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Ryan:Ruple New user Mandeville, LA 39 Posts |
I'm looking for a good place to begin on having a Multiplying Balls routine. There are quite a few out there, and I'm hoping you guys can point me in the best direction. Thanks!
All the best, --Ryan |
Roland Henning Special user Kiel, Germany 511 Posts |
Technically it really doesn't matter with what routine you start. They are pretty much the same. So just get one, practice this one and you will change it, to suit your style anyways.
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Ryan:Ruple New user Mandeville, LA 39 Posts |
Thanks Roland. I'll definatly be picking up a set soon.
All the best, --Ryan |
Darkwing Inner circle Nashville Tn 1850 Posts |
Spend the money and get the Fakini balls. They are expensive, but well worth the price. They will last you a very long time.
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Roland Henning Special user Kiel, Germany 511 Posts |
The Fakini balls are great, but their shell is horrible. Just horrible. Way too thick so even a layman can tell the the ball has "grown". And because of the thickness one can spot the seam pretty easy. So no tossing of the shelled ball. Unless they have improved their shells I stongly advise using a non shell routine.
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Ryan:Ruple New user Mandeville, LA 39 Posts |
I've been searching and all I can seem to find are shell routines. Some don't specify.
All the best, --Ryan |
Paul Jester Special user UK 759 Posts |
For starting balls, I'd suggest Goshmans Multiplying Sponge Balls, they're cheap, and great for getting you started with learning ball rolls and some of the shell moves. Because they're hard sponge they'll give a little unlike other balls making some of the moves easier, as well as being nigh on impossible to drop!
For routines, I'd actually suggest getting something like Hugards Magic Manual, or Auther Buckley's Principles and Deceptions. These (there are others, pop into a brick and morter store) books teach you all about balls (and other stuff too). They'll show you moves, give you some basic theory, and a guide to a routine. Good Luck, Paul |
ufo Inner circle Phoenix, Arizona 1185 Posts |
Ryan,
There is a really great starter lever ball routine in the Mark Wilson course in magic. It is effective and direct yet encompasses most of the basic plots and sleights of ball manipulation. Once you master a thing like that, you can add new moves and sequences to your own liking and skill level.
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
Another thing I tell my students to do is goto a toy store or a dollar store and get yourself some 1 3/4 or 2 inch bounce balls. They cost you next to nothing and they have a nice feel and grip to them. They are perfect for starting to learn the basics of some of the billard ball moves. Now granted you do not get a shell, but I think starting out without the shell forces the student to spend the proper time learning the basics of ball handling and ball moves and techniques. This way you can learm study and then determine if getting a set of Fakinis is the right way to go for you. I also use these bounce balls in colors to do color changes in my act. Hope this helps.
Kyle
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JamesTong Eternal Order Malaysia 11213 Posts |
I agree with Kyle. If you start off with learning balls techniques properly and then string up the techniques that suit you, you may not even want a 'ball routine with shell'.
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
It just makes sense to start off with balls that you can find easily that cost next to nothing. This way you can really larn the fundamentals of moves and really decide if billiard ball magic is for you. You do not want to invest money into a Fakini set only to realize that billiard ball magic is not for you. The way I mentioned really can save you a lot of headache and you can still learn plenty of moves without the gimmick.
Kyle
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
I started, and actually would still use if need be, the Ireland Multiplying Golf balls.
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Joshua Barrett Inner circle Cincinnati, Ohio 3631 Posts |
Iv had some interest in learning the balls.... is the information in tarbell good enough?
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Paul Jester Special user UK 759 Posts |
It'll get you going, but of course the more you read the more you'll know... funny old world isn't it?
Paul |
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