Two days after watching this (and practicing), I casually showed this technique to a co-worker.. she
was blown away! wow, surprised me too.. wasn't expecting such a reaction. this will be a wonderful
addition to my coin pail routine. the dvd is a little wordy, but once you get it, it is a new
dimension to your kit of sleights.. good stuff!
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This is a wonderful piece of coin magic. These medium length routines seem like they are what coin
magic has become/evolved to over the many years and I really like it. The hand washing technique
itself is Good because its angle proof, simple, easy and not that many transfers like I assumed it
had. I'm starting to love me some coin effects that having miming envoled in it and this
hit the
mark. If this cought your eye, I suggest that you buy it. You will make it a priority to learn.
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This is a nice instructional DVD. Smith goes to great lengths to teach his technique and some
effects built around it. Multiple explanations, camera angles, etc. The instruction is of high
quality. The technique itself is interesting. It's easy to overdo the hand washing, though, and
the performer can quickly seem to have OCD or to be trying too hard to prove something. Smith's
full technique involves five sweeps, which is one more than Ammar's "Wiped Clean". (It can involve
just four, but then one doesn't return to original position.) The DVD also contains a number of
routines: most will be familiar to coin workers, but it's nice to have them collected and explained
so clearly.
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