Many at times we'd go through a dvd and end up using maybe just 1-2 effects out of 15. And that's if we are lucky. Sometimes we don't even have anything inside that we deem practical for us!

I'm not sure if its just me, but I face such problems. I always pass off tricks that I feel doesn't suit my style, or performing environment. As I get more experience, the more particular I become about the magic i pick. I end up doing the same routines all over again.

Does it happen to you?

Is a good magician one who tries every trick he finds such that he'd understand how powerful it may be?

(P.S pardon the bad english. Just woke up!)

That is why most that is more 'serious' in learning turns to books I guess ^_^

In books, you picture yourself doing the trick, you see yourself performing the tricks, which in a way it will suit your performing style :)

But then again, the same trap will happen. You read the explanation, and you skipped it just because you think this will not play well etc. etc.

Still, you'll have more ideas if you're reading books I think :)

A little off-place example, some people who reads Harry Potter books, will not praise the movie that much as the book. Some friends who is a little hard-core fans, replied, "it's not like what I imagined". So yeah you can see why some prefer books ;)

Some effects do "jump out" at us the first time we saw it. T

Some effects take some time before we learn to appreciate it. Maybe you've gotten technically better, maybe your personality changed, you want a change... just keep reviewing your materials you've on hand from time to time, you might discovered some gems you hadn't noticed.

Ah, actually the same thing applies to books for me. I've quite a number of books on mentalism. But the same thing happens.

What i was trying to say is that many at times we pass off an effect because we don't think its practical and its probably something we don't use on a regular.

Guess its just me with such a problem :lol:

You should keep it, dont be too haste to sell it off and make back some earnings.

From experience, when I return to these old stuff, I'll think to myself "why didnt I see that the first time around!"

I agree with Alexander.
Revision of your past magic materials is important, you will catch things that you missed and learn new things.

"Many at times we'd go through a dvd and end up using maybe just 1-2 effects out of 15. And that's if we are lucky. Sometimes we don't even have anything inside that we deem practical for us!"

I think that is what magic DVDs and books are about. They have many many tricks but after we go through them we may only use a few. I watched Michael Ammar's Intro to Coin Magic before and although it has many tricks inside, he encourages us to pick a few that we like and practise and use them. We cannot use what that does not fit us and that is how we get our own performing personality and style.

"As I get more experience, the more particular I become about the magic i pick. I end up doing the same routines all over again. "

This is what many working pros may encourage, we concentrate on particular routine or tricks so as we get better and better at them, people recognise and we become professional or we have a professional routine.