Product description: I think a good mat can do a lot for a magician. The way people see him, the way he do magic and what his props tell about him and its personality. A good mat is important, you’ll have a smooth surface, you protect you cards and coins, and it gives credibility and elegance to your routines. My first mats were Gibson ones, they were perfect, the touch, the smell, the color, everything! However, they don’t produce these anymore so I’ve been looking for a good mat maker for a while. A friend of mine took out a folding mat once and I was very intrigued, I had never seen something like this before. I contacted Pattrick and received 3 different mats that I’ll talk about in this review. For me, those are the finest mats I own and potentially the best in the world.
Price and where to buy it: The mats comes in various sizes and different stuff, so the price range is quite big, I recommend you to check Pattrick’s Website: http://www.pattricksmagic.com/pattrick-s-magical-mats/OrderMatsHere/
What you get: After my order, I was sent the tracking number by Pattrick, his customer service is incredible. After 7 days of shipping, the parcel arrived at my house, which is quite quick for something to go from the USA to France. The mats were well packed, and they are just perfect ! I ordered 3 differents mats: one Born’s Book Mat, which is a small bifold mat, a worker mat in bifold and a Pro 1 mat in trifold. I’ve received all three very quickly and the quality is excellent. soft enough to pick up coins and cards, the color variety is very good and the folding option is amazing. It’s quite hard to describe what you receive when it’s a mat but I can’t see anyone being disappointed with what they receive. The only downside here is the smell, they smell very strong when you take them out of the parcel but the smell goes away after a few hours. Shipping to France was not that expensive for what it was, but I recommend you to send a mail to Pattrick before doing your order so he can calculate the right shipping cost for you (if you’re living outside the US).
Material Choice
Folding Mat and embroidery
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:
I can’t really see a con for this product, you have so many options that you just can’t be disappointed since what you receive is what you ordered.
THE PROS:
First of all, I’d like to mention once again Pattrick’s customer service! I had a few questions and he was so quick to answer, it’s really good to see somebody which is fully behind his products.
The mats are really good, the quality is close to what Gibson did, those are perfects.
The fact you can fold (or not if you don’t want this option) your mat is very good because I can put it in my close up case and not worry about the surface being damaged, and the seam is invisible and you don’t feel it at all when the mat is unfold.
You can customize your mat in ANY size you want, you have a lot of choice for the colors, material, folding option (no fold, bifold, trifold) and you can even put your own logo on it, Pattrick is literally the mat god!
I do think such mats will add a lot to your performance style and routines, it’s a 100 times better to do magic on a good surface.
I have the PLUSH material, which is really smooth and soft, and works best for folding mat. But if you don’t want the folding option, you can also go for the spectrum finish, it’s really cool.
Overall rating: Guys, those are the best mats I’ve seen and Pattrick is probably the best mat maker in the world today. If you want a quality product which will last you a long time, that you’re happy to perform with, do yourself a treat and order a mat from Pattrick, I can’t recommend them enough, 4/4 hearts.
As for the difficulty level, this does not apply here, 0/5 stars.
Similar products: Gibson mats were good but no longer produced, Pattrick is now THE man when it comes to quality mats.