coin palming

[John B.]

so i just started coin magic with Metal, eric says to keep the coin palm all the time to get use to it, i palmed my coin an hour straight, plus 10 min increments earlier. Now my hand has a bruise where i keep the coin, is this normal? should i not palm as much?

[NathanCanadas]

so i just started coin magic with Metal, eric says to keep the coin palm all the time to get use to it, i palmed my coin an hour straight, plus 10 min increments earlier. Now my hand has a bruise where i keep the coin, is this normal? should i not palm as much?

If you are getting bruised from palming too much, don't palm for such long periods of times. Instead palm for example 5 minutes every now and then, in the car, on the toilet if that pleases you  That will get you used to palming without hurting you. However since you have a bruise, I recommend you wait a couple of days before going back to palming.

[Billywiz]

so i just started coin magic with Metal, eric says to keep the coin palm all the time to get use to it, i palmed my coin an hour straight, plus 10 min increments earlier. Now my hand has a bruise where i keep the coin, is this normal? should i not palm as much?

First question..what type of coin are you using? If the coin you are using is of a smallish size, then that would cause your hand muscles to contract more than if you where using a larger coin ( U.S half dollar, English penny ). When doing the classic palm, the idea is to make your hand look as natural as possible, so you should just be holding the coin with a slight squeeze. Maybe your squeezing the coin to hard. A great way to practice palming is to use a bottle cap ( beer, soda etc. ), although small it will give you the right technique and very easy to do. One other thing..when you are palming, slide the coin or cap towards your wrist so your are using the meaty part of your hand ( the coin or cap shouldn't be in the center of your hand ). Hope this helps

[John B.]

I will work on palming in my other hand. while the bruise goes away. its a small one. I use a half dollar coin, and I was palming it at work, i carry bags and bag groceries and push carts, so it might have been the pressure from that, place i move it up and down depending on what angles my co-workers and customers are. I only had one person think he saw something in my hand but then when he saw it empty and the exact same way it was then he was like never mind.

[Don Boyer]

I will work on palming in my other hand. while the bruise goes away. its a small one. I use a half dollar coin, and I was palming it at work, i carry bags and bag groceries and push carts, so it might have been the pressure from that, place i move it up and down depending on what angles my co-workers and customers are. I only had one person think he saw something in my hand but then when he saw it empty and the exact same way it was then he was like never mind.

There's always such a thing as too much of a good thing.  Work your way up to continuous palming of a half-dollar a little at a time.  Use hand lotion to keep the skin moist and soft (reducing the potential for bruising) but not oily (never a good thing when handling metal items you need to retain your grip on).

[saurabh]

Most people who begin palming try to hold the coin. Don't do that. Don't apply force on the coin. Try to trap the coin so it doesn't fall. Its almost like mechanics' grip. Keep it really loose. That serves two purposes. First, it'll be easy to do and will not strain or tire your muscles. Secondly, it makes the hand look more natural. If you apply pressure on it, it will look like you're 'working' if you know what I mean. But the loose grip really makes your hand be a lot more fluid.

I remember when I first learned the coin palm, I palmed a coin through one entire day putting it in my pocket only to write and eat. So, don't worry, if you don't use too much force, you'll be fine.

[John B.]

see the only time i put a lot of force is when my hand naturally does for grabing things, like carts and bags and such.


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There's always such a thing as too much of a good thing.  Work your way up to continuous palming of a half-dollar a little at a time.  Use hand lotion to keep the skin moist and soft (reducing the potential for bruising) but not oily (never a good thing when handling metal items you need to retain your grip on).
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so you are suggesting Dan and Daves lotion? lol