Here are the best close-up tricks that we have reviewed.
1. World-Famous Bowl Routine
Combine a great close-up routine with an exceptional teaching tool, and you have a winner. Lance Pierce’s “The World-Famous Bowl Routine” explains a powerful “bill in lemon” act that provides a climactic moment to a strong “Benson Bowl” segment. Every move and word has evolved over thousands of performances, and Pierce thoroughly explains his routine in its entirety.
2. Yigal Mesika's Spider Pen
In the world of IT reels, Yigal Mesika's Spider Pen offers an innovation that brings new options to experienced thread workers and functions as a good general reel for novices. It’s a brilliant design concept that works well.
3. Trick Review: Heatwave, by Peter Eggink
A chosen card appears to "melt" in front of spectators’ eyes. Peter Eggink’s Heatwave offers a different and visual card trick that employs a lighter and is sure to draw attention. And the melted card at the trick’s apex is something that spectators are not expecting.
4. The Stampede System
"The Ash Trick" is a magic classic that has long surprised and bewildered spectators. In "The Ash Trick," an ash mark mysteriously transfers from the hand of a magician and onto a spectator’s palm. D’Lite’s The Stampede System offers a new and powerful twist on this effect.
5. Quarter Through Soda Can DVD
Criss Angel reveals the stunning Quarter Through Soda Can, which he featured during an episode of his A&E MINDFREAK series. In the routine, a spectator’s borrowed and signed quarter is found inside of a sealed can of soda. It’s an amazing, visual routine that requires no gimmicks or preparation and is not difficult to learn and perform. If you want to learn the effect, the DVD offers a thorough and complete explanation.
6. The Scorpion Pro UV Kit
Chosen cards reveal themselves in an eery glowing light, and messages, personal dates and serial numbers mysteriously appear. Illuminated UV ink and light form the basis of Ellusionist’s Scorpion system, a series of props, instruction and impressive effects. Brad Christian and his team have compiled a system that offers some intriguing possibilities.
