Juggling is a challenging but very rewarding hobby. Studies show that people who learn to juggle increase their brain's gray matter! Juggling may seem difficult to master at first, but it will become easier once you learn the basics and practice. This article will teach you the basics of juggling using three balls, once you get the hang of it then you can start practicing with even more balls.
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Method 1 of 2: Getting Comfortable with Juggling
Step 1. Choose a suitable ball
Bean bags are good for beginners. Basically, use a ball that won't bounce too much, or roll when it falls. This will save you the energy of running here and there to pick them up. A set of beanbags can be purchased at a very cheap price or can be made by hand. A tennis ball filled with sand or a few small coins and wrapped in a round balloon can also be used. The ball will not bounce and will not slip from the hand.
Choose a suitable place to start practicing. At first, the balls may be flying all over the place, so choose a spot away from Grandma's favorite telok lamp or make sure you stay away from your parents' collection of ceramic cows
Step 2. Toss one ball first for a while to get comfortable with juggling
Start by passing the ball from one hand to the other. Also practice selfie, which is throwing and catching the ball with the same hand. The ball should be at eye level or higher. As much as possible do not move your hands so that your elbows stay around your hips.
Step 3. Scooping exercise
This is a technique to make your movements smooth. Scooping or moving your hands like scooping before throwing a ball. Don't swing your arms too deep either because that won't help you. Practice scooping and throwing the ball from one hand to the other and remember not to let your throwing hand go higher than your eye level.
Simply imitate the moves of a professional juggler. If you want to try juggling and can already move your hands in small circles, then you've done scooping
Step 4. Throw two balls in each of your hands
Throw ball A, and when it reaches the top of the pitch, throw ball B. Practice until this simple ball swap becomes comfortable.
The key is when the ball is at the top, this is when you have the most time to catch the next ball. Especially if you've started training with 3, 4, and 5 balls, this becomes very important
Method 2 of 2: With Three or More Balls
Step 1. Juggling with three balls. Try to make three passes in a row. Start slowly, watching how the three balls interact with each other in the air in one spin. For juggling three balls, you have to understand the trajectory of the balls and how they all intertwine. When juggling, one ball will always be in the air while the other two balls are caught in each hand.
- First of all, hold two balls in your right hand and one in your left. (And vice versa if you are left-handed.)
- Start by passing the ball from your right hand. (Again, vice versa if you are left-handed.)
- Throw the ball into your left hand and when ball 1 is at the top, throw ball 2 (the only ball in your left hand) from under ball 1 and throw it into your right hand.
- When ball 2 is at its highest point (at this point, you should also catch ball 1 with your left hand) throw ball 3 below ball 2.
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And when ball 2 is in the right hand then catch ball 3. Just like that, that's all you have to do! Repeat again.
If you can't get the hang of it, try practicing with a small, light scarf. The scarf allows enough time to float in the air so you can understand the pattern
Step 2. Try practicing the over-the-top method
When the three balls are pointing down, start juggling over-the-top. This is the term for scooping in the opposite direction with one hand. Instead of scooping from the bottom and releasing the ball, you will catch it, scooping it outwards and throwing it up.
You can start by juggling three balls normally, and then scooping over the top with one of the balls continuously, so 1/3 of all throws are over the top. If you make an over-the-top throw with each throw, it's called a "slower Shower," and if each throw is an over-the-top pitch it's called a "Reverse Three Ball Cascade." Once you've learned this, you can move on to cross juggling, column juggling (one ball in the middle, two on the sides), and "Mills' Mess" juggling
Step 3. Continue with four and five balls
Learn to juggle two balls with one hand, then two balls in your left hand and two in your right hand at the same time. For some, using four balls is even simpler than three!
Juggling five balls is the same as juggling three balls, but you have to move your hands much faster and you have to throw the ball higher. Keep practicing - it takes time and patience to master juggling and become an expert
Tips
- Calm down, breathe regularly, and don't get frustrated easily. It may take a few days before you can throw three balls in a row!
- Remember to use objects of equal weight. This will make your practice a lot easier.
- Practice indoors to prevent the ball from being thrown too far or being disturbed by the wind. But remember to practice staying away from glassware!
- Start slowly when you first train with three balls. Then try to do it over and over again. If you fail don't worry. Take a break and when you're ready, try again.
- Start juggling with the more active hand (if you are left-handed then start with the left).
- It's more helpful to focus on how to throw the ball accurately so it will fall into your hands instead of focusing on how to catch the ball.
- A bed or couch can catch a dropped ball, practice around it.
- Learn all the juggling tricks with both hands. Try to find the pattern that works best for you. That way, you can juggle easily.
- When learning tricks, try to use your feelings (this is subjective for each juggler and for each trick). If you find a comfortable feeling while performing a trick, remember and use this moment as much as possible while repeating it; this will be very useful while you are performing.
- Stand in front of a wall to block the ball from bouncing too far forward.
- Tune to music with a matching beat to help you find a rhythm.
- Visualization will be very helpful. For example, if you are having trouble throwing the ball accurately or at a consistent height, imagine a box between your elbows and 30 cm above your head as a reference. Or, if you can't stop and keep going, try imagining you're barefoot and there are spikes strewn about in front of you.
- Start with a handkerchief or scarf. But be careful; Starting with this easy method can give you the feeling that juggling is a lot easier than you think, so that when you start using the ball it will be even more difficult than you think.
- If you keep dropping the ball, pause and refocus. Take a deep breath and make sure your mind is not elsewhere. Practice somewhere quiet that can help you concentrate.
Warning
- Juggling is difficult and sometimes leaves you sweating, distracted, having to repeat, frustrated or all at once. But it's a thing you usually have to go through to master any skill.
- Don't try to juggling with fire. Only trained and professional people know how to do it safely.
- Avoid using heavy objects.
- Juggling is a sport; Always try to warm up with stretching exercises before starting a juggling session.
