Name: Mastering the art of Pickpocketing, DVD
Author/publisher: James Coats
Price: Around £20
Date: 2003
Length: 60 minutes
The DVD Chapters are broken down as follows:
1 - Front Pant Pocket
2 - Back Pant Pocket
3 - Shirt Pocket
4 - Hanging Items
5 - Team Pickpocketing
6 - Belts and Ties
7 - Put Pocketing
8 - Leather Band Watch
9 - Alligator Clip (Watch)
10 - Expanded Metal Band (Watch)
11 - Byrd's Bonus
12 - Credits
Master Pickpocket Magicians James Coats and Nicholas Byrd team up for this instructional video. James is right handed, and Nick is left handed, so you get both views of each technique. You are first shown each technique with real spectators, then they explain and demonstrate to you (in private) how it's done along with a suitable reveal and the timing involved.
The skill required for each technique varies greatly, for instance the hanging items i have got quite good with by just practicing on curtains and such like around the house where as the others, well lets just say i think i will be practicing those for quite some time
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Overall i was pleased with the purchase, the only thing i would say was that the explainations were a little brief, but they have got to get through all the different techniques!
8 out of 10
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