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It is like asking whether a pipe wrench or a hammer is a better tool to do repairs with. Do you want to fix a pipe or hammer a nail? Decide what your routine would be and then get the tools you need to perform it.

I think that the Instagram reveal hints at the method. If you knew what it was ahead of time, the audience will question the fairness of the selection of the bill. I would use cards that you write the numbers on during the effect. Put them down where the audience can see them and the person...

No. I'm too busy reading books. Go stand outside a store and ask 100 people what a double lift is. If one gets it right you will be lucky. Most problems with a performance is a "tell" by the performer that they did something. Add that to a performance that challenges the audience to figure...

@aidan.bsay Our forum rules prohibit exposure of effects out of respect to the creators (who if they invented it you should learn it from their material) and magicians (if they are performing it, it should be a mystery to spectators).

I suspect your problem is in the movement of the top packet. If I'm guessing the top packet is parallel to the bottom packet as you do the move. The first move should be an over then up so that the left inside corner of the deck clears the base of your right thumb before you move it up. Second...

Coin Through Table -- the version in Bobo's Modern Coin Magic

http://www.conjuringarchive.com/list/category/2012 Find multiple sources, figure out which parts of them work best for your purposes.

Go read a book.

I pretty much agree with what @ChristopherT has said. Let me expound on a couple of points. 1. A performer should be in control of their performance. Part of this is presence - how you carry yourself, the significance you give to your magic, how you view the relationship with your...

One additional thought -- check out the Sponge Ball Toolbox. It comes with a variety of sponges. Although the video is cheesy, it does teach some great routines.

I'll THIRD Mark Wilson's Complete Course. Get Goshman 2 inch sponge balls in your favorite color. One of my favorite routines with Sponge Balls and Playing Cards is Pips A Poppin. Get some extra pip shaped sponges so that you can insert a sponge ball routine in the middle of the trick. I...

It is your fault.

I'm from the Princeton area (not exactly close to Atlantic City). I remember there being a SAM or IBM ring in Cherry Hill. There is a magic theatre / magic shop in Hunnington Valley (https://magicalartscenter.com) that has lectures. Also, if you are willing to go to Valley Forge for lectures...

If it is working 9 out of 10 times, it is a great idea. I can see that working or completely failing depending on your personality. I know a guy who works in sales and every time he visits a customer the now ask him to do magic. What is important is that you are incorporating it into your...

Hmmm. Yep.

@Lord Magic - I think that performing cardistry with magic gives the audience the easy explanation of "skill" and showing off. It then puts your magic in that same context - a performance of skill or a look at what I can do. If you look at @Jason England's card handling it isn't show-offish...

That method is taught and demonstrated by Steve in the Sponge Ball Toolbox DVD. Suit, pool, everything.

The question is... what would your character do? If your character is a card hustler, then there would be skills. If your character is bumbling and clumsy, then your card handling would reflect your character. For me, my character handles cards simply and cleanly. Nothing that looks...

For Strong Magic, that is a difficult first read. Go back to it after you perform for a while and read it a second time. You will get a lot more out of it and be able to judge the validity of Darwin's ideas to your performance. Tamariz is a genius and I expect The Magic Rainbow to be amazing...

Don't underestimate Packet Killer. Simon has a unique style but the effects are classics. Learn them and adapt them. Encyclopedia of Card Tricks has chapters on the standard gaffs - double backers, double facers, etc. I like Craig Petty's Blank. Like Simon, Craig's style is an acquired...