Better Opener?

[Lupo1023]

Which, in your opinion, is a better opener for street magic? for table-hopping? for 'show me a trick' moments?
Panic or Distortion?

Have any other, even better openers? post em.

Thanks,
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[Jakeh]

Panic is better, methinks.

 

[Ben Long]

I feel like Panic is a better closer.

Usually, I'll open with a simple coin effect and then move onto cards. Threefry or Long Gone Silver are good effects as is Hellbound Spellbound.

 

[Pavan R]

I'd say Panic. If you can WideSpread Panic, that would be better (in my opinion).

Also, a really good opener, if you were to buy it, is the Amazing Shrinking Deck. People will be shocked and you can end clean.

 

[louis]

I

I would do some tricks and at the end perform panic, that's what i do.

 

[Sean_Raf]

My opinion:

They're both too powerful to be used as openers.

Do something nice, simple-to-understand and something you enjoy putting your all into. Get them used to you handling cards in a different manner than they might.

- Sean

 

[forane]

usually i wont even open with magic per say. I usually start off with a gambling routine like color monte or something similar, and then tell them that i cheat cause ive got this special talent. Then i go into tricks.

 

[PTG]

Don't use either, they are both to....how do I put it?.....to...serious, for an opening trick, you need something fast visual and attention getting. Productions are good, but usually hard to reset quickly.

Michael Mode has a bowling pin production and the line that goes with it is "I picked this suit up from the dry cleaners and I think they left a pin in it" (produce "pin"). This one is resets in about 3 seconds, and is completely stunning....it is also unfortunately, probably out of your price range...that's what I use though.

 

[MikeGoyke]

I would do some tricks and at the end perform panic, that's what i do.

thats what i was thinking, panic would make a better closer

 

[Johnlawl]

Well, I open with a money trick. By asking if they like money. Then, if they have time Ill ask if they would like to see a card trick.

 

[Guitarkid2023]

In my opinion, the best opening trick you can do is the biddle trick. its easy to follow and simple. it involves your spectator a lot as well

 

[JCwebs09]

Panic is a great opener because they can understand what happens even if they have never seen a magic trick before in their life

distortion to me seems to work better when you do a few tricks before so that they believe you can do magic (and not just a trick card)

plus you need more audience management for distortion (having done a few tricks before hand is a good way to build that management)

hope this helps!
p.s. just my opinion please dont be a jurk about my opinion (i dislike how that happens here!)