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First, regarding your multiple posts, I think you can consider posting new concerns etc. into your already existing threads to make everything more organized. That way, people who wish to help you can find all of your concerns in one thread rather than seeking multiple threads just to give you...

I used to spring the cards with one hand onto a table and then use my free hand to grab a card.

I won't reiterate the great responses already given. Just remember, if you decide to pursue a college education (which I encourage, because regardless of what negative things you may hear about not "needing" college, the people you meet, the EXPERIENCE, in general, is life changing), no...

I don't think Play Rights are Studs with a different design. They feel totally different to me. Stock AND finish. Still pretty neat cards though. Happy that Studs are being reprinted. Any news on whether the stock and finish will be the same? I loved the softness of the Studs. I hope that...

Happy to hear about this gig and congrats on being booked for more!

Whenever your hands get burnt to a crisp, bring out some self working stuff. I have a few in my repertoire just for those daggone hecklers!

The Braue Reversal is a fantastic move. A buddy of mine, Steve Friedberg, got me hooked on it after I read his lecture notes from his recent Magic Castle lecture.

@ChristopherT I see what you're saying, but even in mystery, the nature of people would be trying to figure out they mystery right? Take a mystery novel for instance. Who did it? We find out in the end. Again, this is just my personal opinion. I respect yours. Just giving my thoughts.

Ah, I see now. My apologies for misunderstanding. In that case, I agree with you, that we should jumpstart the curiosity of an aspiring magician, but I'm still against the YouTube method.

I don't want to sound hostile, but I cannot believe what I just read. I grew up in the "YouTube" age, but I NEVER relied on YouTube for "reveals" to practice my craft. I had a teacher. I bought material. No one revealed anything to me and yet I became a practitioner of this art. We are in a...

I feel the same way. Depending on the environment, I sometimes won't even call myself a magician (unless it is a paid gig). Sometimes I just walk up to an audience and ask, "Can I show you some magic?" That may seem tacky at times too, but it sounds less suspicious than "Can I show you...

I apologize guys. I don't think I got my point across clearly. I don't mean that we shouldn't strive to present magic as something other than puzzles. I mean the nature of our craft is that they are puzzles. They naturally cause our audience to wonder how in the world we did what we did. Through...

Presentation is important. From my experience, the main problem is that people can just be buttholes. I did a thumb fan one time and a girl decides to knock it out of my hand. Could I really go back home and present a thumb fan any better? I don't think so. I believe all "tricks" ARE...

If you REALLY want to hand out a deck for examination, have another deck in your back pocket. When you reveal their thought of card, have them take it out. While they are reacting, you have all the misdirection in the world to switch decks.

Just wanted to point out: CAAN - A selected card appears at a chosen number. ACAAN - A THOUGHT OF card appears at a chosen number. Obviously, ACAAN is more powerful. I have seen Asi Wind's in person and it is amazing. I don't know other ACAANs as practical as his at the moment. But a CAAN...

Not that difficult at all, unless you're a beginner.

Hey @Deadlyapples. Let me offer a few suggestions. Chris Kenner has a move that is widely used called the 4 for 4 Switch. However, the technique can be applied to 3, or 2 card switches. Another suggestion is that after you switch the two selections for the Jokers on top, you can secretly...

Hey there @MaryJaneMaxx. Welcome to the forums. Any genre of magic will be good for starting out, whether it's coins, cards, etc. I suggest that you begin with close up because that can be translated into many other forms of magic. Definitely start with mostly books first. You can also use...

I know.....I'm just picky.

Hey Ryan. I see that you have started a new thread about a similar topic you posted before. I assume that instead of posting in your previous thread, you made a new one because you didn't find our tips to be helpful. So let me try again. The last thing you want to do is to open up a magic...