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Send me a PM with your thoughts. The problem with GT Speedreader is that it is a Mandolin deck. The problem with The Code is you can't shuffle the deck. Also, I'm also not sure if it comes in Rider Back. The card markings on the Ultimate Marked Deck very similar to The Code but are a little...

Get the Ultimate Marked Deck. Open the deck and look for the markings. After a half an hour, give up and read the instruction card and smile at how beautiful this deck is. While you are at it, get Kirk Charles' book Hidden in Plain Sight. You Pick My Card is one of the best pieces of magic...

I don't disagree that there are a great number of very bad magicians. I don't know Chris personally, but his presentation in his video comes across as being amazingly arrogant in that he knows everything and is entitled to look down on anyone else. Also, his five points could have taken three...

I'm still thinking a foam pad with a table cloth. The whole thing would look more professional if there was a cloth covering the top that drapes to the floor.

You are worring about this way too much. I've had coins that I've cleaned with silver polish 4 years ago and they haven't tarnished. Anyway, it takes 5 minutes to use silver polish to clean the coins. I was just using some Brasso for my Okito Box (yep, playing with that based on the Vanni...

You are worring about this way too much. I've had coins that I've cleaned with silver polish 4 years ago and they haven't tarnished. Anyway, it takes 5 minutes to use silver polish to clean the coins. I was just using some Brasso for my Okito Box (yep, playing with that based on the Vanni...

You are worring about this way too much. I've had coins that I've cleaned with silver polish 4 years ago and they haven't tarnished. Anyway, it takes 5 minutes to use silver polish to clean the coins. I was just using some Brasso for my Okito Box (yep, playing with that based on the Vanni...

I'll add #6... don't be an arrogant $#!%... whatever value your message may have is lost. Watching that video was a waste of 11 minutes.

Public libraries usually have a several magic good magic books. It is worth checking out. Also, many libraries can borrow books from other libraries. Many libraries have their card catalogue on-line. I'm curious, why do you say magic books can be hard to find? Are you talking about finding...

Work backwards. Design your routines and then figure out where things need to be in pockets.

Brett: Why do you need a close-up mat? You can probably get a sheet of 1/4 inch foam padding to glue to the table top and a nice piece of fabric to go over it. You can stretch the fabric over the table and fasten it on the bottom of the table with a staple gun, hot glue or strong tape...

I can't imagine any way the sponges will tarnish the coins. Coins naturally tarnish over time with exposure to air or moisture. The sponge balls don't increase the exposure to air or moisture. Coins are easy to clean with silver polish. If you are worried about the sponge balls, just use a...

What is really the key for this and for all the other controls is the conditions under which you need to use the controls. For multiple cards with a table, Nash's shift is great. If you are doing multiple cards in your hands, you probably want to use the Elias Multiple Shift (I like Bannon's...

That is an acquired skill which is worth working on. The real secrets and knowledge are burried within books.

@DominusDolorum if your cards not aligned because they are warping, it is because you are putting too much spray on the cards. The key is doing multiple very light coats. If you can see the cards "wet" after spraying, you are putting too much spray on them. There will be a slight warp after...

That is what I was trying to convey. Our goal should be what the audience sees. @Grant C.(1), I'm happy when my audience is entertained. Of course I like ingenious methods but only when those methods are the best method for the effect. I think that part of the reason Banachek talks about...

The answer is whatever works best for you. I use Testors Dullcoat and have no problems with getting just the right feel.

My point was that the audience won't know the difference.

So, Henning and Copperfield represent what stage magic was in the 1970s and 1990s. What is it today? How about Kalin and Jinger's performance of Op Art -- another Jim Steinmeyer creation. I believe the choreograpy for Kalin and Jinger also was done by Joni Spina. Maybe she just did it for...

Here is my question, does it matter if the effect uses psychological methods as long as the audience thinks it uses psychlogical methods?