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So I am trying to work on improving my skills from beginner to intermediate and have started working on specific "common" sleights and handlings but finding it difficult to get it down. I am talking about getting a faro shuffle perfect, a tabled riffle shuffle perfect, erdnase change, passes...

What are your thoughts on buying ready gaff cards vs making your own? Like double backers etc?

Okay... so I am not really sure if this is even allowed.... I saw a Magic Castle show by Ryan Hayashi and I always really enjoy his stuff. Aside from all his amazing effects and tricks, one of the effects he performed over and over was producing audience "thought of cards". I have looked...

What are your thoughts on the standard thumb tip and scarves routine? I really like it but just wanted some other opinions on it? Is it considered a good routine or is it more "amateurish"? I recently started learning and practicing it and building my own routine on it... but previously I...

So.. I have been practicing the pinky count and I pretty much have the hang of it... but... my count is slow. Will this just become quicker with time? I find if I try count quicker I land up getting an extra card or so. Is this just a matter of practice? I am very new to practicing this...

So I am struggling when opening a new deck.... the cards are so hard to handle and are very slippery that even simple things like shuffles are hard to control. I find that my double lifts are much harder with a brand new deck and it is hard to stop the cards from slipping and showing it is a...

So this may be a strange request... I have been trying to progress for the last while but struggling to. I think I need to have some kind of set regular lessons. I live far away from any Magic clubs or anything like that, so I am looking if there are any magic lessons online. Something that...

Hi everyone. So I am in the market for a professional Magicians wand. I have been practicing the Cups and Balls and working with Sponge Balls and I want to get a nice professional wand to us in the routines. Firstly... Don't ever google "Magic Wand" with the kids... it's a tough one to...

Did you guys see his performance on AGT? He really does perform beautiful routines. Great to see someone showing a really great performance with amazing effects.. showing how you can take any tricks and using performance, make them really stand out! I hope he makes it far in AGT!

So... I have been trying to progress.. I am still very new. been doing this only for a few months. Working through Royal Road to card magic. Also got Card College 1, and tried to work through that, but just not progressing. I feel like I am not getting the concepts, and every time I practice...

Hey everyone, So I am still very new and working my way through the RRTCM. I have basically been using one deck since I started, and it is pretty worn out. My question is twofold: 1. When should you open up a new deck and stop using the old worn out one? 2. What do you do with your old worn...

Hey, I found this online - it is from Asia's got Talent. I just thought it was a really great theme for shows and she performs and gets into character really well! Her tricks are suitable to the theme and I think she pulls them off really well! As a horror theme lover, I really loved this and...

What do you guys recommend regarding a DVD to get to compliment working through BOBO's or generally to learn Coin magic as a beginner an onward? I was looking at the Modern Coin Magic DVD Metal from Eric Jones? Thoughts?

So.. I am a beginner currently learning card magic using RRTCM and Card College! Really enjoying it and moving slowly through it. I find that when performing(at the moment only in the mirror or to family) I feel that card trick after card trick is a bit dull and so I have started exploring...

So.. I am a beginner learning Magic. Started about 3 weeks ago and working my way through Royal Road to Card Magic. Also got the Card College Book 1, but have not started that yet. Aside from working through that, I have also obviously looked at a few YouTube videos and learned a couple of...

Hey Everyone, So I am not based in the USA, and I am finding that buying cards or accessories etc from US Based stores has incredibly high shipping. Are there any stored based in the middle east or europe with cheaper shipping to the middle east? I have found that AliExpress has a lot of...

Hey Everyone! Firstly, awesome forum! Great stuff here! I am an absolute beginner, and I have decided to start with card magic. I went out and got the Royal Road to Card Magic and the R Paul Wilson DVD's and have been working through it. I have really stuck to the instructions to not go ahead...