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cablerock Veteran user 362 Posts |
Recently I've found myself practicing flipping a coin and catching it in the very tips of my index finger and thumb. I have gotten pretty good at it. I guess it's kind of cool, but is there anything else I can do other than just the move?
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Douglas Lippert Inner circle E Pluribus Unum 2343 Posts |
I can't think of anything useful for magic besides skipping the throwing part, and producing a coin at the fingertips by a quick upwards jerk of the hand. Maybe it helps improve your hand-eye coordination as well.
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cablerock Veteran user 362 Posts |
Yeah, definitely for the coordination. I feel like I understand trajectories a lot more now that I've watched the coin arc up so many thousands of times. I've also learned specifics about how to flip the coin in order to make it a bit easier to catch and such, but I just don't see any use except impressing people by catching a coin at my fingertips. We'll, it's fun and I'm probably not going to stop doing it, so we'll see where it takes me.
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JCheng Veteran user 313 Posts |
Flip the coin and catch it at your fingertips while you are concealing another coin in finger palm or classic palm in the same hand. It's a strong sublety to show that you are only holding one coin. Useful for coins across like 3 fly or many other effects.
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mago.niko Loyal user Athens, Greece 286 Posts |
Another good way to use the flip is when you are about to do a false transfer. I always do it and I think that the flip takes off the heat from the move I am about to do.
But even if you do a simple coin flip and catch it at your fingertips it's always a good way to show that you are familiar with the object you are using and you are handling it very well..
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harris Inner circle Harris Deutsch 8812 Posts |
Perhaps after the first time the coin is changed to something else?
or...it is a prelude to producing something....say 50 pennies....a grasshopper....or.... or or oar.... an exercise for you moving into catching a coin with chopsticks.... Harris
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Dr_J_Ayala Inner circle In search of Vlad Dracul and his 2169 Posts |
JCheng beat me to it. That is a very strong convincer when holding a coin in CP or FP. The use of a coin flip and catch in this manner is described in Modern Coin Magic by Bobo. I even use it when concealing a coin in TP.
There are many times when you could use this as a convincer, as Harris mentioned - previous to a production, after a vanish of one or more coins, to convince people that there is only one coin where they think more are present, etc. You can even use it as an unseen transfer of a coin, and also as a complete vanish of a single coin - in the way of the Okito Coin Vanish. I hope this information is useful to you. |
harris Inner circle Harris Deutsch 8812 Posts |
With this type of move there is more risk and in some performers/spectators eyes/brains more pay off.
Since the 70's I have done move from Howie Swartzman using a toss, tenkai and catch for a color object change. The percentage of success has of course gone up over the years. The move as part of an actual working show is done very seldom. Just my choice. However a short toss and catch on the finger palm(not finger tips for me)...might allow some interesting work with the other hand such as with an okito box or other prop. Harris still 2 old to know everything
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Wes65 Inner circle I've said very little in 1219 Posts |
How are you flipping the coin? Are you flipping like you would for a coin toss (rest the coin on the edge of the first finger and flick it up with the thumb) or are you tossing the coin up so it will flip end over end.
I just tried it both ways and the coin toss, which I thought would be more difficult actually seemed easier and also more impressive. I think it would make a nice flourish. How about producing a coin in both hands, flipping them up and catching them simultaneously at the finger tips.
Wes
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PAUL K Special user Massachusetts 547 Posts |
There is "The Coin Flip" in Bobo Modern Coin Magic page: 16.It's only to show the hand has one coin in it when it has two.
You could do the Bobo Switch depending on how you flip the coin. Paul |
cablerock Veteran user 362 Posts |
I'm resting it on my index/second finger and flipping it up with my thumb, then catching it with index and thumb. I can do it with a coin in finger palm, though I need to continue practice. I'll work on some switching with this and see how it goes.
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
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On 2011-09-18 01:16, cablerock wrote: If it's going to be how you handle coins - absolutely. It permits you to hold out in FP or NP. Can you do the flip so your other hand catches the coin at the fingertips as well?
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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Chatterbox41 Veteran user Atlanta, Georgia 349 Posts |
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On 2011-09-18 02:41, JCheng wrote: A friend of mine opens his close up routine flipping a coin and catching it, then showing 2 coins, 3 coins, up to 7 coins while tossing the coins from hand to hand. So essentially he's hiding 6 coins palmed in his 2 hands while flipping the coin to look casual. Looks and works really well and has a truly "magical" opener that people remember! Gary |
Bob G Inner circle 2831 Posts |
MagoNiko,
I may be misunderstanding what you wrote, but is it possible to do a false transfer with a seeming toss of the coin from one hand to the other? That would be great, but the audience wouldn't see the coin flying from one hand to the other -- so I'm trying to visualize how this would be possible. Thanks, Bob |
jefkve New user Orange County, CA 52 Posts |
I do a move where I flick the coin while snapping my fingers (similar to the move in Bobo, but without vanishing). This particular skill comes in handy when I do a vanish, snap my fingers, and the coin seems to drop from the sky ...Takes some practice, but worth it in my opinion.
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
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On Apr 24, 2017, Bob G wrote: Yes, that's the illusion Al Goshman used to get with his classic pass. Also there's a sleight here you might find useful. A different approach is to secretly transfer something under cover of the open transfer. Dan Sylvester's Inertial Transfer (Sylvester Pitch) may give you ideas for how to do some routines.
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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kardillusions Special user Calgary, AB 541 Posts |
Flip the coin into the air as described, then catch it at your fingertips.
Then, Flip the coin into the air and catch it in the palm of the hand, as you push a concealed fingerpalmed coin into view at your fingertips. It should have the same visual look as Gregory Wilson's Pitch and Ditch ( A tossed coin changes in the air ) , but then you can immediately repeat it (by following your move with Pitch and Ditch after), to change it back. Scott. |
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