Hi guys,

I am just wondering whether anyone has any resources they can point me towards with regards to a slo-mo vanish of a sponge ball using a table?

The idea is to place a 3-4 inch sponge ball on the table and using the palm of my hand push the sponge seemingly in to the table and when the hand is removed the sponge has vanished.
Certain options I've excluded as I'd be stood up.

The Spongeball Toolbox, by Steve Dacri, covers a wide range of Spongeball techniques. I can't recall any techniques to specifically address your issue, but there may be some ideas you will get from this DVD. Steve passed away a few years ago, so don't know what the availability of this product is today.

Hudson

I saw a deck of cards do a "slo-mo" vanish from an entire deck down to 1 card, squeezed between the palms. This was done in front of my face by Simon Lovell. Can't get much more magical than that, yet most would discount the method as either obvious or not magical enough; neither of which is true.

Maybe that will give you an idea or 2.

Are you open to using gimmicks? If so you could attach some elastic to a sponge ball to make a kind of p*ll. d a sh*ttle pass sort of switch to get the gimmick in view, compress it on the table slowly, then let it snap back. If this is too much info for an open forum, please delete it.

I don't see how the hand can cover a 4 inch sponge ball. Unless you are giant. Most sponge ball moves are about timing. So don't understand the request for a slo-mo move. Maybe you could clarify what you are talking about.

Hi guys,

Thanks for the replies so far.

Yes maybe a 4 inch sponge ball would be slightly over ambitious (I should stick to metric in future).

The idea itself would be to try to recreate the setting of the sun on the horizon.

I did think of making a pull but I do work in a shirt and waistcoat so I have no sleeves or jacket.