Juggling

[TdC]

Hi!

I'm teaching myself to juggle while working really hard at my IT job (ie waiting for an operation to complete), but I can't work out when to throw the third ball / catch the first ball.

Salvea me or something


Anyone know?

Cheers,

TdC

 

[TdC]

tis ok, I've aced it. now I have to manage to let go of the fifth ball and all will be cool

 

[babs]

start with 2, aim to throw second as first just reaches past top of arc and is coming down, and throw it 'inside' of the one coming down, the hand throwing the second ball up should be ideally placed to catch the first. Do that a few times then add in a second throw with a third ball. After a while it starts to feel right (I'm still terrible though).

 

[TdC]

oh, I can do three...but I have to learn to let go of ball "4" and then all will be well.

also, I tend to throw the balls at a slight angle away from me forcing me to walk after them. teh bad

 

[Tom]

Juggling is cool. I wish I could do it.

Once you've mastered it Teeds, go buy a unicycle and really impress us!

 

[TdC]

hehe I'll try I have a feeling you'll have me going till I can juggle flame-spitting badgers while doing backflips on a unicycle though oO

 

[Tom]

hehe I'll try I have a feeling you'll have me going till I can juggle flame-spitting badgers while doing backflips on a unicycle though oO

Yeah, but you have to wear rollerskates whilst on the unicycle.

 

[TdC]

pfft that's just too easy. I want a challenge!!!

 

[Tom]

Ok, no tyre on the uni, and you have to do it on an icy rope.

 

[TdC]

pshah!! as long as the uni has a saddle I'm not even breaking a sweat

 

[Cyradix]

No saddle on the uni would put the whole thing in the 18+ category…..

 

[TdC]

only if you have a dirty mind

 

[TdC]

it's pretty hard tbh. I can get up to about 10 balls now after say, 2 hours praccy before losing it. each ball caught is +1, so you know what I mean
I just seem to not be able to stop throwing them at a slight angle away from myself. this means that after 3~4 throws I have to walk after the loop of balls which complicated the throw/catch judgement somewhat :/

 

[Louster]

Hey hey I can juggle really rather well okay guys. It's been so long though since I had to think about it while doing it that I can't really offer any advice, aha ho fuck. Infact I've started to practice juggling with my eyes closed. I can throw and catch the balls maybe 5 or 6 times before losing it. Also I can juggle four balls pretty well, but I never really got round to trying five.
Just practice, yo.

The diablo thing is also another circus type skill which I'm good at and which is fun. Needs a little more space to do safely though. I'm sure I've broken a few things after throwing it up too high and it hitting the ceiling while spinning pretty fast yep.

 

[Louster]

Oh one thing I've noticed with a lot of people learning to juggle is, as was sortof mentioned, that they tend to throw the balls too late. You really have to try, at the start, to force yourself to throw earlier than you, probably, expect. It becomes a lot more fluid and less tiring once you get the timing down. Think of it as like one continuous motion, rather than throwing separate balls one after the other. Essentially your hands will end up going round in smooth, short loops, with the upward swing throwing the ball, and the downward swing catching.

 

[Vae]

Echoing what Louster has said try juggling with zero balls i.e. just practice the circular motion of each arm so that your muscles get used to the memory of the movement.

Also to counter throwing the balls slightly forward a good piece of advice is to try practicing in front of a wall so that you can't throw them forward. I think I heard that in front of a mirror is even better as it makes it easier to see what you are doing but I can't quite remember.

Another thing to try is throwing one ball from hand to hand with your eyes closed in order to get the throws correct whether you can see or not.

 

[TdC]

cheers guys! some good advice there. my spatial sense is reasonably good, but I can't throw a ball and catch it 10 out of 10 with my eyes closed. atm I've found that I throw the best when standing in a corner for some odd reason, or when facing a wall. I tried while facing a window, and was utterly pants due to the outside distractions hehe

 

[old.Tohtori]

Tdc, why won't you juggle fire spitting badgers, with oil leaking chainsaws as tails, blindfolded with one leg tied behind your back, while riding a unicycle without a seat ON(not between) a fishing line tied between two flying f-16's doing a barrelroll?


EDIT: typo

 

[Tom]

lol.

 

[Gumbo]

Gah I'm too slow, I was going to suggest the wall thing as I have taught many many people to juggle and you would not believe how many of them have the walking forwards chasing the balls problem. Standing in front of a wall to do it will fix it in no time.

LEARN TO UNICYCLE!

It is just the most fantastic fun, and you will not be able to stop yourself giggling for a week when you finally crack it. www.unicycle.uk.com Roger will sort you out.

 

[TdC]

heh toto, I can do that. easy mate and Gumbo,I know you can uni. yer a freak (in the most positive sense of the word) you crazy person you I, lesser man, perfer my bikes with two wheels

also, juggling is not to be done when one's just downed a bottle of matheus

edit: dammit smiley cap si teh suxor :/

 

[Wij]

I'm one bottle of wine down. I'm going for two before bed

 

[TdC]

matheus 4 teh win!!!!


*huggle Wijlet*

*lift wallet*

*cop feel*

 

[Wij]

Argh - the cops ???










*feel*

 

[Vae]

One more thing sprang to mind. As you improve try to stop concentrating on the balls and instead look past them. Focus your gaze on something away from you so that you use your peripheral vision to see the balls instead.

 

[TdC]

how come I have a sudden vision of rowin atkinson?

 

[TdC]

not you Vae, hehe. Just keep those good ideas coming!!

also, when the dropping of balls goes best, that technique is exactly what I seem to apply.

 

[Gumbo]

Soon you will get bored, then throw the balls round the outside, and catch them on the inside. It's not that hard and looks great.

Oh, and LEARN TO UNICYCLE, every man and his monkey can juggle.....

 

[TdC]

but but but it seems hard to do....and painful!!!

 

[Gumbo]

You're never falling from more than 6 inches though really, borrow a 20 inch wheeled one from some crazy dutchie, and give it a rip, trust me.