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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
I must be missing something. something is obviously flying right over my head, because despite a resurgence in popularity, I am still blind to the potential in the lowly sanada gimmick.
I own two of them now, both having come to me as the "secret" of effects I have purchased, but I can't see the worth in a gimmick that I will have to find a way to ditch. Will some one please turn on the light for me ?
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
When I first saw the title, I was going to advise you to save your money, but it looks like you already fell for the low price of a miracle.
What is your problem with ditching. In the act of going to a pocket for spong, lighter, magic coin, etc. leave the gimmick. As far as the gimmick I do not think the practice required is worth the device. |
daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
I don't really have a problem with ditching.
I do it often and extensively, if it is a neccesary expediant to accomplishing the effect. But the plain truth is, if I had my "druthers", I'd rather not. In other words, if an effect can be done more cleanly, and not require any ditching, than I'd opt for that. Of course I know that is not always possible.
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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Mentor New user 1 Post |
I work in a magic store. The Sanada Gimmick is great. You can start your sponge ball routine by a simple vanish of one ball. After showing your hands empty, reach into your pocket to produce the ball agian leaving the gimmic behind,or simply reproduce it out of thin air. Jay Scott Berry, has a "great" DVD out that shows some great working with the "cloaking device". A lot of magicians get fooled by it because they think your useing a thumb tip.
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MagicCarisio Inner circle 1061 Posts |
I second that Mentor! Scott F. Guinn has one the best sponge ball routine, using the Sanada Gimmick! "Peanut Butter And Jelly"
Gerard |
Brad Hall New user Tulsa, Ok 40 Posts |
Daffydoug,
I had the same opinion until I saw Jay Scott Berry. The magic was completely in the proper handling. I had never seen this gimmick handled well enough to see the possibilities. His methods of acquiring and ditching the gimmick, along with the vanishes/productions were a pleasure to watch. I must say his topit work didn't hurt either! |
magic soul Regular user U.K. 104 Posts |
I think about the sanada gimmick if I hadent seen it performed before I got it I would have easily dismised it by now but having seen an english performer perform it at a convention I can see the potential.Buy the way the performer was stephen tucker.andy
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oldmanxxvi New user North Carolina 61 Posts |
I think that the sanada gimmick has great potential. A friend of mine uses it to "split" one sponge ball into two, and to make spongeballs disappear. I guess it comes down to your style, and the amount of practice you are willing to put into it.
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prettyneatmagic New user Columbus, GA 11 Posts |
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On 2004-03-06 11:31, oldmanxxvi wrote: I'm the 'friend'. I like the Sanada and have used it with great success in sponge ball routines. Just play around with it and possibilities will come to mind. If you don't like it . . . ditch it.
Jeff
"Don't judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes . . . that way when you do criticize him you're a mile away . . . and you've got his shoes!" |
pikacrd Veteran user Florida 387 Posts |
I also use the Sanada and have had great success with it for many routines not just sponge balls. I think that the practice that you put in with this gimmick is well worth the time. I tend to use mine most with a purse frame doing sponge balls but have also used it with coins and bills. This gimmick is much like the topit was several years ago people knew that it existed but most did not use it until it was popularized by Ammar and some of the other great users of the device.
Good luck with it. Kris
“Indubitably, Magic is one of the subtlest and most difficult of the sciences and arts. There is more opportunity for errors of comprehension, judgment and practice than in any other branch of physics”. William S. Burroughs 1914-1997 American Writer
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Bill Scarlett Veteran user Vermont 366 Posts |
If you don't think you want to waste your time with this device, just watch Jay Scott Berry's routine and you will want one immediately. He does a great sponge ball routine with this device and it shows the potential that exists with the Sanada gimmick. I recommend his video that shows several uses for it. The device itself isn't that expensive (about 15 dollars) and it has advantages over the TT.
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billfromoregon Special user 608 Posts |
Like the others, I was not impressed by the gimmick until I saw Jay Scott Berry use it. He accomplishes some very clean looking appearances, vanishes and transpositions, and while they could be done with a TT, you avoid the 'tell' that almost all performers have when doing the move. His DVD ia carried by Murphy's, so should be easily obtainable, and is worthwhile if you are interested in exploring this further.
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oagwood Veteran user Pleasant Hill, CA 392 Posts |
I think the gimmick is great and use it frequently, finding a reason to go to your pocket isn't that tough if you sit and think about it for a bit.
oliver |
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