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Orinoco - 9/15/2014 12:18 - Parent #

Can you close your eyes & imagine yourself juggling the pattern in slow motion without having to do any Inception level special effects?^[1] If yes then you don't need any tips you just need to get practicing.

If you don't get the pattern then Kelhoon's route through getting 2 in each hand solid is how I learnt (I personally preferred asynchronous). Some people struggle with the fact that the balls shouldn't cross. The traditional piece of advice is to open a door, stand facing the edge of it & juggle with one hand either side so that they can't cross. This is nonsense & I don't believe anyone genuinely learns this way. Having a slab of wood in between your hands is a recipe for bruised knuckles & if you're the sort of juggler with reflexes that lurch you forward to catch a throw you will end up with a broken nose. Instead, just tape a bit of string to the ceiling & let that be your centre line.

^[1] Interestingly though, I'm rubbish at this. I read an article a while ago about an NBA basketball player, I can't remember his name but he was famous for not training as hard as any of his team mates but was still able compete at the top level. The story told how while being chauffeured to the the game he would sit in complete silence imagining himself making his plays, then he'd just get on the court & do it. I wondered whether this could help my juggling so spent some time trying to practice without practicing.

I can imagine basic cascades & fountains with up to 7 balls ok & I can imagine complex 3 ball patterns just fine. But even simple 4 ball siteswaps like 534 I really struggle with. I can juggle 534 just fine but when I try to imagine it without the aid of miming or actually juggling I have balls disappearing after throwing them & reappearing when needed. I think I can imagine 3 balls very well because most of the time 2 balls are in or very near to your hands so 2/3rds of the pattern is covered by proprioception (that & I've put hundreds of hours of practice in over the years). When the number of objects increases I find it very hard to keep an object in my consciousness after I've made a throw.

Orinoco - 9/5/2014 16:43 - Parent #

From the orgs: "we should be going on until 1 or 2".

Daniel Simu - 9/4/2014 16:56 - Parent #

I learned this trick while lying down. Though I find it much harder now, it at least makes sure the balls don't roll away so far!

As with any trick, practice 1 and 2 balls first!

Orinoco - 9/4/2014 17:10 - Parent #

I wrote this 3 ball overhead tutorial several years ago. Still covers everything I think you need to know.

Mïark - 9/2/2014 23:40 - Parent #

There is an animal themed flowjam performer party in 2 hours time, I don't know you could bear to miss such an opportunity, Orinoco.

Orinoco - 9/3/2014 11:32 - Parent #

Very unlikely. I live in England, that's a bit of a trek for a one dayer!

Little Paul - 9/3/2014 12:50 - Parent #

Although, talking of long journeys - I notice the IJA is headed for Canada next year, and that the Turbofest gang are involved in the organisation.

That's a really rather tempting proposition (although would still cost me an arm and a leg)