Tyler Erickson teaches you how you use your eyes to relate an empty hand during your sleight of hand:

You can add powerful misdirection to your sleight of hand work, by paying attention to how you use your eyes when you perform. A great example is a simple transfer during a routine. Do you perform the transfer as you look at the spectator, or when you are looking at a new object that is the motivation for the transfer..? Tyler Erickson will show you how to 

You can add powerful misdirection to your sleight of hand work, by paying attention to how you use your eyes when you perform. A great example is a simple transfer during a routine. Do you perform the transfer as you look at the spectator, or when you are looking at a new object that is the motivation for the transfer..?

‘As you reach for an object, notice that the moment you touch the object, you no longer need to look at it. Your vision should be fluid rather than ‘blocked’, glancing at things, then moving your vision as you change attention from one object to the next. We look at the point at which we are reaching for, but once we get there, we don’t need to look at it anymore.. We then look at another object to reach for, and it is at THAT moment the transfer takes place..‘

 

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