talkmagic.co.uk

The Effect
This is a .pdf download containing 10 easy tricks.

Cost
$9.95

Difficulty = 1-2
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)

Review
Disappointing! Most of it is stuff you read in your first children's magic book. He does include a Card Through Window routine. On his website he has a link to a YouTube video of David Blaine performing this illusion--I would be very surprised if Blaine used this cheezy method!

Overall
I guess the guy annoys me. He claims that his teaching methods are unique because "It's So Hard To Find Anyone To Teach You The GOOD Card Tricks In A Way That's Easy To Understand" and "no one is teaching them the right way"

Further, on his website he lists feedback "I’ve received this year from regular magicians around the world…", yet when I Googled the first three the only references I found were back on his web site.

Nevertheless, I sent my $10--after all, who doesn't want to do High Impact magic? Then he really turned my stomach with his claim that "Nerd magicians practice day in and day out ..." and finally in his guarantee he says "Sure, some scumbags will try to rip me off." A total lack of professionalism.

Rating
4/10 They are easy to perform, but his negative put-downs, flagrant self-promotion and frequent over-statements made reading the material somewhat sickening. Not recommended for any one!

Young Timothy is always trying to make money with some scheme or other. His last one was the usual pitch to starving magicians on how to get-rich-quick doing magic.

You must excuse him. He is young. And he is American. They tend to get a trifle excited about getting ahead in life. Personally my get up and go has got up and left.