To gimmick or not to gimmick?

Fin · 04-24-2012, 01:44 AM

Some card gimmicks are awesome and allow for some incredible effects. However personally at the moment I prefer to concentrate on learning tricks that can be done with any borrowed deck of cards because as much as I do magic for other people's enjoyment, the main reason I am doing it is for the challenge it provides for myself. If I were only thinking of the spectators I would just go around constantly doing the Invisible Deck and the bill switch, but, quite selfishly, I look for a balance between my enjoyment and theirs. So I think it's down to the individual. Go for it and use as many or as few gimmicks as you like, as long as you are enjoying it and so are your spectators.

04-24-2012, 01:44 AM	#8
Fin Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 530	Some card gimmicks are awesome and allow for some incredible effects. However personally at the moment I prefer to concentrate on learning tricks that can be done with any borrowed deck of cards because as much as I do magic for other people's enjoyment, the main reason I am doing it is for the challenge it provides for myself. If I were only thinking of the spectators I would just go around constantly doing the Invisible Deck and the bill switch, but, quite selfishly, I look for a balance between my enjoyment and theirs. So I think it's down to the individual. Go for it and use as many or as few gimmicks as you like, as long as you are enjoying it and so are your spectators.