Ebook - Table-Hopping Cups and Balls by Scott F. Guinn (Digital Download)
Description & Effect
Master Scott F. Guinn's Table-Hopping Cups and Balls
Elevate your close-up magic with Scott F. Guinn's critically acclaimed 'Table-Hopping Cups and Balls' ebook. This isn't just a routine; it's a powerful, exceptionally hard-hitting, and truly magical performance meticulously designed for the modern working magician. Whether you're a dedicated table-hopper or a versatile performer seeking a fresh, practical approach to magic's most iconic effect, this digital download offers unparalleled insight and a routine built for success in any venue.
Optimized for Real-World Practicality
The classic Cups and Balls, while a cornerstone of magic, often presents logistical hurdles for today's close-up artists due to bulky props and significant pocket space. Scott F. Guinn masterfully overcomes these challenges. His routine is ingeniously engineered to be compact, demanding minimal pocket and table space, making it perfect for dynamic table-hopping gigs. This versatility is a key advantage; Scott himself performs this powerful routine with full-sized cups in diverse conditions, showcasing its adaptability beyond just restaurant work.
Streamlined for Maximum Clarity and Impact
A true stroke of genius in this routine lies in its elegant simplification. By cleverly employing just one regular cup, one chop cup (forming a combo cup set), one regular ball, and one magnetic ball, Scott has dramatically streamlined the entire presentation. This thoughtful reduction in props doesn't diminish the magic; instead, it significantly enhances the clarity of effect, making it remarkably easy for your audience to follow every astonishing moment. The result is pure, direct, and incredibly deceptive magic that leaves a profound and lasting impression, eliminating any potential confusion for your spectators.
Unrivaled Accessibility and Professional Endorsement
Scott's 'Table-Hopping Cups and Balls' is built for the demands of live performance. Imagine a routine that performs flawlessly whether you're standing or seated, and can be executed with confidence even when completely surrounded. Crucially, it boasts incredibly quick and easy resets, essential for rapid-fire gigs. Furthermore, this routine is designed for accessibility, foregoing complex false transfers, secret sleeving, or topiting. Magicians from an easy to intermediate skill level will find this routine clean, direct, and astonishingly powerful. Esteemed magicians like Ron Giesecke praise its 'structural and logistical integrity,' while Merritt Ambrose and Chappelly laud its practicality. Add this professional-grade, practical Cups and Balls routine to your repertoire today!
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Table-Hopping Cups and Balls by Scott F. Guinn
This is an exceptionally hard-hitting and very magical routine. Scott developed it with the Table-Hopping environment in mind, but it isn't limited to table-hopping venues--Scott also performs this with full sized cups in a variety of different performing conditions! If you work in the real world…this is definitely worthy of your consideration.
The Cups and Balls is probably the most-performed effect in magic's long history. However, it is rarely seen by the public these days, especially by table-hopping close up performers. Table-hopping magicians aren't willing (or able) to dedicate so much precious pocket space to one effect.
Scott developed this routine with the Table-Hopping environment in mind. It sacrifices less pocket space and the table room required is minimal.
In addition to significantly fewer props, by eliminating one cup and two balls, the routine is easier for the audience to follow - there is more clarity of effect. (Scott's routine uses one regular cup and one chop cup, one regular ball and one magnetic ball. A set of cups where one is a chop cup is also referred to a combo cup set.)
Other important points are:
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It can be done standing or seated.
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It can be performed surrounded.
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There are no false transfers.
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There is no sleeving or topiting.
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It resets quickly and easily
Best of all, the routine is hard hitting and very magical. And it isn't limited to table-hopping venues! Scott also performs this with full sized cups in a variety of different performing conditions!
If you work in the real world…this is definitely worthy of your consideration.
Level: Easy to intermediate
An extremely valuable contribution to cups and balls literature. Attainable by the amateur in terms of difficulty, and simultaneously Feng Shui in terms of structural and logistical integrity. There are no rough spots. Its value far outweighs its cost. - Ron Giesecke
I purchased your Table-Hopping Cups & Balls. Great Work! I am going to start using your two cup routine mixed with my my own version. - Merritt Ambrose
The cups and balls by Scott is fantastic. For me it is the most practical cups and balls routine. Two cups, a ball, a wand, no difficult moves and plenty of surprises. - Chappelly
