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JacquesDeCoeurs New user 27 Posts |
Hi all -
I love coin magic but am hesitant to pursue it because I wear a couple of rings that have pretty significant sentimental value. I can't be the first person who has run into this. What do folks do? Take off rings permanently? Only when working? Work around them? Would love to hear some thoughts. Thanks and happy New Year! |
Larry Barnowsky Inner circle Cooperstown, NY where bats are made from 4770 Posts |
I never take off my wedding ring. In fact, it can used as a convincer following a pretended placement. My Ring Tap Convincer is used in many of my books including first in 21st Century Coin Mechanics.
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seanmccarthy121 New user 32 Posts |
Francis Mennotti has a lovely subtlety to make your coin magic more convincing on his treachery of tricks dvd. I advise you look it up
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Dandin New user 63 Posts |
Or you can vanish the rings too as if by accident or causing the rings to move from finger to finger like the magic is so strong that it even influencing your rings.
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Wilktone Loyal user Asheville, NC 258 Posts |
I got married about three years ago and started running into the same issue. I'm also left handed, so wearing my wedding band does make it difficult to do any routines that require left-hand finger palm. I've been working on a high finger palm to work around that and there are also some ways to substitute another palm. When I'm practicing or know I'll be performing some coin magic I'll take my ring off, but I typically only perform for folks in social situations. Sometimes it can seem a little creepy to take my wedding ring off and launch into a routine, so my favorite way is to call attention to my ring, do something quick and magical with it (such as produce a coin from it) and go into a coin routine from there. At the end of the routine I will do a Bobo switch for a coin with my ring and as a framing device. I borrowed this idea from Curtis Kam's Silver Circle routine by way of Kainoa Harbottle's Triffecas routine. There's also a Mike Gallo Gaddabout Coins routine that is similar.
http://www.wilktone.com/aiur/video/Three......a%29.mp4 One of the benefits of calling attention to your ring and openly putting it in your pocket is that it gives you an excuse to go into your pocket. There are also many routines that use coins and a ring that you might look into. If you wear a distinctive ring it might be useful to incorporate it. Something else to consider is that you can move the ring to a different finger or different hand, if that gets it out of your way. For example, if you put your ring on your pinky finger you can do a coin roll on that hand. Someone here at the Café pointed that out to me on an earlier thread on this topic. Dave |
GlennLawrence Veteran user Randolph NJ 319 Posts |
Being married for 22 yrs and wearing my ring on the left hand, I have run into this, especially when trying things such as French drop etc. The simple solution is to just take the ring off and throw it in a pocket when performing. Of course you can also work the ring into certain effects with coins. Greg Wilson's "Ringside" is one example I can think of.
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Mb217 Inner circle 9519 Posts |
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On Jan 2, 2018, Wilktone wrote: You can do more than a coin roll... I have been doing this for a long time now, and have often suggested the little move-over to many. It completely takes care of the problem. *PLUS...It puts you in the perfect position for my ring steal, the MBRS, that provides you even more play and impossible magic as to the coin.
*Check out my latest: Gifts From The Old Country: A Mini-Magic Book, MBs Mini-Lecture on Coin Magic, The MB Tanspo PLUS, MB's Morgan, Copper Silver INC, Double Trouble, FlySki, Crimp Change - REDUX!, and other fine magic at gumroad.com/mb217magic
"Believe in YOU, and you will see the greatest magic that ever was." -Mb |
Christopher Moro Special user 793 Posts |
I've always imagined if I got married, I'd put the ring on a chain around my neck.
But what's worked best so far is to just turn women off and ensure I don't get married. Seems to be a natural talent. |
tonsofquestions Inner circle 1802 Posts |
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On Jan 19, 2018, Mb217 wrote: :sigh: Darn it, MB. Just when I think I've seen (or at least heard of) all your good stuff, you come out with comments like these. :shakes-fist: Do you have any videos of this "MBRS" somewhere? I don't see any references to it on Vinny's site. |
Mb217 Inner circle 9519 Posts |
Sure tons, and a lot of folks have PM'd me already as to this...
It's something I included on my Gold Finger PLUS download...It's yet another little move I found out there, that it was once remarked as "...worth the price of admission all by itself," and that was from a well-known magician...And so yet again, I was and remain indeed humbled. www.vinnymarini.com/download/goldfinger.html
*Check out my latest: Gifts From The Old Country: A Mini-Magic Book, MBs Mini-Lecture on Coin Magic, The MB Tanspo PLUS, MB's Morgan, Copper Silver INC, Double Trouble, FlySki, Crimp Change - REDUX!, and other fine magic at gumroad.com/mb217magic
"Believe in YOU, and you will see the greatest magic that ever was." -Mb |
TheGladsomeBeast New user 55 Posts |
I alway wear my wedding ring when I practice. It made coin rolling a little more difficult but it just takes some more practice and you will be fine. It also can help with some retention vanishes, having that shine in the hand.
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EasyK New user The secret is in one of my 79 Posts |
I use my wedding ring. I have long and tiny fingers, so that ring helps me more than hurts me. Heh.
'My brain is the key that sets me free.'
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Matthew Crabtree Special user 611 Posts |
You can also use the ring to your advantage in coin magic. It just takes some though.
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