Ending a sponge ball routine?

[MagicShadow9]

Usually, to end my sponge ball routine, i end with a production of 10 balls in the spectator's hand, and this gets great reactions. However, I've found it's a pain in the neck to carry around 10 balls with me all day. So what some other good endings to sponge ball routine? I dont like the square idea cuz they can't examine it. And please dont say Goshman's Ding Dong cuz that's not really appropriate for school and stuff.

 

[Sean_Raf]

You could always have 4 balls at some point... and make a note for them to remember that. Then at the end, "So how many did we have that I asked you to remember?" produce a sponge '4' "That's right, 4!". You can buy them at a lot of places if my memory serves me right.

- Sean

 

[cm763]

I use four sponge balls the whole time, and just end by combining them into a giant sponge ball.

Edit: Oh my gawd, I didn't even know there was a sponge Ding Dong...that thing is definitely on my "To Order" list! The jokes, they're limitless...it would only really be good with friends, and maybe at the bar, but yeah...I love it, haha.

 

[RickEverhart]

I can hear the jokes already.

"Here...hold these balls..."

"You have to really squeeze it."

"Just give it a blow and watch it grow."

I couldn't resist..these were the first few that came to mind. Ha Ha.

 

[nayost]

i recently picked up sponge from penguin, taught by jay. he had a routine where he vanishes all the sponge balls at the end. i thought it was a good ending. you can add a sponge ball production in the beginning and end with the vanish.

 

[MagicShadow9]

i recently picked up sponge from penguin, taught by jay. he had a routine where he vanishes all the sponge balls at the end. i thought it was a good ending. you can add a sponge ball production in the beginning and end with the vanish.

I feel that's the worst ending ever. Cuz there's no dramatic build up. The climax is not more impressive as the rest of the trick.

"Just give it a blow and watch it grow."

Haha, i love that one.

 

[GusEds]

I feel that, a nice unexpected, yet funny and well recieved ending is that of the production of a lemon, an orange or a similar object which fits in your closed fist (s).

"So that would mean that I have two balls, and you have one, right?"

"R..."

"Wrong!"

Gustav

 

[nayost]

I feel that's the worst ending ever. Cuz there's no dramatic build up. The climax is not more impressive as the rest of the trick.



Haha, i love that one.

first you produce a sponge ball from thin air, continue on with the routine multiplying etc., and ending it by vanishing it back in to thin air. i think it's a pretty complete routine. can you please elaborate on why you feel this is the "worst ending ever"? may be i get some insight from you on structuring routines. thanks.

 

[MagicShadow9]

first you produce a sponge ball from thin air, continue on with the routine multiplying etc., and ending it by vanishing it back in to thin air. i think it's a pretty complete routine. can you please elaborate on why you feel this is the "worst ending ever"? may be i get some insight from you on structuring routines. thanks.

Ok, i was exaggerating when i said worst ending ever. But still i think there are better ones out there.

I can understand your full circle concept that really doesn't fit me. I like my routines to be sorta like a stair step pattern, with each effect more amazing than the last. Ending with a an exciting climax such as producing 10 balls from 2.

This is what i think laymen think when i do certain effects

Produce a ball "Oh, didn't see that coming"

Split a ball "Thats pretty cool"

Balls across in my hands "That's amazing"

Balls across to their hand "Wait, WTF?!!?! How did that happen?"

Producing 10 balls in their hands "HOLY F#$%IN S***!!!!"

 

[nayost]

Ok, i was exaggerating when i said worst ending ever. But still i think there are better ones out there.

I can understand your full circle concept that really doesn't fit me. I like my routines to be sorta like a stair step pattern, with each effect more amazing than the last. Ending with a an exciting climax such as producing 10 balls from 2.

This is what i think laymen think when i do certain effects

Produce a ball "Oh, didn't see that coming"

Split a ball "Thats pretty cool"

Balls across in my hands "That's amazing"

Balls across to their hand "Wait, WTF?!!?! How did that happen?"

Producing 10 balls in their hands "HOLY F#$%IN S***!!!!"

i see where you're getting at, i'll keep that in mind. thanks for the clarification. go sponge balls!!!

 

[dansperry]

honestly i think its worth carrying those extra sponges around, just look at bryan gilles' sponge ball routine when he ends with liek 15 in their hand and just says "21" and BAM, an avalanche of sponge balls come out of their hands...but at the same time i understand your delema, i'd look into chris randall's magic castle lecture notes he actually has a very clever sponge ball/sponge ball from mouth routine leading into a mouth coil routine in there that you may want to look into