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CardCutter New user 43 Posts |
Can any one give me an easy flourish. I have tried to do some and have failed..... a lot. Tips?
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AsL Special user 680 Posts |
I started with the Charlier Cut that I learned from one of Mark Wilson's magic books. The biggest tip that anybody can give you without seeing a video of your failed attempts is to keep practicing and alter your methods until you perfect what you're practicing.
* If you're looking for advice on a specific flourish, let us know. It'll help you get the best advice. Nothing beats a video though... All the Best, Andrew |
CardCutter New user 43 Posts |
Im not really sure the name of any flourishes, but if theres anything that looks impressive but isn't hard to learn is good.
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Gulyás Imre Miklós Regular user Budapest, Hungary 185 Posts |
Best for that is the basic thumb fan, I think.
It is really pretty
I took the Pledge
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keeblem Inner circle Essex, UK 1167 Posts |
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On 2010-10-18 20:19, CardCutter wrote: It's supposed to be hard. If it were easy, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it good! (Tom Hanks in "A league of their own") |
keeblem Inner circle Essex, UK 1167 Posts |
I agree with Andrew, I would say the Charlier cut is the best place to start. I think it was the first flourish I learned as well.
Mark |
CardCutter New user 43 Posts |
What exactly does the Charlier Cut do?
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Piqsirpoq Regular user Finland 116 Posts |
Cuts the deck, and with a grimp, maintains the deck.
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CardCutter New user 43 Posts |
Oh so it is really just another cut?
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AsL Special user 680 Posts |
It's a basic one-handed cut. I'm sure there's plenty of videos of it on youtube and elsewhere...
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MagicJuggler Inner circle Anchorage, AK 1161 Posts |
If you can find a copy of "Now you see it now you don't, lessons in slight of hand" by Bill Tarr (the first volume) there is one or two dirt easy flourishes that are basically cutting the deck. No real application unless you're using crimps, but they're easy. Can't remember the name of the easiest one from that book, but done quickly it looks moderately impressive to laymen.
Matthew Olsen
I heard from a friend that anecdotal evidence is actually quite reliable. |
AsL Special user 680 Posts |
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On 2010-11-23 13:01, MagicJuggler wrote: Just a quick piggy back about this book- The majority of public libraries that I've ever visited had this book in stock. It's possible that it was just a coincidence but it's certainly worth checking out. All the Best, Andrew |
MagicJuggler Inner circle Anchorage, AK 1161 Posts |
I've noticed the same, I think the reason for this is that the book is one of the most accessible of all the beginner magic books due to the huge amount of very well done illustrations.
Matthew Olsen
I heard from a friend that anecdotal evidence is actually quite reliable. |
djurmann Inner circle thinks time to practice and stop writing 1481 Posts |
Thumb fan, charlier cut, springing the cards (again look at http://www.thevirts.com for card springing ( I am pretty rubbish at this), closing a thumb fan can also be nice, dribbling the cards.....but though I am far from expert I take a pack of cards with me everywhere...and am always fiddling.
The first dribbles I did were really clumpy, now they are not, just continual playing. |
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