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CarpetShark Special user 576 Posts |
About a year ago I temporarily lost control of my mind, and while browsing on the big auction site, bought a bunch of copper rounds. These are copies of Morgans and Walking Libertys, and are just a shade larger than a real Morgan. Turns out is was not a waste of money after all! Using these as practice coins makes handling thinner and smaller coins that much easier. Sort of like wearing ankle weights while running, or a heavier puck to work on hockey moves... you get my drift.
With more complex moves, such as one-handed changes, using the heavier thicker coppers really works both my technique (how clean the move is) and the associated muscles. With added Blacken-it the coins look good too! I plan on sanding down a few of them to the thickness of my working dollars, and use them 'for real'. This may not be a great idea for everyone, but I thought there must be a few magicians out there who may find it worth looking into. Cheers |
Poof-Daddy Inner circle Considering Stopping At Exactly 5313 Posts |
Absolutely... I have always found that after using larger coins, smaller coins were way easier. I learned to CP a Morgan and now a Walker Half feels like its stuck to me magnetically and I couldn't drop it if I tried. Unfortunately, I have found the effects are temporary. Has that also been the case for you?
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Atom3339 Inner circle Spokane, WA 3242 Posts |
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bobthemagicdoerguy Regular user I can't remember where I left my 186 Posts |
Like a batter swinging a handful of bats in warm up...
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CarpetShark Special user 576 Posts |
Yes PD, I find that is the case: after playing all day with a copper round, when I switch to a half - and it takes a few moments for the muscles to get used to the smaller coin, it's practically magical in how well the half stays put.
When first working on the CP I would sometimes surprise myself by actually forgetting I had a coin in each hand - embarrassing one time: I was serving someone a plate of supper when President Kennedy made an uninvited appearance in the potatoes! That was worse than my wife fishing them out of her bedding.... |
harris Inner circle Harris Deutsch 8812 Posts |
LWT-laugh while typing. Love the tater and bedding tale.
Going from heavy does make sense. If our Olympic athletes can use rocket science , we can apply it /science to our art. Thanks for sharing. Harris
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BenSalinas Special user Coinoscenti 746 Posts |
Shoot Ogawa shared some of his trainig secrets with me at a convention once. He uses coins with weights on them to practice his Muscle Pass (just like the bats with weights mentioned above!)
I think it's a valid idea to use heavier coins to practice with. Then when you go back to 'regular' coins, you'll have better control and a much lighter touch.
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bobthemagicdoerguy Regular user I can't remember where I left my 186 Posts |
As long as we are on this topic, anyone know any good heavy, large coins? My performance coins are American Silver Eagles, and I haven't found anything bigger than them without getting into ridiculously overpriced metal bullion or medallions that are much larger than I can deal with...
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CarpetShark Special user 576 Posts |
Bob, you can pick up copper rounds for a few bucks each - check out the big bay site. Mine are copies of Morgans and Liberty and about one mm larger than a Morgan. They have decent milling and a fairly sharp edge to boot. I've worked two of these coins down so they are whisper quiet. The nice thing is they allow you to play with the milling, thickness etc. without worrying about screwing up a valuable coin, if you're into that sort of thing.
Here is an example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Peace-Dollar-1-o......95404530 |
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