Magic Tricks

- The Uday zombie ball is 5"inches in diameter which is the size I prefer and is not as common as the 4" in. balls. So I took a chance on this one , hoping I'd have a decent back-up ball. But as it is , I would only use this Uday ball as a practice ball to avoid denting my performance ball. Unfortunately, the seam where the two halves fit together is very visible. The two halves of the ball I received don't fit together securely. I'll add a few small dabs of wax or sticky-tak placed around the inside rim to hold the halves together more securely. The quality of the Uday ball doesn't compare well to the better zombie balls I've seen or used. In my experience, some Uday items are good quality props, some are not so good. I think Uday's quality control is an issue. This one is not so good , but I'm just going to use it as a practice ball.

- The part of the gimmick that connects to the ball fits loosely, as noted in another review here, but is fixable by using a bit of electrical tape to pad it , or replacing it with the usual thing.


- IMPORTANT to point out: minimal instructions are included with Uday's zombie ball. From these instructions you would not get a good idea of how to perform this properly if you weren't already familiar with the effect. It's really almost like no instructions on HOW to perform the effect, just a brief explanation of the basic mechanics of the trick. Not a big deal for me as I'm already familiar with it , but this would be disappointing and inadequate for someone who has never worked with this effect before. If you haven't performed Zombie before, I would suggest looking for a Supreme Magic Co. publication by Lewis Ganson called "Ganson's Magic Teach-In Series: Zombie , the Floating Ball". It's out-of-print, but there is an e-book/pdf version of it available if you can't locate a used hard copy of the actual book. The Lewis Ganson Teach-In on the Zombie is also part of "The Complete Ganson Teach-In Series" by Lewis Ganson and L&L Publishing , which is available from Penguin. And/or get the L&L instructional video "World's Greatest Magic: Zombie Ball" available from Penguin.

- Note that the listing above says: "Foulard not included" , but the one I received DID have a foulard included , solid black. The foulard quality is not bad , although I don't think solid black is the best choice , I would use a solid color foulard. I already have a foulard from Losander , so I'll use this for something else. In his lectures, Losander recommends using a foulard with a solid color on the front and black on the back, so you could find a solid color cloth of the same size and similar material (silk/polyester) , then sew the two together.

Overall, I can't really recommend the Uday zombie ball except as a practice ball to avoid denting your performance ball when you're rehearsing. ** 2 Star review because of the minimal instructions and the highly visible seam on the ball.