Really the beauty of these books is in the theory, the direct (no bull) writing, great effects which made me want to go out and perform them. Fast Track I really enjoyed Coin Go and Cross Cards Jr. My personal favorites from On Coins was Quick Silver (which uses Al's pop up move) and Dynamic Coin. The theory made me understand and made me understand why an effect worked.
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It has what you need and not 80 more for kicks - very direct.īoth books offer how to do certain vanishes, but what made these books great for me is the Theory and effects within. After all the intros I read the palming section. Al Schneider has a very direct way of writing which I enjoy. It really is solid advice and once again is clear as a blue sky. I then went through Fast Track's opening which starts with how to master a trick. That alone should be required reading for any beginner. About how to really think critically on what magic (not just coins) should do and how people perceive it. This really gives context to the moves you will be learning throughout the book. Al Schneider on Coins starts you off with the Six Properties of Deception. Granted there is a lot to take in at the beginner's level from Bobo.īut in comparison Al Schneider's books really get to the meat of coin magic. I had tried Bobo and the accompanying DVD to help me out and I just felt uninspired by it. I was having a difficult time with learning coin effects. Using these books I was able to finally get my coin work going. My coin work really took off about a year ago when I purchased Al Schneider on Coins and Fast Track Coin Magic from amazon. Not that it isn't good, but I felt it wasn't the path for me to learn coins (but I have gone through most of it now). I wanted to post this in the forum because I can't be the only one that found Bobo's book very boring.