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the_hidey New user Chris 63 Posts |
Ok I've seen very many other threads relating to how to get started in coin magic offering many different books and videos. I can't buy all of these books/videos so I can't make my mind up what to buy. What is the ultimate coin magic book for beginners?
Chris |
S.Segal Special user San Diego 949 Posts |
Bobo's
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
Where to start?
Ask yourself what you want to do, with what coins, when and where? Knowing what you would like to accomplish is a great first step to getting it. There is much magic to be done with a handful of pocket change. A copper silver transposition using a borrowed quarter and a foreign coin may be the routine people remember. The basics of making magic happen with coins can be found in Bobo's Modern Coin Magic. Not misdirection or theory though, just base and direct methods. More refined methods can be found in the works of T. Nelson Downs, Nate Liepzig and John Ramsay. Once you get a foundation set, the works of David Roth and Curtis Kam may help you see how far folks have gotten to date. Getting from base and crass to refined requires much attention to your own personality and personae when performing. Long gone are the days when you could take out twenty silver dollars and give them a squeeze and show a twenty dollar coin in its place. The metaphor of money as time and effort are also gone from our culture. In fact, after the fiscal issues last year, one might get a good reaction using slices of carrot instead of coins and claiming an 'invisible rabbit' is what makes the 'coins' disappear.
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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Dynamike Eternal Order FullTimer 24148 Posts |
Yes, "Bobo's Modern Coin Magic" is a good book. David Roth or Michael Ammars will be the best video tapes. When you work everything in a smooth manner go the dvd of Curtis Kam's "Palms of Steel" and "Palms of Steal II."
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Darren Roberts Loyal user 222 Posts |
To add to S.Segal's posting, I just bought Bobo's book and it has more stuff in it than I will get through in the next few years. Supplement it with whatever else you will, but for learning on a budget, that book can't be beat! It probably can't be beat even if you spend a ton of money.
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bigchuck Veteran user Nothing clever has ever been said in my 400 Posts |
I m pretty sure almost everyone here will recommend Bobo's -- 5000 magicians can't be wrong
"The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact
mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows. - Frank Zappa" |
tankk New user 55 Posts |
Bobo's is the best place to start than add Ammar's complete introduction to coin magic.
Also this forum and coinvanish.com are great for beginners, both are full of information. Kevin |
Blumanfry New user 12 Posts |
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Sneakers Regular user Melbourne, Australia 106 Posts |
If you're on a budget (and who isn't these days!), ask yourself if you learn quicker by watching or reading.
If, like me you learn routines and sleights quicker and easier by watching - lean toward the VHS or better yet the DVD format. If that's the case get Michael Ammar's Complete Introduction to Coin Magic. From that, you'll learn enough of the basics and quite a few routines/tricks to keep you busy for a while. If you learn quicker and easier by reading about a sleight or trick, pick up J.B. Bobo's book (as recommended several times above). In either case, I'd recommend that in the end you obtain both of these resources. With both in hand, you'll have a HEAP of good sleights and routines at your very fingertips. Best of luck and let us all know which way you chose! |
the_hidey New user Chris 63 Posts |
Well if I'm lucky santa might bring me a late dvd player, and then I will get Michael Ammar DVD's, It's sometimes hard to understand an action or movement when its explained in writing but when watching someone else do it its a lot easier.
Thanks for the suggestions evry1, much appreciated. Chris |
BenSchwartz Elite user Southern California 499 Posts |
Look at the thread at the top of the page. LOL. That will answer your questions.
"The experience of astonishment is the experience of a clear, primal state of mind that they associate with a child's state of mind." ---- Paul Harris
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WilliamWHolcomb Special user Twinsburg, Ohio 533 Posts |
Surprised no one has mentioned http://www.coinvanish.com
Dan's site is great for all skill levels to learn from! Good luck!
William Holcomb
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Clayman Loyal user New Jersey 243 Posts |
Bobo's Book, Ammar and Roths Videos.
"A flash of silvery light ..and it was gone."
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