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SimonCard Special user 601 Posts |
I assume stage fright is a common thing. Even Gould had stage fright that he quited public performing, I heard.
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hitlab New user Perth 19 Posts |
How is the progress coming along Bob? A lot of it has to do with muscle memory. A movement you can't do will slowly be come awkward to do then become manageable etc so on. Try position your hands slightly differently, move the deck around a little bit, sometimes tiny adjustments make you get it.
I don't know exactly how to describe it but you feel physical "epiphany" when you just repeat the awkward movements over and over, then your movements will get slightly better after that, then you just repeat until you master the technique. |
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Bob G Inner circle 2830 Posts |
Thanks for your interest and encouragement, hitlab. It's coming along well. Of course only a few days have gone by since I posted, so I'm just at the beginning of making the adjustments that you so eloquently describe. But various pieces of what different people said have given me ideas, and I'm playing around with them. I'm practicing the regular overhand shuffle with my left index finger higher on the deck, for instance, and that's helping make the shuffle neater. I'm varying the position and angle of the index finger to see what works best.
And I'm able to do a (very large and slow) in-jog now with my pinky curled around the bottom. I then straighten my pinky so it contacts the jogged portion of the card -- another suggestion someone in this thread made. So I think I've been instinctively doing what you suggest -- and am looking forward to the hypothetical day when when that epiphany occurs! Gosh, magic is exciting... Thanks again! Bob |
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Rachmaninov Inner circle 1076 Posts |
I've discovered that the learning process is very enjoyable and when you manage to do a thing which appears impossible a time ago, there is a euphoric moment, rewarding all the efforts. For me, learning is far better than performing.
Yes I know that a lot of artists have stage fright. The great Horowitz has cancelled concerts at the very last moment. He was feeling incapable of playing. Since I'm a child, every time I have to play a piece on the piano in front of people, I'm feeling that I'm dying... |
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NWJay Regular user 110 Posts |
I know this is slightly OT but with Bob G's forbearance this seems a good place to ask: what method do most people use to actually achieve the injog? Almost everything I've read so far recommends moving your right hand back slightly, but having now looked at CC1 Giobbi advises using your left thumb solely, which feels much harder at speed...
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Bob G Inner circle 2830 Posts |
NWJay,
Sounds on-topic to me! I've wondered the same thing (though I'm nowhere near to "at speed"). |
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Harry Lorayne 1926 - 2023 New York City 8558 Posts |
Interesting - I use the overhand injog shuffle A LOT - I've written many times that it is one of the most important - if not THE most important "maneuver" in card magic; it covers a multitude of sins.
And I've never really paid attention as to how I move my right hand. I think that thinking about it may be a bit of a problem - it's a "just do it" maneuver. If you like, go to www.youtube.com/harrylorayneonvideo - I perform 35 different effects/routines there - and probably do the overhand injog shuffle in 34 of them!! So you can check as to the (probably obvious)movements of my hands.
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http://www.harrylorayne.com http://www.harryloraynemagic.com |
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