"Dropping the Deck"

I believe on more than one occasion the idea of dropping the deck is mentioned in Erdnase. Now this statement seems unusual. Try one of the moves in Erdnase where a drop is mentioned (Systems of Palming is a good section to consider). Have you been able to drop the deck in what appears to be a natural way? I have, but not without difficulty in acquiring the knack, and of course I don't claim it is perfect. But one must consider the thoughts on placing a deck down with authority as is customary by so many card workers to date. Although the loud thud which accompanies what appears to be a brutal attack on the deck and the table is reassuring it certainly seems to go against Erdnase's thoughts on grace with the deck. That lovely pounding given to a pack of playing cards is an action suited to a bungler. So here we are with this dilemma of sorts. The way in which one places a deck of cards down gives you a great deal of information about an individual. The cards must move the same way the finished card expert does. If graceful then with grace, if bungling then with a thud or other equal odd action. What we do learn however in come capacity is how Erdnase likely handled cards, lightly with a hands off feel and a remarkable touch. Also the drop has tremendous advantages to it. The deception inherent in concealing a card or cards after one has lightly dropped a deck of cards to a surface is astounding. The hand appears to open and let all within fall, yet you may be holding out. Following the thought that anyone with any minute assumption of foul play at the table immediately means discontinuing any risky maneuvers this dropping action helps to reinforce legitimacy. Much like when one has acquired the ability to deal the second card of the deck. If you were to show someone the deal face down, it looks perfect, then you show the unmoved card, it's startling, now leaving it face up you continue to deal. The impact is even greater. Once more turned down and dealt in slow motion perhaps solidifies the notion that even the keenest observer can not detect the technique. I believe this inability to fathom that the second from top card is possible to take simulating the first parallels with Erdnase's dropping of the deck. Thus bringing the technique to a level of refinement prior to and after the initial means has been made. Truly an idea and concept that 'borders on the wonderful', we are forever in the debt of this man we will never truly know.