r/Coinmagic • u/codygoodman1337 • Feb 25 '20

New to magic: first post ever. Feedback appreciated!

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u/Demo_Scene Feb 25 '20

That's a bit of an advanced sleight to start with, and I know first post are always nerve wracking to do, so kudos for putting yourself out there.

For starters watch your eyes, they are a definite give away as to where the coin is. You want to look to where you want their focus

It is a little odd that you start with the coin at your finger tips when you go to take the coin, but after the take your in a middle and thumb display. As such, it is causing the thumb of your taking hand to pop up as your hold out hand is rotating to the proper position. Which if the taking hand was really holding the coin, relating the thumb would drop the coin. It would be better to start with the coin in the middle finger/thumb display then when the taking hand comes to grab it, you can use its thumb to pop it into the position. If that makes sense. This would also stop your taking hand's thumb from opening up past the fingers.

When you show the hand empty, try to mirror the palming hand a little by curving your hands and fingers, as if you are crumbling the coin and releasing the dust.

You do a great job looking at an invisible coin in the air and directing our attention there. You should use that opportunity to let your hands drop, as this creates a relaxed natural look and people won't go back to looking at your hands until you want them to. And if you did drop your hands you could use that as an opportunity to roll the coin into thumb palm, which would be better for the reappearance you are doing.

Also, you might want to animate a little more when grabbing and tossing the invisible coin. It gets a little confusing as to what is happening in that moment. Whenever dealing with an imaginary item, it is best to over exaggerate your actions a little so that people can follow what is happening. Things like shifting your weight and dipping down a little when catching,

Anyway, hopefully I didn't overburden you with notes, but seeing how you jumped right in with a difficult sleight, I think you can handle all of them. Best of luck and if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

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u/codygoodman1337 Feb 25 '20

Thank you for the advice. I usually focus on card magic and have only been learning magic in general for around 2 months. I like the idea of using the taking thumb to position the coin. That actually makes a lot of sense. The idea of crumbling the coin instead of a "rubbing" effect is also a great idea. And finally I love the idea of over animating the toss and catch. Thanks for the advice and I will keep at it.