Best opener for close up/bar/street magic due to shaky hands from being a little nervous
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Opening a performance
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My favorite opener I do is the color changing deck ( or the card changes color ), or the trick where the card turns face up in the face down deck ( sorry don’t know the real names for these tricks .) the color changing deck tricks ALWAYS gets good reactions IF YOU DO IT CORRECTLY with no flashes
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
I would say that, even before busting out a deck of cards, the best thing to do is to do a trick that doesn't use a deck of cards. It is more natural. I either do some impromptu ring or bill magic, maybe some mentalism. If I have it on me, I will perform Odyssey, and pair that with Reflex (ending the routine with a 100% impromptu effect leaves me clean). Also, I will perform the "invisible card" from The Advocate, as it doesn't use a physical card up until the end, so it seems impromptu.
I swallow a sword as a lure to attract a street crowd.
Thank you and yes that what I tend to do a change was just curious if anyone did anything different hahaMy favorite opener I do is the color changing deck ( or the card changes color ), or the trick where the card turns face up in the face down deck ( sorry don’t know the real names for these tricks .) the color changing deck tricks ALWAYS gets good reactions IF YOU DO IT CORRECTLY with no flashes
Hope this helps
this sounds very interesting indeed something I could possibly look into for future performances thankyou for the comment!
Oh wow yeah I don't think I'm down for sword swallowing tbh haha thanks for the links btw!
There's a cool bit of magic where say you have 4 cards, 2 aces and 2 kings...you give the spectator the 2 kings and you have the 2 aces. A snap, and suddenly YOU have the 2 kings and THEY have the 2 aces!
It is taught on scamschool I believe. There are many versions, but Brian's is the best.
Honestly, the reactions you get from this are amazing! And this is not to mentally exhausting for the spectator, making it perfect for an opener.
You will also gain confidence after amazing them with this stuff. That should tackle shaking hand problems (I know because heck, I have them too!)
Aaaand...am still looking for the proper name of the above effect!
I avoid doing card magic for openers because it bring focus on your hands. If you are nervous, that is the opposite of what you want. I use rope tricks to open, Cut and restored rope and the Professor's Nightmare work well together and shaking hands are not as likely to be noticed.....
I get nervous when I am at home working something out for my roommates, still jittery. Usually once the first trick works I get things rolling and the shakes go away.
I just try and keep talking and keep the attention away from my hands!
I just try and keep talking and keep the attention away from my hands!
I'm liking this effect a lot will have to research it and give it a shot thankyou! P.s. Shaking hands and sweats are the worstThere's a cool bit of magic where say you have 4 cards, 2 aces and 2 kings...you give the spectator the 2 kings and you have the 2 aces. A snap, and suddenly YOU have the 2 kings and THEY have the 2 aces!
It is taught on scamschool I believe. There are many versions, but Brian's is the best.
Honestly, the reactions you get from this are amazing! And this is not to mentally exhausting for the spectator, making it perfect for an opener.
You will also gain confidence after amazing them with this stuff. That should tackle shaking hand problems (I know because heck, I have them too!)
Aaaand...am still looking for the proper name of the above effect!
This is exactly how I am the first time I ever performed I was put on the spot, I was at a super boring party and then someone who knows me was going round the party telling people to come over as I was going to do magic I was no prepared at all I didn't want to perform. And I had about 20 people gather round to watch me my hands started to shake, I got the sweats but after about 3/4 tricks going correctly and smooth my shakes went away
I agree this trick is awesome!
If you haven't found it yet, here is the link: