So many, many years ago I read about this pass in the Vernon book. It was only a few paragraphs and 2 photos. I was immediately drawn to it, not understanding why, Years later I learned who Charlie Miller was and knew that this shift could be so much more than what I had originally thought it was. In the Vernon description they talk about standing the packets up to cover the move. This seemed silly as it would flash the bottom card and ruin this shift that seemingly had been developed for the card table. I immediately stopped standing the packet up and started searching for another way to cover the move. At some point I was lucky enough to sit down with Howie Swartzman and talk to him about this shift. When I ask if he could do it for me 2 things struck me. 1 he did not stand the packet up and 2 the shift happened very quickly.

When Howie performed it there was still no cover he tried to rely on the speed to cover the move. I later Saw Richard turner perform the move he used his thumb to spin the deck instead on the fingers. This added cover but looked overly hidden. I then started to search for a way to cover the move but allow the packets to stay in view.

  I believe this shift is bestperfomed qiuckly as seen in clip 3. Performed this way it is invisble from almost all angles.

Using it with a cut card is just an idea and would need to be worked on long enough to make it smooth. With practice I also believe you could have the first packet placed square onto the cut card and in the process of completing the cut drag the deck backwards on the cut card this would eliminate the part of the cut card that flashes and also allow the spectator to do the initial cutting action.

The face up pass in the video is being performed by Matt Bennett. The interesting thing to note is that Matt was unfamiliar with this move and learned it 20 minutes before this was filmed. The great thing about this shift is once you understand the finger placement and a few rules the shift almost does its self.

Just my thoughts,

Brent Braun