I own both this set and the Michael Ammar set. You will probably see these compared rather a lot.
Whether by chance or design they teach almost the same material in almost the same order. This
means they will be compared, and in a comparison, this set (in my book) comes up short.
I
don't know whether this similarity was intentional or not. If it was, I feel it was a bad choice,
both ethically and strategically.
I believe Ray has a lot of talent, though, and feel that,
had his video not been so close to Ammar's more people would make the choice I made...to own both.
On with the comparison:
Both are sold here at Penguin.
Both will teach
you *more* than enough moves to get a C&B routine up and running.
Each has some material
the other does not. Ammar's extra material is, to my way of thinking, much better than Ray's extra
material. You may disagree. Ammar has an additional opening sequence, an additional closing
sequence, and a lot of philosophy and history.
This one has a lower price (always
important), it has a Benson Bowl routine, and it has a visual demonstration of the Carlysle
proposition bet with a Paul Fox Style cup and a Lacrosse ball. I may be missing something else, but
that's what comes to mind.
If I could only have one set, it would be the Ammar set. If it
was out of stock, I'd get this without regrets. My true preference is to have both.
In
sum, nothing wrong with this product...it's just that there is something better which was around
first.
