). I’d like to do this – any ideas on how to make the load convincing? With the
wallet load you can close the wallet ON the card, sandwiching it. If I open the packet of
crisps, I can load the card behind but have you any suggestions on how to reveal from inside
the crisp packet convincingly?
− So far, ive cut a slit in the crisp packet, under the seam that you can flip up on the back, and
as i switch hands to open it, load it a few centimeters, and clearly reach in, and pull it
through, its semi-examialbe, I let then look at the packet for around 5 seconds, then take it
back. Its not solid, and is hard to describe, but thats what i have so far. (Charlie)
− You can easily perform this with unopened packages of crisps/chips, cookies, etc. as long as
what you’re taking the card out of is large enough to hide the load. Depending on the
package, the only limitation is you may not be able to allow the spectator to pull out the
 card themselves (as some packages does not have enough space for you to stick your hand
into the packaging easily). I’ve done this with bags of crisps/chips a few times. Hold the bag
up to your ear, shake it, open it, position the bag in front of the UCCU area, do the standard
retrieval but before taking it fully out, the edge of the card that is towards the tips of your
finger, hit that edge against your chest so that you can flip the card into a gambler’s cop type
of position as you reach into the bag to pull the card out. Now, you may wonder why don’t I
just do the standard card retrieval, the reason is that there’s a double motion if you use the
standard retrieval. It will look like you took something out and then stuck your hand back in
(which is exactly what you did). If you do the flip, the motion looks more natural, there’s an
economy of motions, and you also get to pull the card out of the bag in a natural fashion (as
opposed to the standard retrieval, the flip allow for a tenkai/gamblers palm style coverage).
(KissDaDookie)
− You can do ACR (my fave), then combined it with CTW, and to make it fair, you then say
you’re gonna let them to choose a card for you. This is a force card and the dupe will be
inside the package already. You sign the card on the face, and make some marks (‘X’ for
example) on the back. Instead of using rub-a-dub move, you palm it while explain to them
some magicians are really good at palming but you’re different. Do a misdirection here and
ditch it inside the UCCU. Ask them to open the package, your card is inside. (Failed
Magician)
− Hi, this just occurred to me as I was reading these posts, but it might not be helpful because
I’m a lefty. Anyways, if you came in from the other side and loaded it and then pulled it out,
that could work. Also, the more plausible of the solutions would be to pull back the back lip
of the chip bag. If you need to, you can tear slightly further than the mouth of the bag. then
do the standard load, but don’t pull it out all of the way. instead, bring the back lip out again
over the card, and reveal it as if the card came from inside. From their point of view, it will
look like it came from inside, and you will be able to show a half-pulled card inside of the
bag. hope that helps! (Tyler)

Retrieval (Nelson)
− I was getting a problem of the card getting stuck with the top & Bottom buttons of the shirt
adjacent to the shirt, while pulling the card out from the uccu, Can someone pls suggest a
method it to retrieve it with the thumb, more smoothly,
− I use the bottom button as a pivot point to rotate the card around while it is coming out. By
doing this it will not catch on the top button. This should solve the problem. It will also
become smoother with repetition and knowing where your hands need to be when the card
is entering and leaving the uccu. (Jeff Kaylor)
− he problem is caused by not introducing the card parallel to the ground, so it goes in
diagonally and sticks on the way out. The solution is simple – practice until every time you
introduce it into the uccu it is parallel to the ground whereupon it will always come out
easily and smoothly. In fact I have come up with the method I use all the time now where
only the left hand is used and the right hand side of the deck never moves to the left as far as
the shirt opening, so it all looks totally innocent. The card is introduced by the third finger
 (next to the pinkie) so it starts going in diagonally, and then by the thumb which straightens
it up and sends it in in the perfect position. Hard to explain but very easy to do. All you
appear to do is drop the left hand holding the deck briefly onto the shirt front as the right
hand gestures, whilst the left hand simultaneously appears to very slightly adjust its grip as
you lift it and the deck straight off the shirt and the job is done. But to revert to the problem
– if correctly introduced into the uccu the card will come out easily every time. (Archie)
− Incidentally, to be sure that the card is introduced correctly I have discovered that if that part
of my thumb where it joins the wrist) slides over the top button of the two holding the uccu,
the card is perfectly positioned to sidle straight in. It might be worthwhile your trying this
out and finding exactly where your thumb needs to contact the button for your particular
size hands. Once you know this, you will never have a problem again. The card won’t even
touch either button but go straight in correctly. (Archie)

UCCU with Cross Cut Force (Jake)

− Load the card that you want to force into the UCCU, ask the spectator to shuffle, then load it
onto the top of the deck and force the card.

UCCU With Other Tricks

Aaron Fisher's 'Panic' (Archie)

− ‘Panic’ is a superb effect and the best way to my mind to end clean is to simply add the
necessary to the deck on removal from the pocket (a natural thing to do), then ditch in the
UCCU. The deck is now clean and can be used as desired.

Twilight Angels (Scott M)

− Load the gaff card in the utility and then force on a spectator the normal 2 of Hearts. Ask the
spec to look at the back design and point out the two angels on Bicycles. Have her place the
card on the face of the deck and add the gaff 2 of Hearts to the bottom of the deck (on top of
the regular 2 of Hearts) as you reach for the marker in your back pocket. Have her sign the
face of the gaff card using the deck as support and then remove the card while wrist-killing
the face of the deck. Then, proceed with the trick as normal.

Crime from Ultragaff (Failed Magician)

− If you have the Ultragaff deck then you know which one I’m talking about. Sometimes,
people will have trouble to ditch the gaff cards. Now with UCCU you can just ditch the two
gaff cards and ‘restore’ the cards back to normal. I usually ditch them under the cellophane
of the card box but with UCCU, the ditching will be a lot faster and invisible and you will
gonna be more confident as both deck and box are clean.
Dresscode by Calen Morelli (Josh)

− This is a great trick I found and if you do it with the dress shirt version of this trick I think it
would work great. I have not yet tried this however if I were to try it I think these to would
work well together.

Rapture + UCCU (Tukaram)

− I just downloaded Rapture and have not had time to even make the gimmick. But I was
thinking the UCCU would be a great addition for ditching/retrieving the Rapture gimmick.

Card Through Glass (Andy M)

− I was thinking that if you performed Kaos and had the spectator hold the cards at the same
height of the UCCU on the glass, then you could use the UCCU to give the illusion of
pulling the card through the glass, the deck of cards providing a shield for removing the
card from the UCCU.

The Defective Deck by Mike Powers (Jake)

− At the end of the routine, when the normal cards are on the table, the gaffed cards can be
ditched into the utility. You can then give the entire deck out for examination.

Mentalism

Mental magic (Adam Evans)

− Billet style switching you could even switch decks for Blackpool effect by Jay sanky great
effect check it out

Crib sheets and cue lists (Coldthorn)

− The UCCU can be used for a place to store your crib sheets for various book tests,
memorized deck backup crib, etc. Just interlace your fingers, do the steal, close your eyes or
just look down while speaking as if trying to get the thought. Then turn your body to deposit
sheet back into the UCCU.
− Or if you have a pad of paper out that you will reveal their word on, you can retrieve the
crib sheet onto the pad, look at it and then ditch it. That way you have cover of the pad. I do
a similar thing for a confabulation type routine. (Jeff Kaylor)

Confabulation and secret indexing system (Patrick Redford)

− This is a great little utility! It could be used as a very clean confabulation to ditch and
retrieve as well as with a slight inside modification (or even using more than one) be great
as an indexing system to grab what you need when you need it.
Bavli Key Bender Holder (Coldthorn)

− Storing a Bavli Key bender in the uccu is a great thing. You can retrieve it when needed and
ditch it when finished using it. This allows you a very clean show before and after the bend.

Spoon or Fork Bending (Coldthorn)

− You can hand out many forks or spoons to be examined. While collecting them back, you
steal your prebent “twisted” or otherwise prepared spoon/fork from the uccu and add to the
stack. Pick it up and finish your routine. This is best done with 7 or more pieces of
silverware so the count difference is not obvious.
− I think this would work better with TKO because the design is a lot bigger. I like the idea
tho! Nice and clean (Jeff Kaylor)
− If you cut a little slot in the uccu (another button hole if you will), it works perfectly. Have
the bowl part in the uccu and the end of the handle through the slot. Sorry I didn’t make this
more clear. (Coldthorn)

Stooge (Gregory)

− You can have a stooge write a prediction for you off stage, and have them load it “into” an
envelope which has been on stage for your entire performance using the wallet load.

Bank Night (Coldthorn)

− The UCCU is great for doing an ultra clean bank night. Simply load the folded money,
check, or other flat prize in the UCCU. Have the envelopes labled 1,2,3,4,5 (or however
many envelopes you wish-I like 5). When you are down to your last 2 envelopes you can
steal the prize from the UCCU or you can wait until you open the last envelope and steal as
you dig your fingers into the ripped end of the envelope

Headline Prediction (Brett Flikkema)

− Send a locked box to a booker a week or so before a show, during the show, come out with a
copy of the days newspaper, and invite up the person with the locked box, give them the
key, have them open it, only to reveal another locked box, they open this to reveal a sealed
envelope, from this envelope, you remove a smaller envelope, this envelope is handed to the
person, and this person is the one to remove a small piece of paper that reads the same as the
day’s headline.

Secret: Send an empty envelope in a box in a box. Load a smaller envelope with the day’s
headline into UCCU. Proceed to unlock the first and second box, remove envelope from
UCCU, sealed in any way, give to spectator to remove paper with the headline. Tip-
Oversell the idea of you not touching anything, and of how tamperproof everything is,
staple the envelope, wrap in rubber bands, just remember, it doesn’t matter.
Predicting Any Random Word (Jake)

− You’ll need a stack of slips of paper and an envelope slightly bigger than them.

Write the spectator’s word on the top slip, then using misdirection, dich it into the utility and
write the same word on the next slip and give it to them. They think that the slip you’ve
given them is the only one. (If you’ve got a nail writer, then you don’t need to bother with
the double writing or much misdirection.) Show that the envelope is sealed, then, using the
‘wallet load’ technique, pull the first slip out of the utility and apparently out of the
envelope.

Love for the Lefties

Lefty Magic (Michael)

− It’s a fairly simple solution for people holding the deck in the right hand. With the deck
towards your body, push the top card towards your right wrist and let it pop up into a
forward tilt position. With the deck flat towards your body, the right hand just has to move
to the left and the card will go right in. The misdirection would be the same as when loading
with the left hand…, only instead of reaching towards your right pocket with the right hand
to provide cover, the left hand moves to the left pants or back pants pocket to remove
something. Under this action the right hand loads the card directly into the UCCU as the
upper torso torques to the left.

Or alternately, if you wear your watch on your right wrist, ask if anyone has a watch. Then
point towards your own watch on your right wrist with your left hand, saying “One that has
a second hand….” Just the action of bringing your right hand up to allow the left to point
towards your watch will move the right hand right past the UCCU for a perfect loading
opportunity.
− One other thought… if you are palming the card or cards in the right hand, the right thumb
pulls back on the corner of the card so as to pull it away from the palm a bit, a not only does
it load easily, it almost pops into the UCCU. Loading while holding the deck in the left hand
is so smooth, it may seem like that’s the only way, but with just a little bit of playing with it,
you’ll see that there is a LOT of stuff that’ll work just as good when holding the deck in the
right hand. It’s just a bit confusing at first because the left hand loads the back of the card in
first, while the right hand loads the FRONT of the card first.
− my idea i’ve coming up with to load a card into the uccu is really easy.

When you hold your deck in the right hand and take a pinky break you will discover that not
just on the “pinky side”, but also on the front side where the first finger is sitting, the top
card(s) will pop up and create space between the break ant the rest of the deck. Now you
just have to slide the crad(s) in. (alex)

With Other Objects

Lighter Vanish after Paddle Move (Richard)

 − I use lighters with paddle move – a cOmbination of Lee Smiths Strike 2.2 routine (YouTube
it) and Bertrand’s ‘no smoking’ lighter routine. It just occurred to me that the gimmick will
be a wonderful way to vanish the lighters at the end!
− That’s sounds a brill idea I came up with a reapply good idea is performing spellbound coin
effect ditch the coin end clean ………. Also torn and restored card on steroids sugar packet
restoration (Adam Evans)

Card to Shoe (Dennis)

− Pretty obvious how…. boy does this get great reactions! More than with the wallet. I put an
indifferent card face down in my shoe ahead of time, the spec can see that I didn’t palm it or
have done anything.
− You can have fun with this with a bit of acting. “Excuse me a second…I’m sorry…but
there’s something in my shoe…” Sometimes I act as surprised as they are. You can pretend
to want to do an ambitious card routine, but seemed to have lost the card….

Ring Vanish Idea (Fin)

− Here’s a quick idea for using a classic ring vanish as a great excuse to ditch in the UCCU
and end clean: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_arNoU2g0uw Watch out for flashing the
thumb from above and below, which is easily done. Also start the trick with both hands in
position near the UCCU so that there is no unnecessary movement. The ring is left about an
inch inside the entrance of the UCCU for easy retrieval. Again, I’ve not practised this much
yet as I’m just eager to get the idea out there for the more experienced guys to play with. A
bit faster and smoother and I think this would fly past most people and leave you with a nice
vanish. A re-production is also possible by kinda doing things in reverse but with a better
way of loading the left hand before the reveal, but I still need to work more on that.
− nteresting how the uccu takes different minds along similar routes. I came up with a ring
ditch but using the fake drop, retaining the ring in the right palm from where the thumb
collects it and puts it in the uccu just as you do. When you do the fake drop of course the
thumb is already pressing the ring against the fingers to prevent it dropping, so it is simple
to press it onto the thumb. I then retrieve it using the method I posted in the ‘Card Loads /
Ditches’ area under the title ‘UCCU and palming’ which seems to me innocent, indetectible
and simple to perform. Having been slid off the thumb, it naturally slides back on in reverse.
(Archie)

Hold-out fo rJumbo Coin (Doug Peters)

− I noticed that the UCCU makes a great hold-out for a jumbo coin

Phone Production (harrisonhoughton)

− have a phone loaded in the UCCU and put your thumb in the opening and produce the
phone
Coin (Allen)

− The method that i came up with was to do a retention vanish, or a french drop, keeping the
coin in your right hand. then hold out your left fist and point with your right hand, balance
the coin on your thumb and insert it into the u.c.c.u. and drop it in. I personally love to have
a jumbo coin inside it, ready to palm, after the ditch. I really hope this helped!
− You can do the handkercheif vanish of a coin which normally ends in your breast pocket
just as easily into the UCCU. (Gregory)
− I use a false transfer where you pinch the coin with your fourth and pinkie finger and move
it into the utility while your other hand pretends to take the coin. (Jake)

A few other uses (Jeff Kaylor)

− I just wanted to give you a few ideas that we have thrown around over the course of
working with the UCCU.
− You can use the UCCU to mount an ITR, that way you do not have to clip it to your
shirt. Mount it next to the top button hole. The wax will be accessible above the top
button hole.
− You can ditch and retrieve a thumb tip. In order for the thumb tip to be more accessible,
you can use a safety pin to make the pocket not as deep.
− Billet switches and Ditches for mentalism.
− Ditching for torn and restored effects.
− Amen guys! As a thumb tip loader/ditcher this is PERFECT. I bring my hands together
momentarily as if to crack the knuckles or tap the finger tips together. PERFECT COVER
for a completely justified and incredibly well hidden ditch! (Fin)
− But i’ve been doing this:

Card selected, signed, and discretely hidden in the UCCU, i then give the deck away and
show my hands empty, and ask for someones coat/jacket and then reach inside one of the
sleeves, and produce the card when I come out at the cuff. Obviously as I reach in the
sleeve, I just hold the jacket close and take it out as I reach in, but once im in, push the
jacket away, and reveal the card facedown at the cuff, and get them to turn it over. (Charlie)
− I normally wear a long sleeve button down shirt in which I cuff up each sleve two or three
times. I use these sleeve cuffs for thumb tips, the vernet levatator and even a shiner. Under
the action of pulling up/down my sleeves I can ditch or recover whatever I need. (Gregory)