Hell evreyone!

BUSTOUT! got holes...

I just got a question for all of the fellow coinworkers:

have you got hole in your hands as I do?
I mean am I not "natural" or is it perfectly normal not to have "normal" fingers...
for instance, when I do edge grip, I can't hold the fingers straight. when I want to do this, I grab the coin "sleightly" near the end of the fingers so it's more of a "finger" grip.
It did not prevent me from doing coin magic, but back in the days I felt I was a little handicapt and nearly abandon the coin field (hopefully, I'm not easily turned around)

Still nowadays I feel a bit akward as I constantly have to rearange the handling to "fit my hands..."

Of course, a back palming would be (actually IS) impossible for me as everyone would see the coins...

Any similar experience and/or advices???

Cheers

Ludwig

Ludwig,

I have long/slender fingers, and till recently, had big gaps between my fingers too.

Imagine the fun when I started working on the Ramsay tricks. How much extra distance the coins have to travel and how how careful I have to be about hand positions and angles.

Skip ahead a few years and look at what happened after I got used to doing the work and more attentive to how I hold my hands.

The key to this stuff is probably right there in the Robert-Houdin book in the few pages about "The Eye".

Ludwig, I also have "windows" between my fingers. However, I have found that they are most visible only when all the fingers are fully outstretched. When I'm doing a finger palm and the hand is relaxed and slightly curled, the windows disappear. And with a thumb or classic palm, of course the windows aren't an issue.

Take a look at your slightly curled fingers and see if the same thing is true. If you still have windows, a little side-to-side pressure should do the trick. SETH

Thanks for your concern,
a burden is lighter when shared!!!
Thanks Seth, I've noticed that (had to figure a way somehow...)

Jon, reality is in the eye of the beholder...
Thanks for the kind words, if you succeeded, I will try too!
I guess we just start with a handicap that we can easily overcome!!

Cheers