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Cups and Balls

May 3, 2018
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Hello, to all. Do any of you perform the cups and balls? If so, are you using a previously established routine, or have you created your own?

Many thanks for your time.
 

WitchDocIsIn

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Sep 13, 2008
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I am re-creating my chop cup routine, which is obviously based on cups and balls. I made up my own, borrowing sleights and sequences from many sources.
 
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Oct 19, 2015
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I am still pretty much a beginner, but cups and balls has always been one of my favorites (all my magic is for kids). I have copper cups and also have a chop cup that exactly matches my cups and balls gear. When you include the possibilities of cups and balls with a chop cup, then the possibilities multiply by 10....my routine changes frequently, seems every time I do it for some kids, I get a new idea to work on and add or change the routine.
 
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Josh Burch

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Aug 11, 2011
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I created my own in high school. I don't perform it anymore. I used small ceramic pots and my loads were golf balls. I wedged the golf balls into the cups and they say there the whole routine till I wanted to reveal them.
 
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