I've been buying a lot of crap lately, and I don't actually use any of the stuff I buy. Got any suggestions on books or dvds with stuff you actually use? Cards please. Thanks,
Creep
Can you supply us with more information on the type of card tricks you like? E.g. Transpositions, sandwich etc. Also, tell us what you have and what you don't?
Anyway, I recently got Syd Segel's Simply Sydney and I am quite happy with it. I don't know about you but I think it is worth checking out. It's not too difficult and requires a substantial amount of practice.
First of all, why do you not use the stuff you've bought? Too difficult/easy? Not practical because you work restaurants/tricks are too long/wrong genre of magic/haven't practiced enough/not confident?
Answer some of these and we can pinpoint the stuff you need.
First of all, why do you not use the stuff you've bought? Too difficult/easy? Not practical because you work restaurants/tricks are too long/wrong genre of magic/haven't practiced enough/not confident?
Answer some of these and we can pinpoint the stuff you need.
I totally agreed w/ this quote, why are u wasting money on stuff but u don't even use it. Think about the product b4 u buy it. My best suggestion is u go back to those stuff you bought learn them, practice them and master them. There's no such thing as a bad trick. It's just the person who performs them.
I totally agreed w/ this quote, why are u wasting money on stuff but u don't even use it. Think about the product b4 u buy it. My best suggestion is u go back to those stuff you bought learn them, practice them and master them. There's no such thing as a bad trick. It's just the person who performs them.
A lot of stuff that I've bought over the past couple months hae had really impractical methods(exile comes to mind. can't beleive I gave that a good review. Me and my first impressions) I'm thinking about By Forces Unseen. Anybody got a review?
Trust me, there are allot of tricks that not even the best performer could make it work. Actually there are allot of tricks that are almost impossible to use in the real world.
Trust me, there are allot of tricks that not even the best performer could make it work. Actually there are allot of tricks that are almost impossible to use in the real world.
Creeper...what do you have currently that you perform often and well? Maybe that will give everyone an idea of your skill level and persona.
I agree that there are bad tricks out there. Some of them look good in the marketing or preview videos and it isn't what it seems. But if you are consistently buying "crap", then maybe it's your dedication and discipline to practicing that's the problem.
Ask yourself:
1) Do you give up after working on a move for 30 minutes?
2) Are you willing to work on a move for a week or longer, even if it takes 1 second to execute?
Maybe you're just looking for the big reaction from the audience without putting in the work to practice and you're disappointed that the tricks you've bought have not handed you something easy that will hit hard.