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ithomson Veteran user 330 Posts |
Mighty Red
Take a look at Gadabout Coins. I still perform this "as is" from Bobo, and it's invaluable to me as a source of entertainment for both adults and children when doing walk-around. And before anyone asks... yes, I still do the "through the hand" thing, and yes I know of (and own) Ron Bauer's pamphlet. I'd also suggest looking at "Expansion of Texture" (or whatever it's called... will somebody with a better memory please correct me if the title's wrong), and the surrounding effects. In latter years this served me well. To finish, Bobo may not be the starting point of choice for today's students, probably because of its now old-fashioned approach and reprographic techniques. But in truth it's still an invaluable reference, and you can learn much from it. I know I did. Ian |
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
I happen to find against using Bobo's as a first source simply due to its nature. From Downs' Art of Magic to other works there is plenty to educate the beginner in our craft long before they need to study specialized texts.
That said, this is a craft based upon secrets and the reader is expected if not required to do some thinking (puzzle solving) as part of their learning. Does this mean we have to write in vagaries? Perhaps. Does this mean we need to write so perspicuously as to be pandering to those who can not think for themselves? Perhaps. In case you are interested, I suggest starting with Robert-Houdin's book and many other sources to get a background in conjuring before picking up CoinMagic or other specialized works. Once you know about billiards, thimbles, candles and doves you will have some foundation in practical methods which can be applied to magic using coins.
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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jocce Regular user 136 Posts |
I wonder if not the sheer volume of sleights and routines in Bobo is what makes life complicated for beginners like myself. It's kinda natural for a beginner to want to learn it all...preferably quick. Bobos wealth of information kind of encourage you to skip from routine to routine and from one sleight to another, possibly looking for one that is not "so darn hard" or "not so darn obvious". To me it have been better to concentrate on one single routine.
As ithomson, I like Gadabout coins for many reasons. One reason is of course that as a beginner it let's you practice a few of the sleights in a real routine. The sleights are difficult enough to provide a challenge for me and yet easy enough to make me feel that I make progress. Maybe even more important, it presents a very good opportunity to think about presentation, rythm and timing. You need to make the spectator really believe that your hands are empty, without actually showing them empty. It can be disected into such small details and put together again. It's more about timing and subtleties than fingerwrestling palming. You can play around with it and see if it can be used seated and standing, What happens if your surrounded? Can certain sleights be substituted for others and thus tailor the routine to the situation? I found it an excellent first routine to learn. Depending on your experience, winged silver is nice also but I personally find it required way more confidence in my cp than I have at the moment. Ehh...what's your question again? Oh ok, Gadabout coins then... |
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