There is a reason there is no live performance on this demo, or on the instruction.
Anyone
with a decent amount of experience will see the many flaws with not only the bag, but with the flow
of the routine as well.
Save your money, go buy a cheap change bag, paint some balls get
to work.
I am mailing this back today.
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The price on this reflects Ken Dyne's philosophy. As usual he wants to make a quick buck. At his
customers' expense.
Spend your money on something else. There is a lot of good products
available here. This is not one of them.
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Let's break this down!. Love the routine. Love the trailer.
The props are easy to use and
the routine offers a lot in the way of presentation. You could effectively buy this effect, receive
it in the mail and have it in your show the following day.
But here are my issues. And why
I can't give it a 5-star rating.
There is no performance. You receive a code to access a
partition of Ken's website that has all the material to perform. It has an explanation, a semi
history, etc. But it does not have any kind of a performance of the effect.
If you would
like to see a performance, purchase his Penguin lecture. Not only is it a fantastic lecture, but it
also has a performance of this effect.
But overall this effect is well worth the price tag
and has a lot in the realm of presentation possibilities that it's kind of insane. No mechanical
bits, no electronics to fail. Just you, your balls, a bag, and 4 lucky people to play with them.
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I like this set, so much so that I purchased a back up set once I saw how well constructed it is!!
I'm one who works, so having a back up is paramount especially for such a great effect.
This take Max's Kurosuke to an entire new level. After my first performance, I fell in love with
the method and routining! I also came up with my own routining and perform it close-up, parlour and
stage. It's great for senior care-home shows as participants are involved and the colored balls are
easy to see.
There are many ways to make this effect work in any show, kids ---> adults,
including riske bar shows!!!
There is a lot of mileage in this effect that fits in a
pocket!!!! This effect is completely revamped from the first. It is also a good prototype to build
your own. I chose not to do that and purchased a second set of MR. Golden Balls for backup as stated
earlier.
Included is a set of slides that can be edited to suit your performance venue.
Actually, don't purchase this effect!! I want to keep it to Mr. Dyne and myself!!!
Cheers
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I am giving this a 5 star mostly for the quality of all of the items received.
I will give it a
4 star for props explanation. And only a 3 star for routine and method sharing. Note this could be
great if you are willing to phantom your own pattern / method. I would not recommend this for a
beginner.
1 of 1 magicians found this helpful.
I'm not sure why this has negative reviews, I've had this about a year and have zero issues with it.
You can have some fun with this obviously with the right crowd. No issues here...I'd buy it again
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I love the routine, the props are very good quality (the bag and the balls are very nice. My only
complain is that no explanation video with this trick, just a description on a paper...
As a professional, I pretty much knew exactly what to expect. And I was not disappointed. This is
really not a trick in and of itself, but is best used in conjunction with another effect. Magicians
in the know, are who I would recommend this to. The quality is absolutely superior.