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Good video. If you want to do this yourself, folks, it is indeed featured on the Spongeball Toolbox.

Pretty nice. I liked this one.

First of all,

Your pass is brilliant._


I know the counting thing is absolutely vital misdirection and actually blends with the first effect, but I generally don't like it when the audience is bewildered. They tend to think "Well how did he do that?" and then they say to themselves "well maybe I just wasn't fast enough to notice when he took it out of his hand because of the counting". So they feel that the technique is somewhere over there but they just didn't notice and that's it's not really a big deal.

However, performing the trick for a second time fixes things.




Either way, the second effect (a classic..... ) is quite well performed in my opinion. It flows slowly, there is nothing fast and tricky to it and the spectator/volunteer can take his time to actually realize where each ball is only to be amazed with the "teleportation" (if you'd like to call it that way...).
Bey the way, the ending creates suspense. It is a nice revelation.



One more thing concerning the ending.

I usually handle this trick I bit differently.

I place the sponge in the spectators hand. I never suggest anything about the teleportation thing (apart from stretching the fact that the spectators hand must be tightly closed in order to block access and exit of any object during the effect.) I just give the spectator the sponge ball and then I focus on making my sponge ball disappear (which is by itself quite impressive with both hands clean and no strange movements).

Then I usually get that killer question:
"where did it go??"

And as everyone has almost forgotten the spectators hand, I modestly reply:

"Open your hand....."

They usually get a BIG shock. Then I let them mumble their non-coherent phrases for about 30 sec. Then they stop and stare to nowhere.


This is a very common reaction to this handling, although it varies according to the spectator.


I hope I have been of assistance. Keep it up.

And once again.



GREAT PASS!!

I think you made a mistake here, i highly doubt that its Frank Garcia posting his own video. Its probably just a link found on youtube and yes its a good performance.

Correct me Kellar360 if im wrong, id be really pleased to meet Mr. Garcia!

Unless Mr. Garcia has learned how to navigate the internet from the great beyond, then it is safe to assume that kellar is not Frank Garcia.

Sadly, Mr. Garcia passed away in July of 1993.

I thought so and thx for clearing this up.

Right.

I like sponge balls, as is on public record. However I cannot abide that bloody counting vanish thing. I don't really know why, it just seems a bit of a round the houses way to get to a simple effect. Anyone else agree or have I just invited a ton of angry sponge bricks upon my head?

I quite like the counting thing myself and the spectators seem to like it as well. Incidentally - as lord freddie has said, this routine is on the spongeball toolbox which is an absolute bargain. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction Lord Freddie - although you have since cost me a small fortune in sponge bloody balls and bunnies so thanks for nothing

I'm with you, bronz. There are other methods of vanishing that I feel are far superior, and I see it as a "beginner" vanish (I don't mean that in a rude way - please continue to read).

Having said that, I still think it's a very useful technique to learn - but not for the actual vanish. It is a regimented set of moves that teach you both timing and pacing. I used this one for a long time, and it helped develop those aspects - which makes it worth learning. In that regard, for me anyway, it serves as a great stepping stone.