On Mar 18, 2026, Bob G wrote:
Hi folks,


Can anyone suggest tricks, or sources for them, that fit the description in my subject line?


I can do a finger palm and a false transfer. I'm sure I can learn the Bobo Switch. I looked in Bobo and found that all the c/s tricks he described either allowed the spectator to hold the gimmick for a moment, or also used shells. I believe that Bobo had excellent audience management skills, but I know I don't, so I want to learn tricks that don't involve specs handling the gimmick.


There's a pamphlet by Jerry Mentzer on c/s, and Cameron Francis and Dave Forrest have a DVD on it. I don't know what the tricks in these last two sources are like, or how hard they are.


Finally, there's a pretty trick by Colombini that starts as a card trick which seems to fail, transitions to a c/s coin trick, and then, as a surprise ending, the selection from the failed card trick turns up in his hand instead of the coin. The problem I see is that it will be obvious to spectators that the "selection" was forced. (Unless I used a mercury fold; not sure how hard that is.)


Any thoughts or suggestions?


Thanks,

Bob