Brilliant Basics Week 2 aka "brilliant_basics_2" [Timestamp Notes, Ben Earl's DMS, Summer 2020]

02:28 | Mahatma Control

04:40 | Gag Method of Mahatma Control (Mullica popularized)

05:38 | Poor Handling of Mahatma

06:55 | Basics of Mahatma Control

08:20 | Finer Points of Mahatma Control

22:10 | Lift Shuffle

25:08 | Basics of Lift Shuffle

29:08 | Positioning Cards w/Lift Shuffle

30:40 | Culling w/Lift Shuffle

36:00 | Control w/Lift Shuffle

37:40 | Greek Shuffle

41:21 | Greek Shuffle w/out Necessity to Cut

44:30 | Thoughts on the Pass

48:00 | Basics of Classic Pass

52:05 | Hermann Pass

56:35 | False Cuts (multiple versions)

1:04:25 | False Swing Cut

1:07:14 | "perfect false cut"

1:11:20 | Glimpses & Key Cards (multiple variations)

1:16:45 | Glimpsing the Bottom Card (multiple variations)

1:21:45 | Book Break Glimpse

1:26:00 | Scarne Glimpse

The Q&A Segment

1:30:52 | "When you do the Mahatma Control, how do you slap the packet back on top and maintain the break?"

1:34:00 | "Do you worry about showing faces during the Mahatma Control?"

1:36:50 | "Can you explain finger positioning during the Lift Shuffle?"

1:38:16 | "Do you have any tips for running singles during the overhand shuffle?"

1:39:35 | "Any other tips for the Lift Shuffle and to fix my hesitation during the secret pickup?"

1:42:04 | "How do you get from the Mahatma Control to the Lift Shuffle?"

1:43:55 | "Are there ways to glimpse multiple bottom cards?"

1:49:33 | "How would you gain control of a known card a few cards from the bottom?"

1:51:56 | [follow-up shuffle about riffle shuffle & mahatma control]

1:57:25 | "Do you plan ahead for the moves you do?"

2:00:35 | "What are your thoughts on sliding the 2 packets together during the false swing cut to simulate the proper sound?"

2:03:15 | "Any tips on replacing a palmed card to the bottom or top of the deck?" (multiple palm replacements)