Product description : you love the paddle trick but had hard time finding a logical plot and a good quality product ? Well, this fits perfectly for you, it's a natural and a logical way of doing a trick with an object everyone can relate to, it's something which would be perfect for the restaurant worker ! The idea is very simple, you show a little pizza paddle with nothing on it, then you make a pizza appear which you can eat. You can repeat this action as many time as you want, you can even pull out the pizza from the paddle and make it really disappear.
Price and where to buy it : This is sold at $25 and you can find it in nearly every Murphy's magic « partner » shop !
What you get : You get a small plastic bag, not a fancy packaging but it does the job. Inside, you can find a link to a very brief explanation video, I would have liked the routine to be a little bit more long. But you can come up with your own routine, so no need to worry about that. You also get the material, all made out of wood, seems to be a good quality one, it's very light ! You get the pizza paddle which is “gimmicked”, as well as 2 small pizza discs, also made out of wood. The whole thing is very well made and should last a long time if you take care of it. For $25, I'm very happy with all that I received.
The pros and the cons : Here is the core of my review, let's begin with the cons, as I will usually be doing, I prefer to keep the good things for the end.
THE CONS :
The routine taught in the video is quite simple and there is only one routine, I would have liked to see more.
THE PROS :
Finally a paddle trick with something which makes sense, I've seen a lot of trick with the paddle move but they were not motivated, it's not a problem for me but I can see that some people have problem with it.
It's perfect for restaurant worker because it connects with the audience, you can build a routine with the food that the restaurant is making.
The reset is instant, you can produce the pizza discs from wherever you want.
The pizza padlle is really well made and people instantly recognize it when you show it.
It would be perfect for children but I think it would be good for for adult too, you would only have to slightly change the routine.
It's something different, it changes from the usual card stuff magician use to do.
Overall rating : This is something I rather liked, not that I would do it but I can see some magician using it, 3/4 hearts.
As for the difficulty level, the only move you need to know is the paddle move, 2/5 stars.
Similar products : for me, Turbo Stick is one of the best paddle trick out there, as well as Stop Smoking, a lighter trick by Jean Luc Bertrand.
Thanks to Murphys for sending me this product.