Hmm, okay, this is a beautiful effect, and one I've been working on in front of a mirror for a good few hours. I've got all the phases except phase 2 working basically - although they obviously need practice and smoothing out.
A couple of things I noticed from messing around with it, that didn't seem to be mentioned on the DVD:
1) After phase 1, you can move the linked ring relatively slowly up and down the band to show it linked, by simply turning your right hand (or whichever is holding the ring) to point slightly inwards toward the body. You obviously need to be a bit careful about which direction you move the ring though.
2) A possible additional convincer (not that one's needed really, but could be an alternative), if you move the hand with the band forward, and pull the ring towards you, and slightly out to the side, you can clearly show the ring linked, and pulling the band against the fingers. Difficult to explain clearly, easy to do. It may help that I'm using a fairly wide band ring, that shows it off well.
Now with phase 2, where the ring is linked on one band, and then moves to be linked on two, I can't seem to get the move right, and where he puts his index finger through the bit to transfer the thingy, when I do it, I get the correct topology (ie. the strands of the band are both passing through the ring), but there's a kind of upside down twist around the ring which needs to be sort of shaken out - meaning I can't do it cleanly.
I must have watched the DVD a dozen times, and a few in slow motion, but I can't quite see the maneuvers of his fingers exactlym as his hand gets in the way. Am I being thick, or has anyone else had this problem, and can offer any tips (without giving too much away) or PM ?
There's clearly little chance of a spectator working out the method when performed well, if I can't work it out even from the instructions
Thanks,
Steve
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