Remembering Tricks and Routines
Hey there! I've only been at it for a couple of months (just retired, actually) practicing tricks, some moves, and routines that I'm constantly discovering on YouTube, where I follow some magicians. Honestly, I'm putting in several hours every day. Once I practice and feel like I've got a trick down with its corresponding move (or so I think, because it looks good to me), I see another one I like, and I start working on that too, and so on. I try to keep up with all the ones I'm learning, but then I hit a point where, even if I knew how to do it, I forget the steps, confusing them with another trick, or I forget how the setup was done (if it even has one), etc. Is it likely that I'm trying to bite off more than I can chew? Should I just keep repeating them, even if I think I've got them down? What can I do to remember everything? Sorry for the long post, I'm hoping for your wise advice. Thanks!
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Hey, I've only been at this for about three months, but my two cents is, don't get bogged down with a bunch of new tricks. Grab four or five that you really like and practice them until you don't have to think about the reset or the setup. You'll build skill and confidence before you even realize it. At least, that's what works for me.
Thanks for your response.
I do that, but since my spectators are family, I don't like to repeat effects for them, so I just move on to the next one. At least... I usually manage to fool them, especially one of my sons-in-law who's always trying to catch me, lol.