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Has anyone got any godd flourishes using cards or coins for between tricks?

Any help you can give will be great!!

[Anonymously Posted by: 'mental_magic']

theres a good one by mark wilson, i do it sometimes and what you do is pressure fan the cards from your elbow to your fingers so turn your palm face up and fan the cards as even as possible. Then, this takes practice move your hand up swiftly and grab the cards in mid air with the other hand. Sorry if you dont really get this im not really good with instructions but if you wanna know more email me and i will try to send you pictues and more detailed instructions.
gvenetis@hotmail.com

George

thanks I understand

[Anonymously Posted by: 'nathan obrien']

I've said it before, but actually WATCHING professional magicians perform and explain moves is the best way to learn them. I've studied lots of books which detail flourishes, but nothing beats SEEING how they are done.

Flourishes are a great way at the start of an act to establish credability. Some are also utility moves, and if you study Lennart Green's Green Magic videos (Lennart Green is a natural with a deck of cards) you'll see that his flourishes, cuts and shuffles are being used to useful effect, not only to look good.

You may also want to study the Jeff McBride card manipulation videos.

There are a lot of cuts, riffles and fans which can suit almost all magicians, but remember: if you over-use flourishes, you'll take away some of the mystery. Use them naturally between tricks to keep your hands busy whilst you go through your patter.

My personal favourites are various complex cuts. Also, you can add waterfalls and fans, with fans being especially useful as a utility to show that you're using a genuine deck.

The Royal Road to Card Magic, Expert Card Technique and the like have basic cuts and flourishes, but I advise you to check out some of the above mentioned video learning aids.

Flourishes DO have uses, apart from making you look like a 'real' magician!