|
|
BaryBazz Loyal user United Kingdom 213 Posts |
I am trying to put together a routine of card tricks and a thought crossed my mind that it would be interesting to know how many tricks people are able to store in their minds at one time without having to refer back to the instructions, books or DVD's.This may seem pointless but at least one can see if they are better or worse than other people and then try and improve the number.
BARRY |
Father Photius Grammar Host El Paso, TX (Formerly Amarillo) 17161 Posts |
Well if you Harry Lorayne, a whole lot. It depends on how much you use the tricks as to how long they stay in your memory. I'd say over the years I've learned a hundred or so tricks that I can pull out of memory at any time, but you are talking what I learned and used over a 50 year period. I've seen and read about many more effects, which for one reason or another didn't appeal to me. I don't know that there is any particular limit. The idea is not in how many card tricks you know, but how well you know them. It is in the performance, not in the knowledge of how it is done. Do half a dozen card tricks better than anybody else in the world does them, and you will probably have quite a reputation as a magician. Know 10,000 card tricks, but do none of them with excellence and you will be just another hack.
"Now here's the man with the 25 cent hands, that two bit magician..."
|
airship Inner circle In my day, I have driven 1594 Posts |
I just know one card trick. But I know 100 reveals.
(Experienced magicians will know what I'm talking about here.)
'The central secret of conjuring is a manipulation of interest.' - Henry Hay
|
Jaz Inner circle NJ, U.S. 6111 Posts |
It depends on the complexity of the tricks and, as photius says, how often you perform them.
I have two effects that I consider somewhat intricate and a couple of other less involved tricks that I practice often. I also have a list of a couple of dozen card effects I've done successfully along with where I can reference them. Since I only perform casually nowadays, I need to refresh my memory on occasion, so I look at the list of my pet effects and practice if I feel I may be performing. Usually it will not be more than three card tricks. Consolidating effects into 'sets' of 3 seemed to help me. These sets may include one of the above and two easier to remember effects. It has also been suggested to keep a short list of some of your pet effects as a reminder. |
Thomas Henry Inner circle Minnesota 1394 Posts |
Quote:
On 2008-01-28 14:22, airship wrote: I've always felt that that comment, from J. G. Thompson presumably, was one of those glib lines that sounds clever but doesn't hold up under closer inspection. It completely ignores all of the wonderful effects in which no card is selected and there are no revelations at all (color changes, transpositions, reversals, topological, etc.). Anyway, in my forty years, I've probably learned and performed a hundred or so card items, discarding the weaker ones as I go along. But in the past decade I've only consistently performed 12 (of which only three are revelations). I scripted those years ago and can perform them blindfolded, in a drunken stupor and after being struck on the head with a blunt instrument. I guess you'd say my mind for card magic is a queue...when a new one comes in, an old one goes out. |
airship Inner circle In my day, I have driven 1594 Posts |
Of course, I was being somewhat facetious with my comment above. But it does make the point that ONE trick can often be adapted to look and present much differently without having to remember many different techniques. For example, choosing one of three objects using the m******n's c****e appears to be a much different trick if you use three coins, three cards, or three random objects. Add in multiple ways of revealing your prediction, and you have a multitude of effects you can use on different occasions, using exactly the same technique.
And what Jaz says about routining is right on, too. Putting two or three related effects in sequence not only makes them much easier to remember, it makes you look more like a pro. Like him, I also keep an index card handy with a list of the 20 or so effects that I currently feel comfortable performing.
'The central secret of conjuring is a manipulation of interest.' - Henry Hay
|
BaryBazz Loyal user United Kingdom 213 Posts |
Thanks for all your comments I think probably about 20 done perfectly seems to the right amount.
|
kingjay New user 86 Posts |
I'm not 2 bright... so 10
|
The Magic Cafe Forum Index » » All in the cards » » How Many ?? Answers here please ....... (0 Likes) |
[ Top of Page ] |
All content & postings Copyright © 2001-2024 Steve Brooks. All Rights Reserved. This page was created in 0.01 seconds requiring 5 database queries. |
The views and comments expressed on The Magic Café are not necessarily those of The Magic Café, Steve Brooks, or Steve Brooks Magic. > Privacy Statement < |