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badeboom New user 9 Posts |
Hi there,
I'm searching for the best thumbtip, which shouldnt be so expensive like the infamous nimba-thumb ( http://www.nimbacreations.co.uk/toms/default.htm ). all thumbtips I know look very cheap and cannot be used in daylight - even my grandma noticed it immediately. it my might be okay for bars etc, but there must be something better! any ideas anyone? cheers from germany, badeboom |
Darius666 Veteran user London 368 Posts |
Don't take this the wrong way, but if people are noticing the thumb tip, your probably not using it properly. Most magicians use regular plastic tips all the time, me included.
But, if you really want a good looking one try here: http://www.magic-frediup.com The only problem I have with tips like these, is that if you choose the wrong colour (not sure if they exchange if you do that) it will probably still stick out just as much a a regular one. |
badeboom New user 9 Posts |
Hey thanx for the TIP ;-)... that's a quit good direction. but you are right, the color-question is still a problem. my TT is very bad designed, doesn't look real at all - compared to the frediups - and the color also doeesnt match at all.
of course you are right concerning the proper use of it, but I d like to show my hands afterwards in a more natural and convincing way, espeacially doing this close - that would be fun. I d like to see my victims freaking out OUTSIDE a bar..;-)! did you buy one of those frediups already? I think I'm gonna try one! |
Darius666 Veteran user London 368 Posts |
No, haven't got one. Saving my money for blackpool at the moment. If I see any when I'm there I will let you know what their like.
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Randwill Inner circle 1914 Posts |
If people see the tip, you don't need a better tip, you need a better technique. There are lots of topics on this board that will help you. There are plenty of other resources also. The first one I would recommend is the Salvano tape/DVD from Stevens Magic Emporium on the use of the thumb tip.
This is my usual rant, but for what it's worth; when people begin in magic, they think that it is something you can buy. Look at the numbers of posts on this board. Second only to the Cards forum is Tricks and Effects. That is mostly reviews of stand alone tricks sold by magic dealers in plastic bags. On the lower end of the Magic Café scale is The Words We Use forum. My conclusion? Most readers here are interested in accumulating the best toys, not entertaining laymen with good magic. The standard, inexpensive Vernet Thumb Tip is good enough for anybody willing to put in the practice to use it effectively. You could spend a lot more on one of those super-realistic models, but without the proper techniques, granny will see that one too. |
root666 New user closing in 5 Posts |
I'm partial to the soft Vernet's.
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badeboom New user 9 Posts |
...once again, just to get it right:
of course it is a bigger challenge to do it with a vernet tip. it certainly works fine in a properly presented routine. I am not a professional but doing this for years, several routines - and I am 32 years now. I earn a lot of very good instruction dvds and learned from them different kind of tricks, I usually like the classical ungadgeted slight tricks more. I was just interesseted in a better designed thumb... cheers! |
ofrmagic Loyal user 202 Posts |
I use the regular tt and I have no problems with it. what I do if I want to be complitly clean is that after I do the vanishing for example and they looking in the hand I just vanish the object I dish it I hope this help.
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Roland Henning Special user Kiel, Germany 511 Posts |
Just paint the thing bright red. Then do your routine. Each time your spectators would see a glimpse of the red, it tells you, that the technique must be changed. It is possible for the TT to become virtualy invisible. Once you achieved that you can use any TT you want.
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CasualSoul Special user Edmonton, Canada 542 Posts |
I agree that painting the TT red can help with routine development, but there are some instances when it just doesn't look right for a part of the hand to not be in plain view. I find that as long as your spectators are directly in front of you, you can show your entire hands completely empty after a TT vanish as long as you point all your fingers directly at them. Even a Vernet is practically invisible as long as you don't hold your hands up too long.
"Open their mind by performing the impossible"
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