I agree with that statement. You don't need a death grip on the coin, just enough pressure to keep it from falling out, nothing more.

Dan I sent you several demos .. of course the thumb can not be fully extended
but this technique has its advantages as well as disavantages.
However using the cimping technique I can extent all five fingers with my hand raised above the table that the CP can not do.
vinny

Vinny, I think the Demo's look good. You do that concealment about the best it can be done, that is for sure!

Dang! Vinny wazzup Capo? The Manila Enforcer aka The Boss was last to know??? Hmmmmm tit for tat eh?! Seriously Vinny being one of the first you showed the crim to....It still bugs me how you get it to lock that way.

Thanks for sending me the vid.

Rannie

Pretty impressive Godfather, but I've come to expect such innovation from the mind of a true Mr. Wizard. This is clearly a real alternative with real uses as opposed to the traditional classic palm. Such a flexible, versatile move, that in your hands is pure magic to watch. Can't wait to you get that Crimp dvd cookin'.

Hey rannie you made it home...good man.

And hey, mano has an incredible classic palm, and an even more incredible purse palm, he can do it flat off the table. Talk about a showoff move. -Mb

I'm told Mano can palm a coin off a marble counter top!

Dan sent me his handling of the flat table palm and it is teriffic.. I always daid that the classsic palm looks like a person is squeezing oranges .but in Dans hands it is very deceptive
I stand corrected.. great job Dan perhaps you should put up ademo for all to see
vinny

The demo can be acessed by going to http://www.coinvanish.com clicking the "Foundations" section, answering the easy password, and scrolling to the bottom of the Classic Palm Essay. I have a link there.

I decided to put it in a password protected page because it pretty much exposes the Classic Palm, and I thought it best not to do that in a public forum.

Good to know I am not an orange squeezer!

Dan,
Nice add to a already great site!
Thanks,
Mick

Mickey you are correct Mano can palm the coin off any flat surface it is called the Mano Lift,,,,,, it is a thing of beauty it looks like the coin just jumps
and is very difficult move ....... mano has this effect on my dvd La famiglia.....
If I have the effect on my file I will send it your way
vinny

WOW, Thanks so much Godfather! Rannie said it is unbelievable!
Mick

I do believe that Roth had magnets implanted in his hands thus facilitating a much easier classic palm! HAHAHA

Only kidding. For those that don't know David Stone has a really nice tutorial on the classic palm and how to build/strengthen the muscles in the hand required to do an effective classic palm.

Corey

Not to mention David practices palming in different environments such as under water and in cold temps. The practice is what makes his so good.
Mobius