Hello everyone,
I have been searching for some time now and I can't come to a conclusion. I've already got a few card routine gimmicks and Christopher Kohler's Burner, but I was searching for a gimmick that uses a borrowed object. This could be a coin, some headphones, or like an empty can etc. I have found a few things, and i'm not really sure what to do. I have never really done an ITR routine before, so i'm a bit hesitant on the likes of Raven and Gecko. I have seen a few balancing gimmicks but i'm not sure how practical that is for a street performance. Is there any gimmicks that you know are good for out on the streets?
(Other gimmicks I have seen are things like mini-bud, deception, omni coin)
Thanks,
Any advice will help
As Gustav said, the Gecko and Raven are not ITRs. An ITR is something like
Tarantula 2 which lets you seemingly levitate and move objects. I would suggest getting
Loops to be honest as they're going to be cheaper than an ITR, you can always have them in your wallet, they have a variety of applications, and you can practice with them to get a feel for t****d work.
The Gecko and Raven allow you to cleanly vanish objects and use a very different principle from an ITR. The Gecko has more applications as the Raven only works with very specific objects. But you don't have to touch the object to vanish it with the Raven. So they both have benefits, although I have generally heard worse things about the Gecko. They both also have clothing restrictions meaning that you have to be wearing specific clothes to use them.
I can't really speak on Omni coin, Mini bud, or Deception as I don't own any of these tricks. I personally wouldn't perform Omni Coin as it's not really my type of trick. I also think the ads for it are a little misleading. Mini bud looks neat but I also don't think it's too practical for my use. It has the same clothing restrictions as the Raven and Gecko. I have no clue what Deception is to be honest haha.
There are also plenty of gimmicks on the market that give the impression that the object is borrowed but often a switch of some sort is involved, meaning it isn't really with a truly borrowed object. (I don't think this is exposure as I'm not specifying any tricks but mods feel free to censor this).
One of my favorite borrowed object gimmicks is the
Mis-Made bill. It does require some sleight of hand to use though.
Honestly, one of the most versatile gimmicks for borrowed objects is a good ole
Thumb tip. You can use it to vanish or switch a variety of objects.
Another would be a
PK ring or the
Silent Assistant. Like the Raven, it only works with certain objects but they're both very discrete, have multiple applications, and are easy to carry with you.
Ring flights are cool in my opinion. The effect is that a ring vanishes and appears linked to your keyring. Theory11 has
Departure but there a bunch on the market. Just be aware of the risks of using a borrowed ring. I've heard horror stories of rings rolling away or even getting lost.
However, I think it would be most beneficial to learn some ungimmicked tricks with borrowed objects, that way you can do them at any time. This is just my opinion though, I'm not saying you have to do this. A lot of gimmicks are very object-specific and thus you need to have the gimmick on you or do a switch as I mentioned before. For example, most coin sleights can be applied to any small object, meaning you can vanish, produce, or exchange any small object at basically any time. You can do a spongeball routine with napkins. There's also a lot of magic out there that uses ungimmicked pens, rings, and rubber bands. I'd be happy to recommend some specific tricks if that interests you.
@RealityOne will probably have some good resources for books that include tricks using borrowed objects.