mhmmm I think the best impromptu trick would be coin thru soda can by W:H damn damn cool. ^_^ anywhere and anytime !
what about you guys think? =)

i think magic should be presented as impromptu... (whether or not it really is)

script in "accidental" stuff, present it as the magic is just happening there and then, use phrases like "lets try something else"...

makes the magic seem spontaneous and makes the audience feel special.

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well all magic will be best if the presentation is right . the way you present it.

different magicians perform identical magic tricks in different way. their presentation etc. will produce different impact.

by the way, the coin through soda, must waste 1 buck to buy the can..

some/most magicians very poor. lol

the healed and sealed coke can also wastes another $1. maybe we should combine both? ^_^ saves the trouble of drinking so much also.

anyway, healed and sealed isn't impromtu, so pardon me.
one of my favourite impromtu tricks would be any simple ace routine without using a table. i think aces are just a good way to start, since you can move on to other things from there, or just stop straight..

IMO cards arent that impromtu
to a spectator, a healed and sealed is more impromtu than any of your card effects
I do rubber bands, coin and finger rings and i prefer rubber band magic

impromtu, visual with restoration, vanishes and penetration. when well presented, it's a miracle

:) i would suggest you do coin thru can than heal and sealed. i require less set up and the effect is as good

Coin that falls upwards.

A quick coin flurry.
Crazy Man's Handcuffs
chink a chink with bottle caps or sugar cubes

i'd love to know what is your fav. imprompthu trick and why.. my fav. and i guess it should be the same for alot of you out there is the crazy mans handcuffs by mike ammar(once again i emphisise it is not by harlen just because he performed it on his dvd) it is one of my first trick and i have been doing it for more than eleven years now.
i first saw david copperfield doing it in one of his tv specials and fell in love with it. the effect is so simple to understand and rubberbands are so easy to aquire.
Some say there is no such thing as imprompthu, but to me this is as close as it can get compared to paper ball oth(which always gets a good laugh). nevertheless it still needs preperation which is practice... it is easy to do but to make it look flawless takes tons of practice i personally spent close to $200 on that trick alone(don't believe me? i got the manualscript, dan halens tape and ammars classic renditions vol 2),and i still think it is money well spent.

Pinnacle in my opinion is one of the best impromptu effect, just a rubber
band and a ring, all items readily available.

I agree with Doublelifter. Pinnacle is another great impromptu effect. You could also use that same ring for a ring off cord using a shoelace. Ring Leader and Relentless Ring DVDs are good sources for that.

I love rubber bands.. just throw a few rubber bands on the floor.. when u need it... pick it up... haha!

i prefer doing some classic vanish or coin to soda can. pretty amazing :)

i think healed and sealed is a great impromptu effect (please dont confuse that with impromptu trick).

magic should as far as possible be presented (the effect) as impromptu whether or not it actually is impromptu.

some of my fave impromptus:
Some card tricks (with little or no setup)
CMH
Pinnacle
Coin production, vanish, etc

Well audience can't tell the difference between a impromptu effect and a impromptu trick.... Hence try to make everything as impromptu as possible...

Pick up a rubberband from the floor is aways better than taking it out of your pocket.... If someone else is carrying a deck borrow it....

I think this topic is more about impromptu trick rnot impromptu effect

If thats the case i'll recommend
Pinnacle
Arm twisting illusion
Coin vanishes
crazyman handcuffs
Coin through soda( actually you cannot do this with most cans in Singapore sometimes i just cannot find the right can <_< )

Well most of the time if i'm outside i'll 100% have my deck with me...I believe some people also have TT of IT with them unless they are bathing or sleeping.... :lol: Hence Card effect are quite impromptu to me as i can perform them whenever people ask me to do so....

voodoo ash if in a pub...

Did't we say that it can be done on all can in another topic??? <_<

Actually you can perform it with any can! ;)

The coin used is all that matters, thats all I can say.

That post was after the above post if you notice the date.....

Ok! It can be performed with any can!!! Those who don't believe go buy this trick! Its really worth it!!:lol:

I'll say sleight of hand effects are the best impromptu effects, I'll give some examples that I always do:

Classic P***(any 50 cents/botter caps, any 1-3 coins routine)
Paddle moves (Macdonald/KFC straws, pen, pencil)
Re-cap (pen with a cap)
Liquid metal/spoon bending (can find in any food court/kopitiam)
Mind reading effects (using paper/tissue and pen only)
Finger Fantasy (using your own fingers!)

In any cases, things which can be found anywhere and can be performed using sleights are the best. In the above e.g. as long as you have coin(s), tissue and pen and are having dinner you can start a 1/2 hr performance already. Of cos there's more effects that is not written here, I'll leave the rest to your imagination.

(I don't term cards as impromptu cos nobody will bring cards out unless you buy)

-Alan-

My fav. impromptu tricks are... Liquid metal/spoon bending and Arm twisting illusion. Easy and unexplainable :g:

FD Coin vanish :lol:
Basic crazyman handcuff :P
3 card move B)

I think if u watch & learn from Dan Harland Bandshark....U definitely say that using rubberband is the best impromptu tricks. :rolleyes:

i agree with u ...
dan harlan shark band is really good ..
that u can perform anywhere any place

Dan Harlan also has a series of 3 Videos/DVD out called Magic with rubber bands videos vol. 1, 2, 3 – Dan Harlan

There are some reviews at the Magic Forum: http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtop...23548&forum=111

There are a few gems in the series as well as Bandshark.

My personal take regarding cards as impromptu magic is that although carrying a deck of cards and performing with it may be deemed to be 'un-natural' or 'who-carries-a-deck-of-cards-out ?!', there are many great reasons to use a cards. (a full deck)

1. People are immediately inducted into the atmosphere of magic. "He (the magician) took out a pack of cards..."
2. With cards, you can achieve virtually all the effects in magic. (Transposition, Torn/Restored, Transformation, Vanishing, etc)

Crazy Man Handcuffs,
Stigmata,
A lame coin vanish :lol: :P

What's a lame coin vanish?

Don't look down on the simple stuff ;) The effects can be really strong! Rubber bands are still great impromptu effects, and money... well, you always carry them around, so use them to your greatest advantage :lol:

Oh ya, Dan Harlan's STARKLE effect is really cute too! Just grab and use 'em free napkins ;) And like Farbrid mentioned... vodoo ash @ clubs & unbreakable toothpicks/ disappearing salt shakers/ bending cutlery/ etc @ cafes!

thanks guys. i think i'm going to explore more of RUBBERBENDS! :P

I second Starcle...although i haven't performed it, but i think a proper patter is needed to make the effect strong. if not people may just come up with some reason to explain why it happened (and their reason is correct normally!)

Dan harlan also has an impromptu pen thru dollar which is quite convincing

Here are my favourite 3 impromptu effects that I do.
I love them because I don't even have to think about which routine is easier or more hard hitting to do...

1. Revolution - Kevin Parker
2. Stigmata - Wayne Houchin / Banachek
3. Telepath - alphamagic

They are simple, and hard hitting and can be done on your whim and fancy.

^_^

R™

I like to do this Penetrating Straws learnt from one of Lu Chen's book.

My personal favourites are Crazy Man's Handcuffs, Torn & restored corner of a bill (after it is folded into quarters), Kollosal Killer (although you have to carry it but I carry it all the time) and if someone hands you a deck - K.E.N.T, because you don't even have to start by touching the deck

What is the title of Lu Chen's book ?

He has three books available in SG. Think that one is found in "Ah! Lost to Magic" Part 1 (or 2) (title loosely translated). You can find it in popular.

Library have those two books for loan :D

I did a study a few years ago for my SAM Assembly. It contains "favorites", most of which might be done impromptu.

February - Favorite Tricks
Getting ready for the February meeting will be as easy or difficult as simply perfecting your favorite trick/routine and sharing it on the program with Roger Gorss or in the after-meeting Jam Sessions. At any rate, the monthly topic should urge us to really work on what we consider to be our favorite or signature effects/routines. My favorites are my untitled rubber-band routine and the "Roach Trick". But, since everyone has seen them, I probably should come up with a couple of new favorites. A "favorite", of course, is purely subjective, and I was curious about what some of the old master magicians may have liked to do. My search took me to Hugard's Magic Monthy, Vol 6, in which Jean Hugard listed many standard effects and his favorite presenters of those tricks/routines. He does not say that the effects/routines were favorites of the magicians listed, but he selected the tricks and magicians for their "extra good audience tricks/reactions." That sounds good to me, so here is his list:

Afghan Bands, Blackstone
Dove Pan, G. Ray Terrell
Nest of Boxes, Dell O'Dell
Ambitious Card, Carlyle
Dancing Hank, Blackstone
Passe-Passe Bottles, Alstrand
Billiard Balls, Roy Benson
Dice Tricks, J. Paul and Bobo
Pack Stab, Braue
Bill in Lemon, Jarrow and Haskell
Diminishing Cards, Le Paul
Paddle Trick, McCaffrey
Blooming Rose Bush, Dell O'Dell
Eyeless Vision, Tarbell
Rising Cards, Frakson
Bar Trick, Hoffmann
Egg on Fan, Tom Martin
Ring on Stick, Giovanni
Chinese Sticks, Roy Benson
Egg Bag, Jack Miller
Rope Stretching, Christopher
Card on Ceiling, Orla Moody
Four-Ball Trick, Silent Mora
Salt Trick, Benson
Card Out of Hat, Al Baker
Fishbowl Production, Gwynne
Snake from Basket, Swann
Conus Aces, Jean Hugard
Four-Ace Trick, Braue
Silk Dying, Ade Duval
Card Thru Hanky, Paul Rosini
Five-Card Backhand, Blackstone
Six-Card Repeat, Blackstone
Card in Mouth/Pocketbook, Scarne
Hindu Turban, Gwynne
Stack of Quarters, Allerton
Cords of Phantasia, Dante
Hang Ping Chien Coins, Vernon
Thumb Tie, Rosini and Magini
Cups and Balls, Daley, Vernon, and Horowitz
Inexhaustible Hat, Flosso
Torn and Restored Newspaper, Hugard
Cards to Pocket, Braue
Kellar Wrist Tie, Blackstone
Trouble Wit, Marshall
Cake in Hat, Al Baker
Linking Rings, Mulholland and Vernon
Three-to-One Rope, Osborne
Card Fan Productions, Cardini and LePaul
Mutilated Watch, Dante
Torn and Restored Bill, J. Paul
Cigarette Routine, Frakson
Mindreading, Dunninger
Twentieth-Century Silks, Ade Duval
Card in Cigarette, Rosini
Miser's Dream, Flosso
Vanishing Birdcage, Allerton and Blackstone
Die Box, AdeDuval
Motto Paper, Hugard
Vanishing Glass, Shepard
Wrist and Knee Tie, Billy Bishop

So, there are some favorite tricks/routines from the late 1940s.....

For a few years now, I have been collecting "favorites" that have been mentioned on various forums around the internet. Unfortunately, I have only collected close-up and impromptu effects, but I am listing them with the hope that we all might be inspired to pick a few and make them our new favorites. (I have provided this list before, but we have a lot of new members who might find it helpful or at least interesting.)

Ash Thru Hand
Coin in Sugar Packet
Karate Cracker
Rope Thru Body/Neck
Balducci Levitation
Coin Toss to Win
Knife Thru Coat
Scarne's Triple Coincidence
Balloon Swallow
Coins Across
Linking Key
Scotch and Soda
Bean/Fly Trick
Coins to Glass
Linking Finger Rings
Siberian Chain Escape
Benson Bowl Routine
Cold Reading
Linking Pins
Side Walk Shuffle
Belt Loop Game
Color-Changing Knives
Linking Rings
Silk Thru Mike Stand
Bent Coin Trick
Color-Changing Silks
Lite Flite
Silk Thru Neck
Billet Tricks
Color Cube/Dice Routine
Magnetic Matches
Silk Vanish
Bill in Cigarette
Color Monte
Match Book to Bills
Six Bill Repeat
Bill in Lemon
Copper/Silver Coins
Matrix
Six Card Repeat
Bill Switch
Crazy-Man's Handcuffs/Rubber Band Routines
Mental Photo Deck
Slydini's Paper Balls Over Head
Boston Coin Box
Cups and Balls
Miko (3 1/2 of Clubs)
Spelling Card Tricks
Bounce/No-Bounce Ball
Cut and Restored Rope
Miser's Dream
Sponge Ball Routines
Bouncing Roll
Cut and Restored String
Mis-Made Bill
Spoon/Fork/Key Bending
Brainwave
Cutting Aces
Muscle-Pass Routine
Sugar to Cube
Broken/Restored Match
Daley's Last Trick
Multiple Card Revelations
Sugar to Salt
Brother John's Twins
Dancing Hank
Multiplying Balls
Svengali Deck
Burned Match to Match Book
Dice Stacking
Multiplying Rabbits
Sympathetic Silks
Business Card Printing
Dimes to Half
NFW
Three-Card Monte
Card Flourishes
Diminishing Cards
Okito/Boston Coin Box
Three-Shell Game
Card in Can
Disappearing Sugar
Out of this World
Thumb Tie Routine
Card in Lemon
Dollar/Five Transposition
Paddle Tricks
TIHOIP (Sponges
Card in Wallet
Drink from Napkin
Papers to Bills
Card on Arm (Ashes)
Egg Bag
Pen Thru Tongue
Card on Ceiling
Elmsley's Four as Four
Pencil/Pen Thru Bill
Card on Window
Fifteen Match Game
Pencil/Pen Thru Coin
Torn and Restored Bill
Card Thru Hank
Finger Chopper
Poker Demonstration
Torn and Restored Card
Card to Pocket
Flash Signatures
Endless Chain Routine
Torn and Restored Napkin
Cards Up Sleeve/to Pocket
Floating Bill
Professor's Nightmare
Torn and Restored Sugar Packet
Card Warp
Floating Cigarette
Quarter in Sugar Packet
Tree of Hearts
Chop Cup
Flying Match
Ribbon Thru Card
Triumph
Cigarette Thru Coat
Four-Ace Tricks
Ring On/Off String/Wand/Pencil/Pen
Twisting Aces
Cigarette/Pen Thru Quarter
Frog Prince
Rising Card
Two-Card MonteCigarette to Life Saver
Ghost Glass
Hot Rod/Paddle Effects
Vanishing Cigarette
Close-up Levitation
Glass/Shaker Thru Table
Invisible Deck
Web
Coin in Bottle
Glorpy/Haunted Hank
Jazz Aces
Wretched Wrinkled Red Rag Trick
Hobos and Sheep
Haunted Deck
Jumping Knot
Zombie Roll......
Hopping Halves
Haunted Key
Karate Coin


There should be something there that everybody likes.........opie

@opie: That is an astounding research you have there.

You might as well introduce yourself, so we can address you properly ;)

Thanks for sharing your research with us.