Practice and practice some more

Mark · 12-02-2011, 07:50 PM

I usually practice in front of a mirror, followed by video recordings from multiple angles (not aiming towards the camera but aiming towards where the spectator would stand, because else you get flawed, delusionary results).

Once you got down (just down, not mastered, probably not really smooth) whatever it is you practiced, smooth it out a little bit and then go out and perform. This way you will build it up to a level in which you fool anyone with it. Myself I strive to smoothness, accuracy and perfection as for both, but in the end all you need is to fool your spectators so there is no need to go that far.

I suppose David Roth meant that he practices without any mirror and then once he got it down, he checks in it in mirror to see whether it's good enough and to check the angles. I find myself doing that every now and then too. I suppose no magician is always having a mirror with him so yeah..

la0o9 · 12-02-2011, 09:21 PM

practice for me is doing the same move at least 10 times over, and then either continue or rest for a little bit to let it sink in, after 4-5 sessions like that i usually will get the movement of the move and able to do it slowly, i will then smooth it out, remove any unnecessary movements and check it in front of a mirror every now and then, i usually don't ever stop practicing tho... every once in a while i'll remember the move/effect, and try to do it again.

12-02-2011, 09:21 PM	#2
la0o9 Move monkey atm Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Not where you'd want to go :P Posts: 747	practice for me is doing the same move at least 10 times over, and then either continue or rest for a little bit to let it sink in, after 4-5 sessions like that i usually will get the movement of the move and able to do it slowly, i will then smooth it out, remove any unnecessary movements and check it in front of a mirror every now and then, i usually don't ever stop practicing tho... every once in a while i'll remember the move/effect, and try to do it again. __________________ "Doubt isn't the same as saying people are bad, it simply means you actually care, 100% trust is nothing more than ignorance"~ Akiyama Shinichi- Liar Game "It's not the destination but the road to it that is worth the trip" "Be careful what you wish for... it might just come true"~ old saying "It's a small world, but only relatively" "Reality is not the world, it is the way humankind depicts the world, thus when you alter a person's way of seeing the world, you alter reality itself"

12-02-2011, 07:50 PM	#1
Mark Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 935	I usually practice in front of a mirror, followed by video recordings from multiple angles (not aiming towards the camera but aiming towards where the spectator would stand, because else you get flawed, delusionary results). Once you got down (just down, not mastered, probably not really smooth) whatever it is you practiced, smooth it out a little bit and then go out and perform. This way you will build it up to a level in which you fool anyone with it. Myself I strive to smoothness, accuracy and perfection as for both, but in the end all you need is to fool your spectators so there is no need to go that far. I suppose David Roth meant that he practices without any mirror and then once he got it down, he checks in it in mirror to see whether it's good enough and to check the angles. I find myself doing that every now and then too. I suppose no magician is always having a mirror with him so yeah..