Wand Spins

Excellent discussion of three different wand spins, Bernard, Drummer and Vernon/Silent Mora. The last of which is what everyone wants to learn for the Vernon Cups and Balls. The moves are taught slowly and clearly and in great detail. There is even a short discussion of misdirection which is valuable. What is lacking is a demonstration of the Silent Mora spin during a short cups and balls routine to give it context. I suppose this wasn't felt necessary as we all have our favorite routines, but I think it would have added to the lesson to see the spin as performed by Kendall in the context of a performance.

Hi Robert, many thanks for your review. I didn’t put any clips of the Silent Mora vanish in the lesson for the reason you mentioned; that everyone has their own routine (and it’s not strictly limited to cups and balls, either!). However, I can provide you with a couple of clips. The first is a short demonstration I did for a group during the lockdown, and the second is from a show I did in 2006 called The Golden Age of Magic (the vanishes start at the 5:30 mark, if you want to skip the preamble!).

I hope that helps your understanding of the move. Thanks again, Ian

Clip 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13B5WaMcvVo

Clip 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T96rqy453yI

This video was such a great help and the best resource I found so far in learning the Silent Mora/Vernon Wand Vanish. And the other two wand spins are fun to learn as well! Definitely a must-buy for people who want to learn one of the wand spins.

20-minute video teaching you how to spin a wand in three different ways... Plus... It also teaches you the Silent Mora / Vernon Wand Spin Vanish.

The tuition is really clear and gives you exactly what you need to learn the spins. I specifically bought this video to help me with the vanish. Ian points out a few subtleties that have really helped me to get it to work much better than it was previously so was very much worth the price.

The videos are older, so don't expect modern production quality. What's taught is ageless and is all you need to get started with using a wand in your magic.

Highly recommended.

Great tutorial! This breaks down the famous wand spins and show a few variations. Finally, the teacher shows how to integrate a vanish with the wand spin for the ultimate in misdirection!

Did you ever want to learn the Dai Vernon Wand spin? How about two additional wand spins as well? The 20 min short video covers a lot of ground and a lot of detail for a utility move that is both flourishy and provides misdirection. Both short wand and longer wand techniques are taught in detail, as well as an application that includes a vanish. I really liked the teaching in this video. Highly recommended.

Would be better if it was performed with the right hand!

Concise and very helpful- a variety of wand spins (3) including the Vernon/Silent Mora wand spin vanish-- which is the main reason I was interested in this. After watching, I'm coming away with a better understanding of the move and what I need to focus on to achieve it-- so it was very helpful in that regard!

The Wand Spin is something I have been wanting to do in my Cups and Balls routine forever. Thank god I had the brains to get this download. I wanted to learn the Vernon Spin and to my surprise I was doing it but the problem I was having was that I was dropping the wand all time. This download did help me with the subtleties that I was missing to not drop the wand most of the time. Now I use the Vernon wind spin all the time. Not only performing Cups and Balls but also other pieces of magic. I have found that the flair using the wand spin is a wonderful way for misdirection and to help you look more professional during your performance. It took me awhile to find out how stoic my performance was. I didn't move from behind the table and I stayed there for my whole show. But now with help from others and tutorials like the wand spin my performances are much more enjoyable and I am a much better magician. I can't recommend this tutorial enough.