Coin magic and dry hands

[Jimmy88]

Hello everyone!

I've slowly developed a problem over the years with very dry hands, this has effect card magic but I've work arounds and hand cream helps but with coin magic it seems impossible now.

Cream doesn't work as my hands become too slippery without hands are too dry.

I know David Roth spoke about this and about applying something to the coins to make them grippy.

Any help would be amazing.

Thanking you all!

Regards

 

[JoshL8]

I’ve used “Octopalm” with decent success, on my hands though not directly applied to coins. I’m sure you could apply it to coins though, it’s rosin. I’ve heard some folks recommend violin rosin as an alternative but I doubt it’s any cheaper than octopalm.

 

[WitchDocIsIn]

Have you tried Sortkwik?

 

[Fredrick H.]

I also have very dry hands, always have. I do not use creams and such to counteract the problem I have sort of just gotten used to it. When it comes to coin palming I have found that larger coins work better and having the coins edges redone (this can by done by some one like Roy Kueppers ) that helps a lot as well. In my practice though I have just learned to adapt to my hands, some effects I cannot do however I do perform Tommy Wonder's coins across routine which I have found difficult with dry hands but having practiced it so much it has become easier.
I also used to walk around with a coin palmed in my hand and do my usually life things that way. Tie my shoes, write, eat, brush my teeth.

 

[winone]

Check out rosin options like Octopalm or violin rosin, as they can definitely enhance grip without making things too slippery. Also, as Fre mentioned, adapting your technique with larger coins can be really helpful.

 

[craigpalms37]

I know on a magic night many years ago we all tried different hand creams during the meeting, and we came to the conclusion that working hands by O’Keefe works pretty well. Dorian Gray or known as Dorian Strange was part of the conversation. Dorian is amazing at manipulating coins. If people don’t know him, he’s a great underground magician. I use O’Keefes ( very little) for a difficult coin sequence that I learned and was taught to me by Dorian.

Besides coins, O’Keefe is great for manipulating cards and I won’t use anything else.