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Tmmy New user 12 Posts |
A question I am asking myself for a while. Whats the best to do? Do you practice a move the whole day long or do you practice the moves all in 1 day. I usually spend most of my time practicing just one move on 1 day and just practice another move on another day. What do you guys do yourself?
Thanks in advance |
Sean Macfarlane Special user 880 Posts |
Best advice on practice I read in Chuck Smith's notes Tools of the Trade. Also Veron's Ultimate Secrets of Magic has some good advice too, and while I am at it Mike Skinner in Classic Sampler offers some good advice.
Best, Sean |
Vargas New user France 49 Posts |
I practice on some day....and not on some other.
I just do what I want to do when I want to do it. It feets perfectly me. Try to find a way to work that suits you. Vargas |
seadog93 Inner circle 3200 Posts |
I'm usually working mostly on one given move on a particular day, so I mostly practice that, and then do others a bit to keep fresh.
Lately I'm doing false deals, so I'll do a couple hundred seconds, then maybe a fifty or a hundred bottoms and then maybe 50 to a hundred centers (they take more time, since you can't run through the whole deck). Then meaybe a couple push through riffle shuffles, false cuts or shifts. I leave the cards set up on a table in the kitchen, so I can practice every time I pass the table. -Courtney
"Love is the magician who pulls man out of his own hat" - Ben Hecht
"Love says 'I am everything.' Wisdom says 'I am nothing'. Between the two, my life flows." -Nisargadatta Maharaj Seadog=C-Dawg=C.ou.rtn.ey Kol.b |
Griff Loyal user Florida 285 Posts |
Just remember, "practice doesn't make perfect...perfect practice makes perfect". Make sure you are practicing the correct technique first. For me, I always start off by practicing the move very slowly (even those I "have down"). I make sure that I am not practicing it incorrectly. It is much harder to unlearn and relearn than it is to just slow down and make sure that it is correct to begin with. As far as your actual question goes, I like to break it up into 2 different moves per day. My 2 best moves are the riffle stack and the bottom deal. It took many yrs. to get them "down". Even so, I start by doing them slowly at first (making sure they are correct), and then getting them up to speed.
Griff |
Tmmy New user 12 Posts |
Thanks for the advice that's already been given. This will help me quite a bit to practice and perfect the moves I am working on. Thanks!
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awimagic New user 96 Posts |
That's alright but can practice ever beat genes ... it's hard to get your work to the level of those guys who are NATURALLY good ...
sorry for being offtopic |
seadog93 Inner circle 3200 Posts |
"those guys who are NATURALLY good "
It's interesting. I strongly believe that no one is 'genetically' (naturally) good. Some people are just al ot more motivated to practice well, practice a lot, et cetera. I've had a lot of people (laymen not magicians) who have told me that I'm obviously naturally gifted with my hands. I've had non-martial artists tell me the same thing (magicians and martial artists might laugh at this:-) ), but they're wrong, I'm just interested and enthusiastic enough to spend time seeking out instruction and practicing. That being said, I know that some people who are really good do think that it's natural for them. -Courney
"Love is the magician who pulls man out of his own hat" - Ben Hecht
"Love says 'I am everything.' Wisdom says 'I am nothing'. Between the two, my life flows." -Nisargadatta Maharaj Seadog=C-Dawg=C.ou.rtn.ey Kol.b |
Gerald Veteran user Arkansas 325 Posts |
You can work daily and intensely on a sleight or routine for a period of time and reach a “plateau”, a point of no progress no matter what you do. At that point, it is best to leave the project alone for a while, maybe for a week or longer and then come back to it. Most times, you will find that many of the problems have smoothed out, you are able handle them and then move on and continue to make progress. Muscular memory and habit take time to “settle.” This “settling” time varies from person to person; some, only two or three days, others longer.
There is a saying, “We perform the way we practice.” I've posted this elsewhere, but maybe it is worth repeating: If your practice is consistent, systematic, intelligent and creative, then your performances have a good chance of reflecting those attributes. If your practice is sporadic, haphazard and unimaginative, your performance has a good chance of having those characteristics. Although people work differently, consistent, intelligent, systematic practice with “rest” periods gets the best results for most people. Regards, Gerald |
Xaethia Regular user Australia 124 Posts |
I personally practice when ever and what ever I feel like (although I do prefer to at least hold a deck for an hour a day).
A tip: don't practice when you are sick. You feel like ****, you are being pessimistic and might develop bad habits. xD Xaethia
"Technique beats skill. Psychology beats technique. Philosophy beats all. Think about it." CrdShk
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Enzo Loyal user CA 243 Posts |
Quote:
I've had a lot of people (laymen not magicians) who have told me that I'm obviously naturally gifted with my hands. I've had non-martial artists tell me the same thing (magicians and martial artists might laugh at this:-) ), but they're wrong, I'm just interested and enthusiastic enough to spend time seeking out instruction and practicing. Yeah, that's what all naturally gifted people say You're right that no one is genetically good, but this does not mean that some people aren't more naturally inclined to be good than others. Someone with less talent will have to make up for it by practicing harder. (Anecdote: David Stone's answer when asked if he practices a lot is that he is not as talented as most magicians and therefore has to practice far more. Not sure if he was being serious, by the way; it was in some talk show.) Still, I think you're right that motivation and enthusiasm is far more important than talent. |
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