GLIDED By Prof. Hoffmann One of the easier ways to force a playing card is to start with it at the bottom of a face down deck held in the left hand. The right finger tips pull back the top cards and the spectator is asked to say 'Stop.' When he does so, the fingers slide the pulled back stock off the rest of the deck and at the same time the right thumb goes under the deck and pulls the bottom card back to join them. The performer then turns the right hand stock towards the spectator who sees the bottom card of the deck as the bottom card of the stock. Most magicians like to make a bigger deal out of forcing a card and so this force doesn't see much use. In a way it is a bit heavy handed as the right fingers and thumb wind up holding the stock in a deep grip. There is a variation of this force that keeps the cards much more at the finger tips, allowing a more delicate handling at the cost of being slightly more difficult to do. The spectators of course shouldn't be able to tell the difference, but this is of little interest to the serious card worker. Moves Sequence   The bottom card is in jogged slightly. The right hand moves over the deck,the thumb and fourth finger contact the bottom card edges.   The right fingers pull back the cards from the top of the deck. The top stock is moved back and off the bottom stock, the bottom card taken with it. The top stock is turned to show the spectator the card stopped at. Handling After noting the face card of the deck, hold it face down in dealing position in the left hand. The first move is to slide this face card back so it is in jogged about 3/4 of an inch (19 mm) towards you. There are several ways to do this. The most difficult is to use the left first finger to catch its edge and push it back. Easier is to square up the deck with the right hand, in the process sliding the entire deck forward except for the force card. Least obvious is to demonstrate to the spectator what you're about to do, in the process setting up the force card. The right hand moves over the top of the deck, the first and second fingers touching the top front edge. In doing this the right thumb and fourth finger are at the back of the deck where they will encounter the opposite edges of the in jogged force card. Only a slight pressure of the thumb and finger are need to get hold of the card. The first and second fingers now start pulling back the top stock of the deck more or less one card at a time, asking the spectator to say 'Stop.' whenever he likes. When the spectator does so, the right fingers and thumb slide the top stock back and then away from the left hand. Since the thumb and fourth finger are holding the edges of the bottom card it will travel along with the top stock, becoming the face card of the top stock. The right hand is raised up and turned to face the spectator, the cards of the top stock being allowed to collapse into the palm. The spectator is told to the look at the card he stopped at, in fact the known face card from bottom of the deck. This handling was described by Professor Hoffmann in "Modern Magic" as the easiest of forces.