X Ray by Rasmus is great! Now that you know where I stand on this product, let me tell you a bit about it. With your purchase you get a nice tin container that contains everything you need. Two excellent gimmicks (you only use one) which you are likely familiar with (sorry, not telling), 4 marble sized white balls, 1 marble sized black ball, a small black canvas bag that can be used during the performance, another small something necessary for this method and a link to a 28 minute downloadable video. The quality of the 5 balls is excellent and should last until you lose them.
The video is taught by Marc Lavelle and the creator, Rasmus. The two are seated on a couch, behind a coffee table, looking into the video camera straight ahead. At times the camera angle changes to focus on an aerial view of their hands or another angle. The quality of the video and audio is below average. There was no lighting set up (or at least a poor one) and there are deep shadows cast on the wall behind the two. That does not detract from the ability to learn the trick however since the method is simple and the teaching is clear. You will learn a great incidental lesson when watching Rasmus perform a “which hand” effect with Lavelle when you just observe how casual and comfortable he is during the presentation. Once you buy this product, and you should, you will understand what I mean. The instruction on how to use the gimmicks and perform is very good. Rasmus give a good explanation on how to use the gimmick if you are a bit gun shy, since you need to have just a small bit of confidence to use something hidden in plain sight.
He also teaches a kurotsuke style effect, to be performed with multiple spectators, with clarity and directness. He teaches a multiple object divination routine as well with a white ball, a black ball and a coin. Then a cute Bank Night routine is taught using the canvas bag and paper balls, one of which is a bank note.
Although the balls are of a great quality and impossible to tell apart, I would not let the spectator place the balls on the table, but you will have no audience management problem based upon the structure of the routines.
The trick is easy to perform, has no angles to be concerned about and has an instant reset. You can do this over and over to the same group. With a bit of imagination, you can come up with your own routines.
Although the ad copy is accurate and there are no electronics, you will be required to be close to the person holding the ball. In the promotional video, Lavelle does a “which hand” demonstration and to my eyes, he is just a bit too far from the spectator to feel comfortable making his guesses.
This is something that I started performing immediately and it is a crowd pleaser.