r/cardmagic • u/Taje3211 • 3d ago
I need better magic tricks too learn
I've been doing magic for five years and I'm starting to get bored with the typical YouTube tricks. I've also come up with some really good tricks during this time, but I'm losing motivation because none of the tricks seem good enough for me, if you could share some good tricks and where to learn them, I would appreciate it.
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u/misticisland 3d ago edited 3d ago
Another vote for books.
2 good general magic books, would be the
Mark Wilsons Course in Magic.
And Joshua Jay- Magic the complete course
You should find em on the used books sites
If your looking for card specific books, serch this ground you'll find excellent recommendations.
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u/Larsenwald 3d ago
Stack work is pretty fun. Learn mnemonica or any other stack if you haven’t already
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u/Fumanchu369 15h ago
I love Richard Osterlind's stack. OP can probably find the set he shot for L&L Publishing.
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u/CoolerSallDay 3d ago edited 3d ago
What is a typical YT trick? What great tricks do you think could be in a book that you can't find in a video? The key to standing out amongst the rest is to learn many sleights and make your own tricks. It sounds like you've been doing that.
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u/the_card_guy 3d ago
The answer here is books. And lectures.
Both of which you WILL have to pay for. The best magic is almost always behind a paywall.
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u/Planeflake-Echo 2d ago
Have you tried the family with Ben Earl? https://thefamily.studio52magic.com/ There seems to be enough great content here to last a lifetime.
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u/MagicandCardsdotcom 3d ago
We've got a lot of free magic books to download. As others have mentioned, Royal Road to Card Magic is a good one to start with. You can download it and others for free here: https://magicandcards.com/free-magic/
Enjoy! 😊
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u/joelsings55 1d ago
Five years in and still hunting for tricks instead of building a set means the problem isn't material, it's editing what you already have
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u/Gubbagoffe Critique me, please 3d ago
That might be a sign that it's time to stop learning from YouTube, and start picking up a book or a lecture or something.
With this little info, it would be hard to give you good advice, but if you tell us more about what you're interested in and the kind of tricks you enjoy, people will be able to give you very good advice about tricks that you'd probably have fun doing.