Moves with Cups

211 entries in Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Moves with Cups
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
3. To Secretly Introduce the Palmed Ball under the Cup
1876
Modern Magic
275
4. To Simulate the Action of Placing a Ball under a Cup
1876
Modern Magic
276
To Pass one Cup through another
1876
Modern Magic
277
To Hold the Ball whilst conveying under Cups
1902
The Modern Conjurer
184
Eddie Joseph The Secret Introduction how to load a ball under a cup, two methods
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
2
Eddie Joseph Secret Extraction stealing ball from under cup while lifting it
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
2
Eddie Joseph To Show Ball Under an Actual Empty Cup
1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
3
Eddie Joseph To Simulate Action of Placing Ball Under Cup
1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
3
Eddie Joseph The Jo-Jo Introduction loading ball into cup
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
3
Eddie Joseph Additional Moves a. spectator holds cup on palm, ball appears under it
b. borrowed hank vanishes and appears under cup
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
6
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 4, moves with balls, wand, cups
 		Nov. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 38)
254
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 5
 		Dec. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 39)
260
Loading a Cup tip over load
 		1938
Greater Magic
660
Removing a Ball Secretly from Under a Cup
1938
Greater Magic
660
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 6
 		Jan. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 40)
266
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 7
 		Feb. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 41)
282
Eddie Joseph Secret Introductions intro to cup loads
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
12
Eddie Joseph Secret Introduction of Two Balls Under One Cup Simultaneously
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
13
Eddie Joseph Secret Introduction of Single Balls from the Double Palm
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
13
Eddie Joseph The "Two-in-One" Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
14
Eddie Joseph Secret Introduction of Three Balls Together Under One Cup
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
14
Eddie Joseph The "Tip-Up" Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
15
Eddie Joseph The Torpedo Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
15
Eddie Joseph The "Back-Street" Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
15
Eddie Joseph The Cup Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
15
Eddie Joseph The "Infinite" Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
16
Eddie Joseph The "Stratagem" Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
16
Eddie Joseph The "Top-Hole" Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
17
Eddie Joseph The Jubilee Introduction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
17
Eddie Joseph The Hinge Extraction ball steal
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
18
Eddie Joseph The Double Extraction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
19
Eddie Joseph The Triple Extraction
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
19
Eddie Joseph The "Grasshopper" Vanish
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
20
Eddie Joseph The Slide Vanish ball dumped into left fingers below table edge
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
21
Eddie Joseph The Thumb Steal
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
22
Eddie Joseph The Roll ball apparently rolled under cup, rolls out the other side
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
24
Eddie Joseph The Scoop ball rolled into cup, secretly bounces out again
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
24
Eddie Joseph The Reel cup shown empty, ball hidden behind
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
25
Eddie Joseph The Match Holder keeping item hidden in cup with match stick as holder
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
39
Eddie Joseph Loading Tall Articles into Cups articles "nearly as high as the cup"
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
42
Eddie Joseph The "Phantom" Load fruit stuck in cup to handle cups freely
  • First Method
  • Second Method
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
45
Senor Charles Mardo A Novel Sleight: “The Flight” technique for Cups and Balls routine that apparently vanishes (or causes to penetrate) a ball resting on top of cup
 		1945
Routined Magic
18
The Pounding right hand palms ball on top of cup after slapping down on it, for penetration effect
 		1945
Routined Magic
20
John Ramsay Passing the Wand Through the Cups
1948
John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls
44
, Johnny Paul Cup Through Cup Move with variation by Johnny Paul
 		1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
204
Lewis Ganson Moves with the Bags and Balls
  • 1. The basic move
  • 2. To show a bag empty when it contains a ball
  • 3. Loading a ball secretly into a bag
  • 4. Loading from the pocket
  • 5. Production of a glass of wine
 		1956
Unconventional Magic
16
Eddie Joseph The Basic Secret Moves
  • Move I: The Transfer
  • Move II: Secret Introduction
  • Move III: Simulating Visible Introduction
  • Move IV: Loaded Lift
  • Move V: Loaded Lift Combination
 		1956
The Hindu Cups
11
Charlie Miller Charles Miller's "Cups and Balls Move" penetration of cup with ball
Also published here 1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
188
Milton Kort Fake Load Pretend to put ball under cup
 		1962
Kort Is Now In Session
42
Milton Kort Turn Over Load Secretly load ball in cup by turning it mouth down
 		1962
Kort Is Now In Session
43
Milton Kort One Hand Cup Turnover Flourish for turning cup over
 		1962
Kort Is Now In Session
43
Milton Kort Two Hand Cup Turnover Flourish for turning cup over
 		1962
Kort Is Now In Session
44
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller Move
Sep. 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 11)
207
Roy Walton Ghost Cup addition for cup-through-cup sequence
 		Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
221
Bounce Steal card thrown under cup stolen, actually page 298A
 		Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
298
Reverse Spin Steal actually page 298A
 		Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
298
Karl Fulves Visible Penetration ball through cup
 		Sep. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 11)
362
Tipover Move loading move
 		Oct. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 12)
367
Peter Alexis Clip Steal ball stolen from top of cup as another cup is put onto it
 		Oct. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 12)
368
Peter Alexis Delayed Lapping Move ball lapped from cup
 		Oct. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 12)
368
Galloping Post sequence with cups and ball
Related to
  • Modern Magic Manual (Jean Hugard)
 Oct. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 12)
369
Ger Copper Cups and Balls sponge balls
  • ball vanishes between two stacked cups
  • showing tabled cup empty despite a ball being underneath
  • dropping classic palmed ball into upright cup when reaching to wand
 		1970
Magic from Holland
4
Horace Goldin, Frank Garcia Horace Goldin's Cup & Ball Move ball vanishes when two cups are banged together with ball between them, see also p. 815 for comment by Roger Crabtree
Related toAlso published here July 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 9)
635
Pete Biro Cup Chop
  • The Karate Acquitment
showing cup empty despite ball underneath
Related to Apr. 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 6)
723
Sam Aaronson The Basic Loading Move
Aug. 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 10)
778
Karl Fulves Speedball featuring hand-to-hand transfer of ball with cup
 		Sep. 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 11)
791
Loading Move
1974
The Penultimate Cups & Balls
6
Horace Goldin Frank Garcia erklärt Horace Goldin's Becherspiel Griff ball vanishes when two cups are banged together with ball between them
Also published here Apr. 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
72
Scotty York The Basic Move hiding a big ball in the cup
 		1975
Cups & Balls
3
Cup through Cup with ball hidden
 		1975
Cups & Balls
6
Scotty York, Larry Jennings Center of the Mat Cup Load Jennings' loading sequence without the handkerchief
Related to 1975
Cups & Balls
12
Sam Leo Horowitz Two Tumblers and a Coin - Horowitz Cup through cup standard illusion, but with coin inside one of the cups
 		1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
153
Ian Baxter My Cup Flippeth Over throwing a loaded cup from hand to hand
 		Aug. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 12)
298
Palming
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
152
Introducing the Ball loading the cup
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
152
Placing Ball under Cup
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
153
Appearing to Place Ball under Cup
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
153
The Penetrating Cups
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
153
The Optical Move showing cups empty
 		1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
10
Aldo Colombini The Can-Can Move hiding balls in cup, while tossing them from hand to hand
Variations 1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
12
Aldo Colombini The Tilt Move tilting the cup from another cup, stealing a ball
 		1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
12
Aldo Colombini The Flying Catch ball is dropped from cup and caught under it, hiding other balls
 		1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
14
Charlie Miller Miller's Penetration
1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
18
Aldo Colombini The Balls Penetrate Two Cups
1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
19
Aldo Colombini The Ultimate Vanish ball vanishes by hitting two cups against it
 		1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
20
Frank Garcia Double Post stacked cups, ball secretly between, cups dragged down on table with balls underneath
Inspired by
  • "Galloping Post" (Hugard's Modern Magic Manual, 1939, p. 130, item 4)
 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 2)
1076
Frank Garcia The "Scoop" or "Lift Up" Move showing cup empty despite ball
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
34
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The "Galloping Post" Move
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
35
Charlie Miller Miller's Drop Through Move
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
51
Horace Goldin "Click" Move ball vanishes between to cups that are banged together
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
61
Paul Gertner Secret Loading of a Ball Underneath a Cup with steel ball
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
82
Paul Gertner The False Load steel ball apparently placed under cup
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
84
Horace Goldin The Horace Golding Baffling Cup gaffed cup to vanish a ball under it
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
103
Frank Garcia Passing a Wand Through 3 Nested Cups
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
105
Cup Through Cup
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
109
Herb Morrissey Fako Move sequence for showing cups empty
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
111
To Show that a Cup is Deeper Inside than Out
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
117
Danny Korem The UDT Cups and Ball Routine clean vanish of ball from cup, pendulum holdout
 		1980
The Upside Down Toppit — Volume II
15
Gary Ouellet The Cenotaph Illusion showing the cups empty
 		1980
The Two Goblets
9
Gary Ouellet The Cenotaph Placement placing apparently empty cups on table
 		1980
The Two Goblets
11
Cup Through cup
1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine
4
Jim Cellini The Elevator Move
1982
The Close-up Magic of Frank Garcia — Part I
94
Cup through Cup Move
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
6
Wayne Dobson T 4 U move with cup that has a handle and ball
 		July 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 15)
291
David Roth, Charlie Miller Cup Penetration Variation with chop cup
 		1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
23
Fabian Han Ping Cup Move
1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
109
Elevator Move brief
 		1987
Special Effects
47
David Williamson One-Handed Ball Steal
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4, 5 & 6)
16
Hippie Torrales EC Cups & Balls Elsmley Count to show cups empty
 		Jan. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 1)
1590
Cup Through Cup uncredited
 		1989
Williamson's Wonders
89
Charlie Miller, David Williamson Charlie Miller Move variation
 		1989
Williamson's Wonders
92
Wand Through Cup
1989
Williamson's Wonders
94
Roy Walton Thru and Thru No. 81, cup dropped through cup, with coin inside as convincer
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
113
Rafael Benatar Cup Through Cup Variation cup falls through other cups, with all three cups
 		1989
Transit Cups and Balls
5
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller Move
1989
Transit Cups and Balls
11
The Reverse Stack Count
1990
Impossibilia
83
Cup Through Cup
1990
Impossibilia
84
John Bannon The Trick Pick - Something New ball removed from cup and reloaded at same time
 		1990
Impossibilia
84
The Slide Move - Another Standard Cups Move
1990
Impossibilia
85
John Bannon Shuttleball - Another "New" Sleight
1990
Impossibilia
85
Charlie Miller Miller Penetration Move
1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
8
Michael Ammar No Tip "Tip-Over" Load
1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
13
David Williamson One-Handed Ball Steal
1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
19
Gary Kurtz The Tip-off Load from classic palm
 		1991
The Cups and Balls
18
Gary Kurtz The Double Load loading an extra ball under the cup
 		1991
The Cups and Balls
18
Gary Kurtz The Fake Load
1991
The Cups and Balls
19
Alexander de Cova Becherspiele cup load with ball, dropping small ball inside while reaching over cup
Also published here 1991
Am Close-up Tisch
15
Antonio Casas The Flipover Flourish Load
Sep. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 9)
2119
Antonio Casas Switch/Load for Cup & Ball
Dec. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 12)
2153
Alexander de Cova Becherspiele cup load with ball, dropping small ball inside while reaching over cup
Also published here 1992
Ein Profi packt aus...
161
David Berglas Verwendungsmöglichkeiten des "Ärmelns"
  • Becherspiel
  • Billardball-Produktion
 		1992
Baden Baden Lecture Notes
11
The Pick Up picking up cup with ball hidden under it, pinky
 		1992
Show-Time at the Tom-Foolery
190
The Transfer transferring ball under cup, while stacked cup is removed from other cup
 		1992
Show-Time at the Tom-Foolery
191
The Load loading sponge ball under cup
 		1992
Show-Time at the Tom-Foolery
191
The Steal stealing sponge ball from under cup, similar to shell game basic move
 		1992
Show-Time at the Tom-Foolery
192
Antonio Casas Striking Vanish
Aug. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 8)
2250
False Loading "Apparently placing a ball under a cup"
 		1993
Cups & Balls (Western)
4
Real Loading "Really placing a ball under a cup"
 		1993
Cups & Balls (Western)
5
Secret Loading "Secretly introducing the ball under a cup"
 		1993
Cups & Balls (Western)
5
Loading Fruit "Secretly introducing a larger object under a cup"
 		1993
Cups & Balls (Western)
6
Paul Gertner Click Convincer steel ball apparently heard inside cup
 		1994
Steel and Silver
198
Charlie Miller Cup Penetration with steel ball
 		1994
Steel and Silver
200
Ball Steal when covered with cup
 		1995
The Magic of John Riggs
6
Karl Fulves Cup Kink "An idea for the cups & balls"
flexible cups
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
63
Harry Riser Ball under Cup Move ball apparently placed under cup
 		1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
98
Harold Cataquet Tip No Load
July 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 7)
2812
Harold Cataquet HPC For Cup And Ball Hand Ping Chien
 		July 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 7)
2815
The Centrifugal Move ball stays inside when cup is turned over and tabled
Related to 1998
Cyclops
2
The Pickup Move ball under cup secretly picked up with cup
 		1998
Cyclops
2
The Cup Steal & Conceal ball apparently rolled from cup into hand
 		1998
Cyclops
2
Bob Farmer Big Sponge Ball Vanish sponge ball rolled from cup into hand and seen, vanishes
 		1998
Cyclops
7
Bob Farmer Big Solid Ball Vanish ball rolled from cup into hand and seen, vanishes
Related to
  • "The Vanishing Buckeye" (Eddie Fields' Secret Diary, p. 19)
 1998
Cyclops
7
Karl Fulves Penetro "Short Takes"
gaffed cup with trapdoor
 		1998
The Fine Print (Issue 8)
231
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Das Laden eines Bechers mit einem grossen Ball loading final load in cup
Also published here 1999
Kleines Becherspiel Kompendium
36
Cup through Cup
2002
The Book of Secrets
124
Measuring inside of Cup
2002
The Book of Secrets
125
Charlie Miller Cup Penetration Move actually credited to Mexican magician by Miller
 		2002
The Book of Secrets
129
Ross Bertram The Cups and Balls ball under hand on table, ball on hand and cup covers it and slides it apparently down on the table
 		Mar. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 3)
59
The Tip Over Load
2004
Street Cups and Balls
48
The Scoop
2004
Street Cups and Balls
49
Stacking Load
2004
Street Cups and Balls
49
Wand Through Cup Classic
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
50
The Fruit Load From pouch
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
50
Karl Fulves Up Cup two cups nested, wand pushed in from below, it seems to penetrate lower cup and lift upper cup
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
361
Alexander de Cova Cups & Balls Loading Technique topit tunnel used to get final load into other hand without going into pocket
Also published here 2004
Treasures
13
Alexander de Cova Another Vanish ball on left fingers, right hand puts cup over ball and drags it onto table, steal
Also published here 2004
Treasures
16
Don Alan Don Alan Chop Cup Loading Technique
2005
The Complete Don Alan's Chop Cup
20
Don Alan The Big Bang chop cup loading technique with bang on table
 		2005
The Complete Don Alan's Chop Cup
25
Jon Allen Expertalk: Jon Allen on the Cups & Balls ball penetrates cup, Charlie Miller phase alternative
Also published here July 2006
Magic (Vol. 15 No. 11)
91
Mago Mai The Drop Production ball apparently dropped into cup that is held in the other hand, as vanish or transformation
Also published here Aug. 2007
Magic (Vol. 16 No. 12)
83
Mago Mai Expertalk: Mago Mai on the Cups & Balls "Roll Flat Vanish", ball held out with arm against body
Also published here Aug. 2007
Magic (Vol. 16 No. 12)
87
Karl Fulves KF Notes
  • plastic glass clings to knife
  • thread strand in middle of mouth of cup in cups and balls
  • Fred DeMuth's tumbler trick
Inspired byRelated to 2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
280
Alexander de Cova Cups & Balls Loading topit tunnel used to get final load into other hand without going into pocket
Also published here 2008
Out of my Sporran
11
Jon Allen Push Through Move ball penetrates cup, Charlie Miller phase alternative
Also published here 2009
Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen
170
Alexander de Cova Cups & Balls Loading topit tunnel used to get final load into other hand without going into pocket
Also published here 2010
Better Than Hartz 4
22
Al Schneider Cup Pickup and Replace loading a ball under a cup
 		2011
Al Schneider Magic
132
Al Schneider Tip Load
2011
Al Schneider Magic
138
Turnover Move hiding a ball while placing the cups on the table
 		2011
Al Schneider Magic
145
Al Schneider Tweezers Steal
2011
Al Schneider Magic
147
Al Schneider Tweezers Steal with Large Ball large ball hidden under cup

 		2011
Al Schneider Magic
153
Al Schneider Tweezers Load
2011
Al Schneider Magic
157
Al Schneider Twist Pickup cup pickup hiding a large ball
 		2011
Al Schneider Magic
160
Al Schneider Subtlety Pickup cup pickup hiding a palmed ball
 		2011
Al Schneider Magic
163
Al Schneider Rotate Load
2011
Al Schneider Magic
165
Al Schneider Double Load
2011
Al Schneider Magic
167
Alexander de Cova Geheime Taschenladung final loads handling, using topit
 		2011
Seminar-Leviten
11
Roberto Giobbi Overture for Cups and Balls cup moves, three balls appear, travel under cups
 		2012
Confidences
119
Tom Gagnon Empty Cup Move display sequence for cups
Also published here
  • The Blueprint, Vol. 5 No. 6
 2013
Too Hot for the Devil
208
Alexander de Cova Abschlussladung mit einer Pouch final load choreography with pouch
Also published here July 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 8)
13
Christian Scherer Das Becherspiel als Salonkunststück general remarks on the Cups and Balls
  • Der Handlungsablauf beim Becherspiel
  • Die Struktur (structure)
  • Der Vortrag (patter)
  • Die Becher (cups)
  • Die Kugeln (balls)
  • Der Zauberstab (wand)
  • Der Tisch (table)
  • Die Tischoberfläche (table surface)
  • Die Handhabung der Becher (handling of the cups)
  • Die falsche Übergabe (false transfer of a ball)
  • Die Ladung (loads)
  • Das Platzieren der Ladungen (placement of loads in pockets)
  • Die Ladetechnik (loading technique)
  • Die Ladung vor den Blicken der Zuschauer verbergen (hiding the loads)
  • Indirektes Laden (indirect loads)
  • Das Abstellen der geladenen Becher (putting cups with loads on the table)
Also published here 2014
Schlaglichter
175
Kurti Freitag, Aldo Colombini Der Wurfgriff hiding balls in cup, while tossing them from hand to hand
Inspired by May 2014
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 18)
579
Kurti Freitag Der Pickup picking up cup with ball underneath, unusual grip
 		May 2014
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 18)
582
Horace Goldin Goldin Vanish ball vanishes visuall between two cups that are banged together with both hands on the table
 		May 2014
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 18)
583
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller Move
  • Die Finte mit der Bewegung
 		May 2014
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 18)
586
Das Stehlen steal of sponge ball under cup when placing cup over ball
 		May 2014
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 18)
588
Alexander de Cova Ladung mit der Pouch final load choreography with pouch
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
231
Alexander de Cova Ballstehlen ball on left fingers, right hand puts cup over ball and drags it onto table, steal
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 2
219
Alexander de Cova Becherspiel Load topit tunnel used to get final load into other hand without going into pocket
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 3
266
Alexander de Cova Becherspielladung ohne Jacke cups and balls loading without jacket, through hole in front of trouser
 		2016
Burners — Vol. 5
191
Charlie Miller Setting the Spring Gag one cup through the other until an apparent spring is set in cup
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
19
Rule of Thumb Move inside deeper than outside gag
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
19
Al Schneider Picking Up The Cup With Ball Palmed
Nov. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 11)
63
Al Schneider Placing The Cup Onto Table and Loading the Palmed Ball
Nov. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 11)
64
Al Schneider Loading The Large Ball Into the Cup
Nov. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 11)
64
Charlie Miller Cup Penetration Move
2020
Sleights & Insights
269
Guy Hollingworth Cup Load from Flapped Ball
2022
Slow Motion Cups & Balls
31
Jon Allen Expertalk: Jon Allen on the Cups & Balls ball penetrates cup, Charlie Miller phase alternative
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
522
Mago Mai The Drop Production ball apparently dropped into cup that is held in the other hand, as vanish or transformation
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
646
Mago Mai Expertalk: Mago Mai on the Cups & Balls "Roll Flat Vanish", ball held out with arm against body
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
650
Christian Scherer Essay on the Cups and Balls general remarks on the Cups and Balls
  • Plot
  • Structure
  • Patter
  • The Cups
    • Shape
    • Size
    • Weight
    • Sound
    • Visual appearance
  • Balls
    • Size
    • Color
    • Material
  • The Magic Wand
  • The Table
  • The Table Surface
  • Handling of the Cups
  • False Transfers
  • Loads
  • Placement of the Loads in pockets
  • Loading Technique
  • Hiding the Load from the Audience
  • Delayed Loading
  • Putting Down Loaded Cups
  • Presenting the Loads
Also published here 2024
Mosaic
181
Alexander de Cova Reverse Topit-Load topit tunnel used to get final load into other hand without going into pocket
Also published here 2025
Sechzig Sechzig
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