Hey guys, first post here.
Anyways, I was working on a short routine, maybe 10 - 15 minutes or so, and had the following:
Out of this World - I use this as my opening quite often, as it gets them involved and interested as well as being a killer effect. Also, the set-up can just be there from the start.
Grasshopper (Paul Harris) - The four aces are easy to locate at the end of Out of this World, as I like to make to spreads with the cards face-up; seems to give me a better reaction than just giving them to the spectator to inspect ( which is how I learnt it originally), so the movement from one trick to the next is clean. I use (if the audience is right) a sci-fi type patter here, something like Michael Ammar's. Its a snappy trick (which contrasts with the previous one), but has a nice effect. Also, there are few sleights and at points where the spectator isn't really staring at your hands.
Twisting the Aces (Dai Vernon) - nothing much to say here; lovely trick, with a smooth method (from more inner secrets) and continues nicely from Grasshopper
Here is where I get a bit more unsure:
I would like to continue with a trick which is more spectator oriented, as the past two aren't terribly interactive. I usually continue with a;
Two Card Monte (David Blaine- I think) - Prep is easy as you already have the two red aces (so I only need to find the two black queens) and it is, by contrast, done in their hands and has a real show-stopping effect.
I think that after that, I need only a final trick, and currently I'm working on Darwin Ortiz's The Unholy Three, as its an incredible effect, but you need two decks and three helpers so I thought maybe something else.
If anyone has any suggestions for the final trick or anything else, don't hesitate
In terms of difficulty, The Unholy Three would be towards the top end of stuff I can do and my Palm is really bad so i'd prefer not to use it.
P.S. sorry for the long post.
Thanks in advance!
Anyways, I was working on a short routine, maybe 10 - 15 minutes or so, and had the following:
Out of this World - I use this as my opening quite often, as it gets them involved and interested as well as being a killer effect. Also, the set-up can just be there from the start.
Grasshopper (Paul Harris) - The four aces are easy to locate at the end of Out of this World, as I like to make to spreads with the cards face-up; seems to give me a better reaction than just giving them to the spectator to inspect ( which is how I learnt it originally), so the movement from one trick to the next is clean. I use (if the audience is right) a sci-fi type patter here, something like Michael Ammar's. Its a snappy trick (which contrasts with the previous one), but has a nice effect. Also, there are few sleights and at points where the spectator isn't really staring at your hands.
Twisting the Aces (Dai Vernon) - nothing much to say here; lovely trick, with a smooth method (from more inner secrets) and continues nicely from Grasshopper
Here is where I get a bit more unsure:
I would like to continue with a trick which is more spectator oriented, as the past two aren't terribly interactive. I usually continue with a;
Two Card Monte (David Blaine- I think) - Prep is easy as you already have the two red aces (so I only need to find the two black queens) and it is, by contrast, done in their hands and has a real show-stopping effect.
I think that after that, I need only a final trick, and currently I'm working on Darwin Ortiz's The Unholy Three, as its an incredible effect, but you need two decks and three helpers so I thought maybe something else.
If anyone has any suggestions for the final trick or anything else, don't hesitate
In terms of difficulty, The Unholy Three would be towards the top end of stuff I can do and my Palm is really bad so i'd prefer not to use it.
P.S. sorry for the long post.
Thanks in advance!
