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jim ferguson wrote:In response to your original question, no, 100% consistency is not possible. We are human, and no matter how good our sleights get there will always be times when we are slightly off. You can get it pretty consistent and ALMOST 100%, but there will always be the odd error.You mentioned that you practice till your fingers fall off - this may actually be working against you. Regular short and focused practice sessions are how we learn best. The practice sessions should also change as your ability with the sleight improves.
PM me if you want any additional info on this.jim
Flood wrote:Yeah that's what it's called.I do mimic what it's supposed to look like and I can do it like I said most of the time.The only problem is that a small percentage of the time the ring drops into the wrong part of my right hand.
Perhaps it won't be noticed if i do it in a rushed manner?
Flood wrote:Thanks everybody for the feedback.I'm always amazed at how people on these forums respond with help even to people on the other side of the world they will never meet.
I'm not part of any magician society and dont know any magicians so it's difficult for me to rate myself.All I have is my mirror then my family and then out to the real world.
Anyways,I think I'll take that advice of practicing for short periods rather than getting frustrated thanks Jim.I'm an over perfectionist so I think that works against me.I prefer everything to be extra deceptive with no angle issues so when I'm working with this rope routine it's a rather strange thing for me
Bmat,that is good advice on the practicing sleight and then routine.I do both but I find myself in the middle of my 'routine' repeating certain steps if I don't feel it was 100%.I'm also practicing in front of a video camera too mainly because I seem to squint when I'm executing the sleights as if I don't want to see what I'm doing.I do beleive this is common though
And finally Spoony.When I say rushed I meant it as in keep the entire routine at a higher tempo so that the sleights will be quicker along with everything else.I don't mean everything is flowing and then suddenly a rushed sleight.
Flood wrote:And finally Spoony.When I say rushed I meant it as in keep the entire routine at a higher tempo so that the sleights will be quicker along with everything else.I don't mean everything is flowing and then suddenly a rushed sleight.
jim ferguson wrote:In response to your original question, no, 100% consistency is not possible. We are human, and no matter how good our sleights get there will always be times when we are slightly off. You can get it pretty consistent and ALMOST 100%, but there will always be the odd error.You mentioned that you practice till your fingers fall off - this may actually be working against you. Regular short and focused practice sessions are how we seem to learn best. The practice sessions should also change as your ability with the sleight improves.
PM me if you want any additional info on this.jim
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