Help Perfecting French Drop Routine

Struggling with an effect? Any tips (without giving too much away!) you'd like to share?

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Postby Carl Buck » Feb 28th, '07, 15:44



What word? :wink:

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Postby Geal » Mar 3rd, '07, 07:16

I.D wrote:Just drop the hand down to the side... then act out making the coin vanish and you can take time with that.. as long as you are looking where the coin 'should be'. then quickly but dont rush.. make th coin reappear from thin air.. your coat sleeve.. through your trouser leg..

or while the coin is vanishing.. get the coin in downs palm.. then bring you hand eye level.. and look around for the coin.. and reach out and pluck it from a warphole in the air


I like to do something similar to this; where when I'm dissapearing the "coin" in one hand, I slip the real coin into the the small pocket of skin made on the back of the hand between the thumb and index finger. Takes some practice to be able to slip it in there quickly with one hand, but then you can show both of your palms as being empty (and wiggle your fingers around, proving there's nothing hidden), then grab the coin from thin air, behind their ear, etc. While doing the quick motion, you loosen your grip on the coin, causing it to go into your fist so fast no one can see.

Looking back on this post, I think it might be revealing too much? :? if it is I'll delete/edit it.

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Postby Awannabe » Mar 11th, '07, 18:42

Hi
When i use the french drop i dont actually drop my left hand to the side,
its just let coin go in finger palm gives the Marlo Subtlety look. Then as looking at the right hand as i rase, the left hand puts coin in thumb palm. Then use the left hand fingers to rub back of right hand then open shows empty. Left hand drop now to the side, coin drops back to finger palm, then pretend to pull a coin from the air with right and do a shuttle type pass in the left, as the coin is tilted back on left palm.

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