Another ball appears and then another, until several balls seem to have 'popped' into view on the left fist. A small rubber band is required. The audience will never see the band, but the performer may choose to use a red band to match the ball color or a natural colored band to match the skin. Three sponge balls are compressed together and the band placed around their center, making a compact package which, when held between the first finger and thumb appear from the front to be only one ball. Setup Place the ball package and a single matching ball into your coat pocket or a small open top container.
Performance Casually show the hands empty and with the right hand reach into the container.
Take hold of the ball package so that it rests in finger palm position, the slightly curled second, third and fourth fingers holding the package lightly in the hand. Raise the left hand to chest height, the back of the left hand toward the audience, the left fingers touching. The left thumb should be toward the body about two inches away from the left palm and not visible to the audience. The right hand moves across the body toward the left hand, the right fingers going in behind the left fingers. As the left finger tips touch the second joints of the right fingers, the tip of the left thumb should be touching the back of the ball package finger palmed in the right hand.