Magic Tricks

So when it's Paul Harris, you know it's heavily gimmicked with always something/some funny move to achieve the impossible. I saw this trick, Closure, as a miracle, and in a way it really is something beautiful and slightly (pun) different from the usual run of PH tricks. In this review, I will address all the problems I found, and inform you of how to improve finesse on this trick and give you a VERY informed opinion my magic friends. :)

Problems/solutions to be made:
-prepare to put in 2 or more hours of work as practice will be the least of your worries. What I mean is that making all the adjustments so the trick "flows" will take up a lot of time. Unless you believe in hard work to master a beautiful effect, this may not be for you. (As of now, I put in 3 to make everything "perfect")
- I feel the trick was WAYYYYYY overpriced for the trick alone. $50 max. It is good, yes, but should not be charged THIS much.
-The routine itself is TOO simplistic, and needs more layers to be deceptive. Below I have provided a solution that the dvd didn't give.
-All that was included in the dvd was multiple variations of how to vanish the ring and make it appear on your necklace (and a possible transposition). There should be more ways/ routines to be included since a) you paid $100 and b) the vanish and appearance is NOT enough. For everyone here' I recommend again the below routine to use with Closure.
-They give 2 extra pieces of small chain with NO explanation of what to do with them! Robert Smith said he would cover it in the inventory section but never did…
The shrug technique did not work at all with my hook-up unless I shifted my whole body towards the ceiling.
-They didn't cover the scenario where you can be seated to perform this trick

Other things to note and help you along the way:
-Clip pin to the front shoulder part of the shirt
-Take off your shirt to make adjustments, at times it's frustrating to do guesswork when you cannot see your adjustments and are just going off a feel.
-doing the ring vanish alone is too obvious. do a multiphase one coin routine using a ring instead and have the final production come from your mouth ( or possible place if that is not your preference) , BEFORE doing the appearance on your necklace. It's more logical, makes sense, and is much more humorous to clean off the ring and have it vanish then. I showed it to my friends the vanish as is, from the promo video, and NOBODY believed it. There was a move somewhere…have it built into a bigger routine, (not given on the dvd) and it will be covered.
- I feel slightly limited to performing this in noisier environments because of the possible "sound" that was not mentioned before the purchase of the dvd
-Keep the "hook-up" to your belt, as pockets did not work…hookup kept slipping out
-As to the DVD itself, pause in each section because Robert only repeats things once and the information is critical-I had to press replay a couple times… -.-
Even with ALL these things, I bought this trick knowing I would have to put a good couples hours work into setting up/fixing/ making the trick work for me. And I'm happy (yes, I sound crazy), cuz I now this is not a trick many people would put their time into to making it work for them. And as gregory wilson once said, "it gives your cards a rest"...
Random final thoughts: the box it comes in is pretty elegant. haha But in all
seriousness, it's your choice wether you want to get the trick or not. I hope this helps everyone!