The first video of yours I saw was nearly 30 minutes, so I immediately planned to skim. This is now video three, and I haven't skipped anything lol. Love the mention of Archive, by the way. I just stumbled across "Bobo's Coin Magic" there yesterday.
I am 67 years old. I began studying magic at 15. I have always been fascinated with the retention vanish, but could not get the knack of it. Perhaps I did not practice enough. Your two videos have been great. The roll move is very deceptive. Thanks.
Up until now, there have always been shortcomings while simply looking at TH-cam channels that offer tutorials. This is because I know that if I were to use the magic I learned through them for my performances, I would be busy looking for the original drafters to get permission. But this channel doesn't make me feel unsatisfied in any way...! besides, you teach detailed techniques and neat routine so well... thank you!!!
How did I not see this channel sooner? I'm about 18 months into practicing magic and originally started wanting to focus on coins. It's still my goal, but man is it difficult self teaching coin magic to look good. Time of tips here that I haven't found elsewhere (even in paid for material). Nice work and this struggling hobbyist thanks you. 👍
When I was 13 years old, my magic teacher said: Put the coin in your hand 70 times, for real. Take the ball 70 times with your hand. So that you get a feeling of how it has to look for the illusion to be perfect. Again, a very good and educational video of yours that I discovered. From which I could learn small but powerful improvements. Best regards from Germany.
Great as usual Rick. I'm used to your stacatto/chopped delivery now. It is sort of soothing ;) I'm impressed with "loose" and "effortless" to use your words. Your practice shows. Interesting about different takes on the French Drop. Many other teach not to pop the thumb. If you take the coin for real, the fingers with the coin wouldn't move, the coin is just removed from the stationary fingers leaving the space where it was. I think I like both for a change of pace. If you are seated especially, you can not do the C move and leave the fingers stationary and not pop the thumb. I you do the "C" move and "giving away control of the coin" it gives more movement, especially standing, but works seated too. Thank you!
OK First I want to say your Retention Vanish’s right hand is a thing of beauty. The turning the wrist forward rather than backward is just lovely. When I hold my left hand palm up as you demonstrate it feels a little unnatural for me. I like to make my left hand palm more vertical. Your French drop is so good it doesn’t look like a French drop. Just lovely work on these classics.
I don't have the words to express my feelings but all I got to say is thank you very much for your teaching and your time sir! I truly appreciate it. Greetings from Colombia 👌🏻👏🏻
Your suggestion for the retention vanish also means that as you rotate your wrist, the observer sees a gap between your thumb and forefinger that was just gripping the coin which reinforces the impression that you’ve just passed the coin and they wouldn’t see that unless you rotate your wrist. Excellent adaption.
Just wanted to say thank you for sharing. I'm so amazed with these 2 vanishes or rather the retention vanish and the French drop. I no longer use the regular retention vanish anymore thanks to you it's much easier to do and so much natural. Thank you.
great video. it very much is the smallest most subtle movements that make a convincing illusion. in practicing for hours and hours in front of a mirror to learn the french drop I realized that mimicking exactly how my hand moves when actually grabbing the coin often does not make for a strong illusion. im so pumped i found your channel. thank you for being so passionate about teaching, it sure does show.
Such a great video. Your tips on refining these moves are top notch. As a basic instruction in these two moves, how lucky are the people who find this? Rick, I am impressed. Thank you so much for all your hard work on your channel. I am so happy to have found you here.
Very nice take on ROV vanish and la Tourniquet! Quite useful! I bought 'Greater Magic" in a fresh printing back in 1996. Cost $100 USD at my magic shop. Worth every penny! And a CLASSIC, for sure! Excellent tutorial! Very happy I found your channel a couple weeks ago.
This is a great video Rick! If I could ask for one thing - I wish teachers would add a POV view perspective of moves - what your hands look like from your own eyes. It is very helpful for learning!
At that time I didn't have much equipment for filming. I've learned a lot since then and have purchased 2 real cameras plus lighting equipment. More videos forthcoming! Thank you for the input.
Great tutorial. I’m fairly new to coin magic. Mostly card gambling moves but this really helped to get rid of bad habits. Can’t wait to watch the rest of your vids.
Hey I really got a lot out of this video honestly. Appreciate the consistent video quality, and smooth easy to understand quality of your speech. You’re one of my go-to coin guys thanks!
The "giving action" in french drop is really a selling point. Never done it, THANK YOU sir. So happy I found your channel some days ago. I watched about 5 videos, I gping trough all, and than one by one with coins in my hands. You have a SERIOUS channel.
Thanks for sharing these nuances. Enjoy your thinking and obvious hours of practise to aim for natural movements and premise. Your roll down "put" is great. Will practise that asap. Regards from South Africa.
Great magical thinking. Loving your videos, which I discovered just this morning. For years, I've resorted to the trampoline effect to do the retention pass -- actually bouncing the coin or ball off the palm and snagging it on the rebound. I knew the books left something out, so I developed my "Cave Man handling." In contrast, your advice on both these techniques is well thought out, brilliant.
I always practice moving my body and gesturing my hands, pretend talking act when practising a move. I never just practise the move robotic style. Good point you made about that, it is very important! Thanks for the French drop advice too...Great video. Subbed!
This was very helpful. The look of the FD as you show it is a much more logical looking and believable action than how it is usually shown. I really like it!
Excellent content. I've been working on both and this helps. One other note and I believe it was Chad Englebart who mentioned this.make the coin hit the light will aid in the retention of vanish trick
Man I tell ya I applied this little wrist kill move for the retention and wow it makes it way more fluid and natural no finger moves at all.... thanks a bunch you just brought my coin magic to another level of deceit brother 😬
I'm really liking how you are explaining things - concise and easy to understand, both visually and vocally. Thanks for your help! I'm a believer and Subscriber!
Appreciate the analysis. Big things in the little things 😮 You also use old and beautiful coins which you discuss in other videos. I do as well and they are fairly inexpensive in the digital age. Haven’t seen anyone vanish an NFT yet.
I really like the way you describe the temporary "flash" of the coin before the false put. An interesting book that is not usually in the normal repertoire is "Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions" by Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde. One of the points that I took away from the book is that the brain will keep an image in the mind just long enough for the magician to make a sleight.
I was looking in the mirror practicing the French drop and I wasn't buying it.it didn't look right in thought it was because I wasn't doing correctly. Now I know I probably was it just is what it is.thank you for showing Me a better way 😁
I had the same idea as you to put coin higher first to make this effect better :) I like your ideas! This move ("giving the coin to left hand") is also great! :D
Rick Holcombe | Coin Magic I love the fact that you promote routining! I now I dont even come close to the technical level of some people but I always stride for filming routines, not picture perfect moves! I am getting s bit tired of the hundreds of retentions snd vanishes with no context on instagram....
@@DaniMarko I agree. I've had this channel for years, and now I want to spend more time here. I feel like on TH-cam I can put up a long routine, which is more my style. I did put a lot of effort into Instagram, but feel confined in a lot of ways. You only have one minute and people don't really have the attention span for listening to you talk. So the result is a lot of 10 second flashy moves that aren't really workable in real life.
Incredible advice, thank you so much. I am just a beginner but I enjoy your style immensely. Learning sleights and building a practice routine is exactly how it should be done. Liked, subbed and alerts toggled on. I'll look into your products too as a way of supporting you, but they feel a little advanced don't they ?
I found a substance quite by accident that applies to your skin that's completely invisible and allows you to literally pick a coin up with your hand being completely flat. You can also release it with ease. Also works on playing cards. It's also completely safe to apply to your skin and washes off with soap and water.
@RickHolcombe i plan on it after I finish a karl fulve set i got. I've been doing your outside the box routine at work. I'm a nurse to residents with dementia, which is great because it gives them something to look forward to. They're tremendously blunt when i mess up, but i can come in the next day to show them the same trick that they've never seen before. One of my residents used to be a magician in Manhattan, he gets the more out of it than i do.
A great video and thank you for the tutorial with history included. Can you tell me where can I get the coins you used. They look like teal silver Morgan coins.
Love this, thanks so much. BUT- I know the French drop to be a false grab while pinching the coin at the top of the fingers, then when hidden from view via second hand, dropping the coin into the first palm. So vertical, hence false DROP. In all your videos you do it horizontally, as one often does with sponge ball magic. Anyone know why that is????
You explain it clearly, show it being done, I watch your hands intently.....and yet, EVERYTIME I'm still convinced by the pass. Excellent.
I have not seen such attention to detail from any other magician this is absolutely spectacular.
Dude I'm kinda just starting my coin magic journey and I can say your videos have helped me so much Rick.
This one i watched about 10 times
Nothing is better than learning coin magic by the most chill man on this planet.
Subscribed.
Haha! Thanks man!
RICK - Without a doubt, one of the BEST coin teaching channels there is!!! Thank you!!!!
Wow, thanks!
The first video of yours I saw was nearly 30 minutes, so I immediately planned to skim. This is now video three, and I haven't skipped anything lol.
Love the mention of Archive, by the way. I just stumbled across "Bobo's Coin Magic" there yesterday.
Dude this video took my french drop and retention vanish to a whole new level thank you for that man :)
Glad I could help!
Thank you Rick.
These 12 minutes are really,...REALLY helpfull.
I'm thankfull,...
my AUDIENCES(!) are thankfull!
🙃
I am 67 years old. I began studying magic at 15. I have always been fascinated with the retention vanish, but could not get the knack of it. Perhaps I did not practice enough. Your two videos have been great. The roll move is very deceptive. Thanks.
Up until now, there have always been shortcomings while simply looking at TH-cam channels that offer tutorials. This is because I know that if I were to use the magic I learned through them for my performances, I would be busy looking for the original drafters to get permission. But this channel doesn't make me feel unsatisfied in any way...! besides, you teach detailed techniques and neat routine so well... thank you!!!
How did I not see this channel sooner? I'm about 18 months into practicing magic and originally started wanting to focus on coins. It's still my goal, but man is it difficult self teaching coin magic to look good. Time of tips here that I haven't found elsewhere (even in paid for material). Nice work and this struggling hobbyist thanks you. 👍
Great to here that! Spread the word!
Retention vanish explained clearly no more struggling and the French drop is so natural
When I was 13 years old, my magic teacher said:
Put the coin in your hand 70 times, for real. Take the ball 70 times with your hand. So that you get a feeling of how it has to look for the illusion to be perfect.
Again, a very good and educational video of yours that I discovered. From which I could learn small but powerful improvements.
Best regards from Germany.
Wow. Rick!!! A Phenomenal Lesson with some truly Expert Pointers!!! Your videos are the Very Best!!!! Thank You for sharing!!!
That’s polished magic. Your little touches make my slights better.
Great as usual Rick. I'm used to your stacatto/chopped delivery now. It is sort of soothing ;) I'm impressed with "loose" and "effortless" to use your words. Your practice shows. Interesting about different takes on the French Drop. Many other teach not to pop the thumb. If you take the coin for real, the fingers with the coin wouldn't move, the coin is just removed from the stationary fingers leaving the space where it was. I think I like both for a change of pace. If you are seated especially, you can not do the C move and leave the fingers stationary and not pop the thumb. I you do the "C" move and "giving away control of the coin" it gives more movement, especially standing, but works seated too. Thank you!
OK
First I want to say your Retention Vanish’s right hand is a thing of beauty. The turning the wrist forward rather than backward is just lovely. When I hold my left hand palm up as you demonstrate it feels a little unnatural for me. I like to make my left hand palm more vertical.
Your French drop is so good it doesn’t look like a French drop.
Just lovely work on these classics.
Thank you sir!
I don't have the words to express my feelings but all I got to say is thank you very much for your teaching and your time sir! I truly appreciate it. Greetings from Colombia 👌🏻👏🏻
I really like this channel I've been doing magic since the early 70's now my son's are interested this really helps thank you
Glad to hear it!
Your suggestion for the retention vanish also means that as you rotate your wrist, the observer sees a gap between your thumb and forefinger that was just gripping the coin which reinforces the impression that you’ve just passed the coin and they wouldn’t see that unless you rotate your wrist. Excellent adaption.
Thank you!
The world of coin magic flourishes through your contribution - appreciated
Thanks!
An absolute winner another fabulous video Rick.
This is one of the best vids for jumping into coin magic in my opinion.
Great tips!! I recommend your channel to anyone who is interested in coin magic!!
Just wanted to say thank you for sharing. I'm so amazed with these 2 vanishes or rather the retention vanish and the French drop. I no longer use the regular retention vanish anymore thanks to you it's much easier to do and so much natural. Thank you.
great video. it very much is the smallest most subtle movements that make a convincing illusion. in practicing for hours and hours in front of a mirror to learn the french drop I realized that mimicking exactly how my hand moves when actually grabbing the coin often does not make for a strong illusion. im so pumped i found your channel. thank you for being so passionate about teaching, it sure does show.
Thanks for stopping by Frank! I need to get back on a schedule. Maybe for the New Year!
You can also see me on the Copeland Coins youtube channel.
@@RickHolcombe no really Rick thank you. I will definitely check that channel out.
Your rolling rv is totally unique and absolutely wonderful. As for the traditional rv, even Roth couldn't do it as good as Mickey Silver.
Wow, thank you!
Such a great video. Your tips on refining these moves are top notch. As a basic instruction in these two moves, how lucky are the people who find this? Rick, I am impressed. Thank you so much for all your hard work on your channel. I am so happy to have found you here.
Thanks for stopping by!
I’m late to the game! You’ve just improved both my approaches to these moves! Bravo!
Thanks for watching Jonathan!
The song + performance = Astonishing look and an incredible feeling 💯 !
Very nice take on ROV vanish and la Tourniquet! Quite useful!
I bought 'Greater Magic" in a fresh printing back in 1996. Cost $100 USD at my magic shop. Worth every penny! And a CLASSIC, for sure!
Excellent tutorial! Very happy I found your channel a couple weeks ago.
Thanks!
@@RickHolcombe I am watching more of your earlier vids this minute. Please keep up the GREAT work! Much appreciated!
This is fantastic! I think that I am finally performing these moves with confidence. Thank you, Rick!
Excellent! Thank you. Very well taught, as usual
This is a great video Rick!
If I could ask for one thing - I wish teachers would add a POV view perspective of moves - what your hands look like from your own eyes.
It is very helpful for learning!
At that time I didn't have much equipment for filming. I've learned a lot since then and have purchased 2 real cameras plus lighting equipment. More videos forthcoming! Thank you for the input.
Great tutorial. I’m fairly new to coin magic. Mostly card gambling moves but this really helped to get rid of bad habits. Can’t wait to watch the rest of your vids.
Excellent Tutorial - interesting ideas that I will definitely try out.
Good stuff Rick. The french drop is so much better as a put or a give. Thanks for do the digging and taking the time to fine tune these subtleties.
Rick, you're great!... have made these moves immeasurably better!
Hey I really got a lot out of this video honestly. Appreciate the consistent video quality, and smooth easy to understand quality of your speech. You’re one of my go-to coin guys thanks!
How can I set it without subtitles? Subtitles cover the hand movements. Viewing from the Philippines.
@@joseleonidas3688 go to settings and click subtitles off
wonderful tutorial! thank you so much Ive learned some great new moves for sleights Ive been practicing for years! Thanks
Glad to help! Thanks for stopping by
The "giving action" in french drop is really a selling point. Never done it, THANK YOU sir. So happy I found your channel some days ago. I watched about 5 videos, I gping trough all, and than one by one with coins in my hands.
You have a SERIOUS channel.
Great to hear!
Nicely done. Great tips and easy to follow along.
Glad to help!
Hell ya! Im glad you mentioned coming at the coin from the front on the french drop because thats how i do it! Thanks for the upload.
All minor points, but altogether these make the vanishes look better and more natural.
Thanks for sharing these nuances. Enjoy your thinking and obvious hours of practise to aim for natural movements and premise. Your roll down "put" is great. Will practise that asap. Regards from South Africa.
Thanks!
Great magical thinking. Loving your videos, which I discovered just this morning. For years, I've resorted to the trampoline effect to do the retention pass -- actually bouncing the coin or ball off the palm and snagging it on the rebound. I knew the books left something out, so I developed my "Cave Man handling." In contrast, your advice on both these techniques is well thought out, brilliant.
I always practice moving my body and gesturing my hands, pretend talking act when practising a move. I never just practise the move robotic style. Good point you made about that, it is very important!
Thanks for the French drop advice too...Great video. Subbed!
Thank you!
This was very helpful. The look of the FD as you show it is a much more logical looking and believable action than how it is usually shown. I really like it!
Glad to help!
Excellent content. I've been working on both and this helps. One other note and I believe it was Chad Englebart who mentioned this.make the coin hit the light will aid in the retention of vanish trick
Thank you! I did mention that hint about the light, but should have REALLY emphsized it more.
Yeah when you catch that glimmer it creates a really good burn of the coin being retained in the hand I fool myself every time lol
Man I tell ya I applied this little wrist kill move for the retention and wow it makes it way more fluid and natural no finger moves at all.... thanks a bunch you just brought my coin magic to another level of deceit brother 😬
Just discovered your channel tonight, and I am loving it. I'm a huge fan of coin magic and you are genuinely helpful.
Thank you Rick
Awesome, thank you!
@@RickHolcombe and I can't believe I missed a chance to win David Roth's book 😭
I'm really liking how you are explaining things - concise and easy to understand, both visually and vocally. Thanks for your help! I'm a believer and Subscriber!
Thank you!
Wonder and most helpful tips, well presented.
Thank you!
Awesome techniques! So smooth!
Appreciate the analysis. Big things in the little things 😮 You also use old and beautiful coins which you discuss in other videos. I do as well and they are fairly inexpensive in the digital age. Haven’t seen anyone vanish an NFT yet.
awesome material dude. I couldn't sleep because of work related stuff, but your video made me smile. keep it up :)
Thanks!
My retention vanish look so natural now ty for the help
Love this video. I'm going to get work on these touches asap.
Please do!
Excellent video Rick! Thank you for giving us your wisdom. Along with some magic history. Earned a subscriber.
Awesome, thank you!
I really like the way you describe the temporary "flash" of the coin before the false put. An interesting book that is not usually in the normal repertoire is "Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions" by Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde. One of the points that I took away from the book is that the brain will keep an image in the mind just long enough for the magician to make a sleight.
Love the detail you go into on your process, great vid thanks
I was looking in the mirror practicing the French drop and I wasn't buying it.it didn't look right in thought it was because I wasn't doing correctly. Now I know I probably was it just is what it is.thank you for showing Me a better way 😁
Great instruction! Thank you Rick!
Glad it was helpful!
Your content is so good.Thanks it feels like masterclass
Happy to hear that!
Hi Rick! Your rolling retention is perfect. Could you make more videos about different types of retentions?
Greetings from Finland,so good channel,I like it.👍
Thank you!
Love the channel....Keep up the great magic and education 👍
Excellent video. Thank you
Very streamlined, and incredibly helpful.
Thank you.
Glad to help!
Well done tutorial!
I had the same idea as you to put coin higher first to make this effect better :)
I like your ideas!
This move ("giving the coin to left hand") is also great! :D
That looks very good. Thanks for it!
So much good thinking here. Thank you Rick!
This is very very helpful to me as a novice
Good to hear!
Beautiful channel. Thank you for putting in the time!
Thank you!
I love your videos Rick. As a musician could you tell something about using a metronome for practicing coin magic?
Thank you, now i knew to handle the coin!!! Greetings from Berlin.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks Rick for the sharing! good stuff
Just trying to help! Is this Mickey?
@@RickHolcombe yup :)
Really good. Thanks for that
Brilliant mate. 👍
Thank you great tips 👌
Great points and nuances bro.
Thank you!
Your teaching is excellent, Rick, but just a suggestion: Can you do some closeups of the moves?
Yes! I've learned something with each video I've made and doing closeups is something I need to start adding in for sure.
Hey Rick, great tips, keep it coming!
Thank you Dani! Stay tuned...
Rick Holcombe | Coin Magic I love the fact that you promote routining! I now I dont even come close to the technical level of some people but I always stride for filming routines, not picture perfect moves! I am getting s bit tired of the hundreds of retentions snd vanishes with no context on instagram....
@@DaniMarko I agree. I've had this channel for years, and now I want to spend more time here. I feel like on TH-cam I can put up a long routine, which is more my style. I did put a lot of effort into Instagram, but feel confined in a lot of ways. You only have one minute and people don't really have the attention span for listening to you talk. So the result is a lot of 10 second flashy moves that aren't really workable in real life.
fantastic！Thank you for the details！
Thanks for sharing, these tips are excellent!
Glad to help!
Brilliant! Subscribed 💯
Thanks very smart suggestions
Amazing tutorial. It helped a lot.
Glad I could help!
I was doing the same move as you. Teach in this video for retension vanish I was automatically doing like that
Incredible advice, thank you so much. I am just a beginner but I enjoy your style immensely. Learning sleights and building a practice routine is exactly how it should be done. Liked, subbed and alerts toggled on. I'll look into your products too as a way of supporting you, but they feel a little advanced don't they ?
Thanks for the support Thomas! Yes my products are at least intermediate level, but Im thinking of making a sort of "jump start" course.
Really just like a paid tutorial...The history you talked about is what makes your channel different...
Thank you!
Love this!!!
Thanks
I found a substance quite by accident that applies to your skin that's completely invisible and allows you to literally pick a coin up with your hand being completely flat. You can also release it with ease. Also works on playing cards. It's also completely safe to apply to your skin and washes off with soap and water.
What is it?
thats the videos we actually want thankyouu so muchhh
Thank you!
Love that video
Thanks for your content, I really appreciate it
You're welcome!
Thanks Rick. I need to buy a lesson from you just to talk about coin magic
Please do!
@RickHolcombe i plan on it after I finish a karl fulve set i got. I've been doing your outside the box routine at work. I'm a nurse to residents with dementia, which is great because it gives them something to look forward to. They're tremendously blunt when i mess up, but i can come in the next day to show them the same trick that they've never seen before. One of my residents used to be a magician in Manhattan, he gets the more out of it than i do.
Man, that's awesome.
A great video and thank you for the tutorial with history included. Can you tell me where can I get the coins you used. They look like teal silver Morgan coins.
They are real silver. I got them at a coin shop. but you can google where to find silver coins.
Love this, thanks so much.
BUT- I know the French drop to be a false grab while pinching the coin at the top of the fingers, then when hidden from view via second hand, dropping the coin into the first palm. So vertical, hence false DROP. In all your videos you do it horizontally, as one often does with sponge ball magic. Anyone know why that is????
keep doing that job, you help a lot!
Glad to help!
Hello Rick great tutorial as a matter of interest what coins do you mostly use. That looks like a dollar. Chris in the Uk.
Mostly half dollar. But dollar coins show up better on video.