Three Fly

43 entries in Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / Three Fly
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
David Roth The Feint coin jumps back
 		1985 Expert Coin Magic 83
Gary Kurtz Fingertip Coins Across as example
 		1989 Misdirection and Direction 17
Gary Kurtz Trio long combination
Related toVariations 1990 Unexplainable Acts 67
Chris Kenner Threefly "Chris wants to thank Jonathan Townsend for the initial inspiration for this effect."
Variations 1991 Threefly 3
Dan Garrett Additional Comments on Threefly, with ideas for the final vanish
 		1991 Threefly 10
Chris Kenner Menage Et Trois three Fly
Variations 1992 Totally Out Of Control 69
R. Paul Wilson Crowded Coins
Also published here 1995 The Little Black Book 8
R. Paul Wilson Crowded Coins
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1995 Chaos Theories 26
Curtis Kam Twisted Trio
  • Three Coin Production
  • Visible Coins Across
  • The Reproduction of Three Coins
  • The One-at-a-Time Vanish of Three Coins
Inspired by 1996 Professional Close-up of Curtis Kam 5
Daryl Martinez Daryl's 3 Fly III
Variations 1999 3 Fly III 2
R. Paul Wilson Scottish Fly extra coin
Also published here July 1999 Genii (Vol. 62 No. 7) 44
R. Paul Wilson Crowded Coins aka Scottish Fly, production of three coins combined with Three Fly
Also published here 2000 ca. Completely Crowded! 2
Reed McClintock Hatfields & McCoys three coins travel between fingertips
 		2004 Knuckle Busters Vol. 6 1
Reed McClintock Freedom Flight three coins travel between fingertips
Variations 2004 Knuckle Busters Vol. 6 4
Reed McClintock Searched & Destroyed V.C.A. Conquered three coins from different countries travel between fingertips
 		2004 Knuckle Busters Vol. 6 8
Curtis Kam "Watch the Birdies" credit information and various tips
  • Following the Last Coin
  • Going a Little Further...
  • ...or Further...
  • ...or All the Way
  • Just a Moment
 		2004 Dangerous Notions 11
Curtis Kam Second Verse: Seeing Things
  • First Flight, Freedom Flight
  • Second Flight, Test Flight
  • Third Flight, Delayed
Inspired by 2006 Mr. Eclectic 7
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Anti-Fly three coin production, prelude to a Three Fly routine
 		Jan. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 1) 44
Richard Kaufman From Jonathan Townsend's In Plain View
  • Magicana
intro on origins of Three Fly
 		Sep. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 9) 30
Jonathan Townsend The Evolution of Coins Across credit essay
 		Sep. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 9) 30
Jonathan Townsend Jon's Coins Across uncovered coins across at the fingertips, credit information
  • Overview
  • Preparation: The One Coin Jump
  • First Transit: Somebody Blinked
  • Second Transit: Nobody Sees It Happen
  • Third Transit: In Plain View
  • Notes
 		Sep. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 9) 31
David Regal A Lesson in Larceny with Slippery Sam shell
 		June 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6) 56
Jamy Ian Swiss Me-Fly
Also published here 2011 A Visit to Spain 27
Steven Hamilton On 3 Fly tackling the ending
 		2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 163
Tom Crosbie What's Wrong With 3-Fly?
  • What's Wrong With: The Effect?
  • What's Wrong With: The Method?
  • What's Wrong With: The Routine?
  • What's Wrong With: The Jokes?
  • What's Wrong With: The Magic?
 		2013 Just Be Croz 32
Christian Scherer Das Gold der Leprachauns pot of coins is produced from a small rainbow, coins are hung invisibly in the air and travel from hand to hand, eventually the pot disappears under a handkerchief
Inspired by 2014 Schlaglichter 110
Kainoa Harbottle Three Why
  • By Means of Metal
with thoughts on the Three Fly effect
 		May 2015 Genii (Vol. 78 No. 5) 28
Ryan Plunkett Fly By Night Three Fly routine using large, different-colored discs
 		2016 Some Assembly Required 47
Jamy Ian Swiss Me-Fly
Inspired byAlso published here 2016 It's Another Interesting Application Of That Principle 27
Geoffrey Latta Latta on... The Jump-Back Gag credit information
 		2017 The Long Goodbye — Latta on Coins 73
Geoffrey Latta Triple Crossed credit information
 		2017 The Long Goodbye — Latta on Coins 117
Chong Huang Quick Fly no extra coin
 		Feb. 2017 Genii (Vol. 80 No. 2) 67
Jeremiah Zuo Reframing Three-Fly
Inspired by
  • "BBQ Coins Across" (Jeremiah Zuo, Tom Dobrowolski's "Tom and His Merry Men")
 2018 Institutes of A Coin Magic Fan 25
Jeremiah Zuo Revisiting Trio (Trio-ish) longer combination
Inspired by 2018 Institutes of A Coin Magic Fan 37
Jamy Ian Swiss Me-Fly
Also published here
  • Thoughts II, 2006 edition
 2018 A Visit to England 10
Christian Scherer Das Sicherheitsportmonnaie three coins appear and vanish with a purse frame, coins travel from hand to hand, one coin becomes a large coin and other coins disappear in purse frame again
 		2019 Das Sicherheitsportmonnaie 3
Ryan Plunkett Magnetic Silver two coins become apparently magnetic, one then travels across from hand to hand
  • Through-the-Hand Cleanup
 		2020 Distilled 65
Michael Rubinstein Retro Fly credit information
 		2020 Rubinstein Coin Magic 203
Motoki Kaido Three Fly Standard Three Fly effect
Inspired by 2021 The Monster of the Secret Art 114
Scott Baird Fly Fly Again "A literal take on a Visual Coins Across"
coins seen to fly to other hand via muscle pass
 		Jan. 2022 The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 1) 22
Troy Hooser Three Fly Simplify extra coin, sliding, see p. 34 for credit correction by Richard Kaufman
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2001
 2022 Talk About Tricks (Issue 1) 14
Rune Klan Coins Across Cards Three Fly followed by coins transforming into cards
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2002
 2022 Talk About Tricks (Issue 1) 119
Avi Jap Three Fly Routine incorporating one-handed coin vanish with loop coin
 		2022 Avi 49