Lou Gallo - The Gallo Pitch.pdf - L - animga

THE GALLO PITCH (Lou Gallo)

COMMENTS : When I first printed this, I began by saying this was the best coin move 1 had

learned in years. Now, seven years later, I can still say the same thing! I've shown this to

magicians from a dozen different countries, and they all agree the illusion is perfect.

Because it is so versatile, I am going to explain it very carefully, with a great attention to

detail. The Pitch first saw print in Richard Kaufman’s RICHARD'S ALMANAC. The serious

student will want to study Richard's concise explanation also, but I am going to try to explain

details here that almost a decade of use have uncovered.

One of the reasons I like this so much is that it can be used either sitting or standing, with

little or no change in technique. Particularly, I feel it is much more natural for a stand up

performer showing coins in both hands than the traditional Han Ping Chien move. When

standing, it is unnatural for someone to bend his whole body over the table, slapping his palm

to the top of the table to show what is inside. This is a case of "overkill" in terms of simply

showing what is in the hand. This is less of a problem for the sit-down worker because the

forearms and palms are much closer to the table top and don't have to unnaturally move to

that position for the display to take place. Lou Gallo, who performs this with deadly results,

only does it sitting, while I, on the other hand, only perform it standing.

Another interesting properly of The Pitch is the fact that the coins being retained in the

tossing hand can be held there in any of the basic grips. That is to say, you can conveniently

hold back coins in either the classic palm, the thumb palm, the finger palm, or the back palm.

This amounts to an impressive degree of flexibility in its application.

But the really disarming property of the Pitch is that the display of the coins can take place so

casually. Once the rhythm and "knack" are acquired, the move can easily be done with your

full attention focused on the audience. You can actually look at and talk to the audience as

the crucial move takes place.

Since I've included the most minute detail, the description might seem lengthy. For this

reason, you might want to quickly scan the description to get a feel for full details, and then

go back through with coins in hand. As you rehearse, keep the arms and shoulders loose, and

remember to use a smooth, natural movement.

PROCEDURES : If you allow your arms to swing out naturally while standing up, you'd

notice that continuing the line of motion of the hands would form an "X" on the table in front

of you. The arms move towards each other and the intersection of the "X", as they move

forward. This is the way the arms will swing out to show the coins when doing the Gallo

Pitch standing. It is also the way the wrist will move while sitting, but the wind up and swing

of the arms will be more limited.

When coins are tossed from hands moving along the lower portions of the "X", the coins

continue along that line when they leave the hand. In other words, the tossing movement of

the hands form the lower portions of the "X", while the coins continue on along their paths to

complete the upper portion of the "X".

What makes the move deceptive is that at one point the left hand will be throwing it's coin

"against the grain" of it's X, in the direction that the win from the right hand should be

traveling. This toss of the left hand's coin along the path the right hand's coin should be

taking is done under cover of picking up the coin or coins first thrown by the left hand. What

the spectators first see is the left hand tossing it's coin to the table. Then, as the left hand

seems to pick up it's coin, the right hand tosses it's min onto the table.

During this opposite-direction throw by the left hand, the right hand will either be: ( 1 )

holding back all the coins it is supposed to be throwing, ( 2 ) tossing all its coins along with the

coins released from the left hand, or ( 3 ) holding back some of it's coins while actually tossing

some of it's coins. In some cases, the right hand may even be empty. In those cases, it simply

imitates the tossing action, as the coins are released from the left hand.

I’ll teach the basic move first, and then go on to some of the professional applications. Begin

by showing a coin at the fingertips of each hand, as in illustration 1 . Both hands turn palm

down. The left hand will show its coin first.

Begin by giving a slight backwards “wind up," and then toss the coin towards the upper right

corner, ill. 2

During the wind up of the left hand, the right hand classic palms it's coin. See illustration 3 .

It adds to the deceptiveness if the fingers follow through in the direction the coins are being

tossed. The hand doesn't have to turn completely palm up, but it is important that the fingers

extend outwards towards the tossed coin. This follow through shouldn't be exaggerated, and

is, in fact, most important for the right fingers, but the left hand will establish the move.

The way this first coin is thrown from the left hand is important. How it is propelled in the

opposite direction is also very important I'll give more details on this in the final tips. after

explaining the basic move. The left hand now comes up, PALM DOWN, to retrieve the coin.

Ill. 4 .

The coin will be picked up by allowing the left thumb to slip under the coin, pressing it up

against the left fingers. At the same time, this coin is being picked up, the right hand is

performing it's wind up move. Again, the wind up is just a slight back swing of the right wrist

in preparation for the apparent toss to the upper left. This slight movement establishes the

right hand's toss an instant before it takes place.

The first coin thrown, just picked up by the left hand, is now going to be tossed to the upper

left corner of the mat. This toss to the upper left is done under the cover of closing the left

hand, and turning it palm up. There is no flipping or propelling of the coin by the left thumb

in any way.

That is important. The coin gets it's momentum from the hand turning palm up, and moving

to the left as it closes. See illustration . 5 .

Doing this in a loose, natural way is the key to the whole illusion, and the trouble I see most

people having is that they try to make too much out of this. The coin is simply allowed to fly

out from the partially dosed - yet continuing to dose - left hand as it turns palm up. The coin

actually leaves the hand traveling over the tips of the fingers. Depending on the way you pick

up the coin, the coin will either turn over or not during the toss. Mike uses this particular

property of the move to great advantage with copper/silver coins.

The right hand times it's tossing movement toward the upper left to coincide with the coin

flying from the left hand. Make certain the forgers follow through in the same direction as the

coin being tossed from the left hand, and the illusion that the traveling coin came from the

right hand is perfect. See illustration 6 .

By not turning the right hand completely palm up, you can conceal the coin in classic palm

by means of the Kaps Subtlety, as the base of the thumb prevents it from being seen.

After the toss has taken place, the right hand picks up the coin from the upper left in the same

way that the left hand did. Move the right hand back to its starting position, make the magic

happen, and then open the hands to show the coin from the left hand has magically joined the

one in the right

FINAL TIPS

There are basically four points to be concerned with now that the Gallo Pitch has been

technically described:

1 . Controlling the bounce of the coins on the table surface, as they are initially thrown from

the left hand, as well as when executing the Pitch.

2 . Maintaining consistency of actions between the left hand and the right hand.

3 . Specifying the motivation for showing the coins again after the initial display.

4 . timing the movements of both hands to correspond to one another as the move takes place.

The key factor in controlling the coins is to keep them flat, and toss them low to the table.

Don't put an arch on the coin, because the coin will bounce, or possibly land on an edge. If

you have to chase the coin around the table before moving back to the position for the Pitch,

you would be sacrificing the beauty of the natural flow. Particularly during the opening Pitch

from the left hand, make sure the coin is tossed low and flat to the table.

Another way to lose control of the coin is to try to propel it from the left hand in some sort of

flipping manner. Of course, this is wrong, as the coin should fly from the tips of the left hand

as the hand turns over, and you should try to have it land flat to the table as you do.

Consistency of actions is a necessity in perforating sleight of hand. In the Gallo Pitch, the

actions of the left hand must set up the actions of the right hand. The actions to pay attention

to are the slight wind up of the hands before the toss, and the follow through of the fingers

after the toss. Also important is the establishment of the direction of the toss from each hand.

The 'X' factor behind the natural swinging of the arms is set up with the first toss from the left

hand.

One important consideration that is often neglected is the motivation for reshowing the coins

after they are initially shown as in illustration 1 . To close the coins into the hands and then

immediately go into the Pitch for no reason would give away the MOMENT the move took

place, if not the method itself. A properly planned false move of some sort will arouse

curiosity among the viewers as to what might now be in the hands. If you create a desire in

the spectator to see what is in the hands, then the move is properly motivated and the

deception will be complete.

The last consideration, timing, is all important The best way to properly teach the correct

timing would be for me to influence you to do what you will actually be pretending to do

when you perform the Gallo Pitch. Several times, toss the coin in the left hand towards the

upper right Then, as the left hand is picking up the coin just tossed, the right hand should

wind up and toss it's coin to the upper left There is a slight overlapping, not in the actual

throwing of the coins, but in the picking up of the coin in the left hand and in the wind up of

the right hand. After doing this a few times, you will develop the rhythm that is right for you

and continues to support the illusion. There is no iron-clad rule on how fast the move should

be done because the deceptiveness does not depend on speed. What is most important is that

the speed of the move be consistent with the way that you would normally toss a coin from

each hand.

PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS OF THE GALLO PITCH

PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS : Advanced sleight of hand workers learn from

experience not to waste time on unusable techniques. Utility moves, such as the Gallo Pitch,

can be given top priority learning time because of their versatility. Here you have all the

information you need to learn how to do the basic Pitch Now let's take a quick look at

professional applications for the Pitch. Each of these handlings includes a special touch to

add to its effectiveness.

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