Loops Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 by Yigal Mesika & Finn Jon

A total utter waste of money. Loops Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 by Yigal Mesika & Finn Jon is torturous to watch and way too expensive for the level of instruction you get. If you want to know the history of Loops, by all means, pony up the bucks and buy this. If you’re having trouble sleeping at night, play this and you’ll be nodding off in no time. The video above should give you enough idea of what effects you will be taught and none of them are difficult to figure out for anyone who is familiar with Loops…or IT for that matter.

A much better video for your Loop-minded money is The Million Dollar Knot from Penguin Magic. If you’ve played with Loops for longer than a few minutes, you know they break and you only get 5 on the card when you buy them. So you’d be better off buying an inexpensive, “Instant Download” video that teaches a few effects and, more importantly, shows you how you can make your own Loops very easily with two items that should already be in your magician’s case. The Million Dollar Knot also comes with a spool of PET2.0 that, in my experience, is better than Mesika Elastics for stretch, strength and most importantly, invisibility.

Forget Yigal Mesika and Finn Jon (and Luna Shimada¹ for that matter) and steer clear of Loops Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.

1. who talks like she’s wearing vampire teeth, but isn’t…odd [↩]