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how do i juggle 5 balls
Researcher 112409 Started conversation Feb 21, 2000
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how do i juggle 5 balls
Phil Posted Feb 21, 2000
Similar to 3 balls but with 2 more and a lot more practice...
Ok seriously, I've never managed five balls, but you could try looking at http://www.juggling.org/
how do i juggle 5 balls
Demon Drawer Posted Feb 21, 2000
Phils right, only you forget about the three near the peak it is the one just released and the one about to get caught that are the real concern. You also need to throw them a bit higher, ie make the top of your regtangle higher for the appex, and move you hands more quickly as the release and catchs are close together.
Yes and a lot more practise. If you can manag three confortably for sustained amounts of time without drifting you are ready to try five. I need to practise again, three is a lot more natural than five, as you have two eyes to check on the falling balls, so I'm not doing five at present but have in the past.
how do i juggle 5 balls
Metal Chicken Posted Feb 23, 2000
One way to work towards 5 is to practise throwing the three much higher than normal allowing time for you to clap you hands while all three are still airborne. When you've got the hang of this, your timing will be better for fitting in the extra balls.
MC
how do i juggle 5 balls
26199 Posted Feb 27, 2000
I know this one
The juggling.org site is a good one... well worth checking out. However, here's what I'd advise:
- Learn to juggle a 3 ball cascade. Get good at it.
- Learn to juggle 2 balls in either hand.
- Learn to juggle a 4 ball fountain.
- Buy five juggling balls which are small enough for you to easily fit three in one hand... this is important! They should also be fairly light and very easy to catch.
- Have a go at throwing all five balls at once, in a similar patten to the 3 ball cascade... don't worry about catching them yet!
- Have a go at throwing 1-4 balls as quickly as you can, and catching them.
- Have a go at juggling 5 balls .
The important thing is to recognise that juggling five balls takes a lot of work... it'll be a few weeks of solid practise before you mange any catches at all, and months before you can get anything like a decent cascade going.
I've been juggling five balls for almost a year, and I can keep it going for about a minute...
Whilst you're at it, you should try club and knife juggling - good fun!
26199
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