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amazingarthur New user 9 Posts |
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Sammy J. Inner circle Castle Rock, Colorado 1786 Posts |
You know, I'm not an expert on the muscle pass, as some are. I've never been able to do it with real coins. It sure looks to me like you have got a handle on it. You are shooting it about a foot. Not many can do that. Now you need to incorporate it into a routine.
Cheers, Sammy
Sammy J. Teague
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k13pt0maniac New user Brownsville, Texas 95 Posts |
Looks fine to me .. try to catch the coin at the finger tips which would simulate the coin going back in time if you drop it first then muscle pass it back up to land when it started.
-Abe
-Abe a.k.a. C3rb3rus
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Lawrence O Inner circle French Riviera 6811 Posts |
It's correct technically, but it looks (sorry) very bad in terms of illusion. Thus even though your are doing it right, you are disclosing a great move. There are many more uses to the muscle pass than just showing it off with anti-gravity and now that you took the trouble of doing it right, you should explore the magic world around it. Magic is not about showing off skill, it is about sharing the vision of an impossible cause to effect that goes against everything people know and experienced.
Congratulations for having 80% of the journey covered, please do the last steps...
Magic is the art of emotionally sharing live impossible situations
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9982 Posts |
PM me for an alternate sleight using your skill
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Matt101 New user 88 Posts |
Yes I also think that it is technically correct and I agree with Lawrence - there are more uses than anti-gravity
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Wes65 Inner circle I've said very little in 1219 Posts |
For the MP to work as an anti-gravity effect there must be absolutely no upward movement of the passing hand and the coin should be caught at the finger tips. There are other uses for the MP that are not as Strict.
BTW, I'm still working to get mine down too. I still don't have much height with my silver dollars, but the thin, light, dollar sized Chinese coin look much better.
Wes
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amazingarthur New user 9 Posts |
I just want to know if technically it is correct. I am aware of the other effects with this skill.
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mitchb2 Elite user 455 Posts |
Arthur...how long did this take you? Just curious. I'm just starting, and using a 13g poker chip.
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amazingarthur New user 9 Posts |
I am on week 2. The through the wall trick gets a great reaction. The anti-gravity thing, I'm not sure people know what to think. I'm not so great at catching it with my fingers-yet.
And yes, I do have a callous. It's a fun skill to have! |
MickeyPainless Inner circle California 6065 Posts |
Wes has a point about the passing hand having NO upward movement otherwise it appears to be somewhat a toss!
MMc |
MortenN Veteran user Norway 338 Posts |
Looks fine.
-Morten- |
narcoleptic_insomniac Regular user Kenosha, WI 140 Posts |
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On 2009-06-08 00:40, MickeyPainless wrote: This was my first thought as well. There is nothing wrong with swinging your arm into position, but pause a moment or two before executing the pass... otherwise it may just look like you've "thrown" the coin into the other hand. Keep in mind that the reason the MP is so astonishing is the apparent lack of kinematics (e.g. swinging of the arm). As for the positioning of the coin in the palm, it looks a little lower (closer to the wrist) than mine, but different strokes for different folks ^_^ In any case, though, your MP looks great for only two weeks! Good Luck, Kyle P.S. One exercise that I used to do when I learned the MP is the following. Grab a stack of coins and sit somewhere near a flat (preferably soft) surface. (For instance, sit on the floor near a couch; the soft surface won't damage your coins when/if you drop them.) Practice your MP but keep the back of your hand flat against the surface... don't worry about catching them at first, just concentrate on keeping your hand motionless. |
Bungee Regular user 160 Posts |
As stated by others stop the hand for a beat before the MP.
Try coin thru window with your current technique. |
magicandsoul Loyal user 263 Posts |
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... just concentrate on keeping your hand motionless. Amen to this...it is key to the illusion. Your hand appears to be ever so sleightly moving just a tad upward just a beat prior to or during the execution of the MP. Keep it absolutely still in space and at the moment of the MP spread your hand very wide open without moving it up at all. The strength of your pass looks great...you don't need that extra kick by moving it up. Try practicing this by doing it sideways for awhile. It seemed to have helped me so very long ago. M&S |
JIMclubber64 Loyal user 269 Posts |
1. Keep your hand still (yes, I know everyone else has said this, but this is important) and 2, don't allow the coin to "hover" in the air and then catch it. The coin is supposed to fall up into the other hand, not fly upwards and then be caught by the other hand. This is eay to fix, though. Simply bring the upward hand lower, and it should fix the problem completely. But you are definately on your way there.
"Magic should always have a purpose. [...] Find your purpose for performing. Only then will you be able to find the right trick!" -- Jay Noblezada
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The Baldini Inner circle I some how pounded in 2445 Posts |
I know this is a tough question, as we are all different, How difficult is this, for someone with no prior sleight of hand ,
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J-Mac Inner circle Ridley Park, PA 5338 Posts |
Aww, I missed it - the video's down already. Probably a good thing due to possible exposure issues, but I would have loved to see it.
Arthur - sounds like you were doing very well with it based on reactions here. Congratulations!1 Not an easy sleight to master. Thank you. Jim |
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