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Thinking about getting a unicycle

Don McCullough — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:45:12 +0000

I spent most of today studying unicycles on the internet at different sites.

My newest clubs

Don McCullough — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:39:24 +0000

These are my newest clubs. RENEGADE 95mm. I have used them twice so far. They are a bit heavier then my other clubs but that is one of the reasons I got them.

Amazing Catch, Juggling show!

Jonathan Root — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:37:34 +0000

Bill Berry of Rootberry making an amazing catch from an audience member.
http://youtu.be/gXirjc5avjE

5 ball cascade?

Alphonse Sisca — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:18:57 +0000

Ive been doing 4 balls for a couple of months now and am solid with it. I want to move on to 5 balls. Where do i start? Thanks

backcross

leonidas dom — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:33:50 +0000

Hi guys!!!How long u tried to learn 3 clubs backcross??(around 15-20 catches)i try around 5 months 15-20 min every day and i cant do more than 10 catches

Chocfest - York Juggling Convention, 28 Jan 2012

York Jugglers — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:04:51 +0000

Hi

Chocfest 17 - York's 17th annual juggling and chocolate convention, will be on 28th January 2012 in a new bigger and better venue. All the usual events including the return of the CCCC! This year Chocfest will also be featuring the UK Northern Regional Kendama Championships.

More info on the website.

www.chocfest.net

Light up rings

Maggie Williams — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:04:21 +0000

I have been looking for light up rings for night time juggling, they seem to be hard to come by, anyone aware of any brands that make them or sell them online?

Building an online juggling video collections

Rookie — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:20:02 +0000

I am going to try to compile a list of links to juggling videos I like or think are educational. If you want to help that would be great.

I know Juggling Central is going to update their videos list soon so hopefully I/we can get a nice list build up as a contribution.

Do you have a meeting?

Zeeppo — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:43:47 +0000

Do you have a juggling meeting?

I am the Chief Clown of the Steel City Clown Brigade.

WE meet every Tuesday at Second baptist Church in Homestead PA t 5:30PM. We juggle at every meeting. As far as i know we are the only year round steady juggling group of any kind in the Pittsburgh area.

Does you area have a juggling club and when and where do they meet.

How do YOU think when putting together a routine?

Marcus Carlén — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:25:42 +0000

Like the title says: how do you think when you put together a routin? What's your do's and dont's? Do you like juggling to music, and in that case do you juggle on the beat or not? What's most important in a routin when it comes to performance?

I wouldn't call myself a professional juggler, I'm mainly a singer/actor/dancer. But in the last year and a half I've been working as a clown as well and this summer I've incorporated juggling in one of the clown shows. This have been heavy on the humourous side of juggling, working with steals and runarounds. But I'd like to evolve as a juggler, and lately I've been experimenting with juggling to music and trying to put together a more serious 3 ball act juggling on the beat to a song.

I guess from my own point of view as an audience I like either humourous acts of juggling, or those jugglers who juggle with a lot of skill - preferably to music, "on the beat" juggling have really captured me. Still it have to be performed, "flirting" with the audience and not just a dull show of skill.

Different Mills' Mess Versions?

Marcus Carlén — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:25:27 +0000

A while back I learned to juggle Mills' Mess from this tutorial:

And this week I dug up my copy of The Encyclopedia of Ball Juggling (by Charlie Dancey). Haven't seen that book in a year and a half. And I noticed there's a difference in the Mills' Mess pattern compared to the youtube video I happened to learn it from. It's the second throw - Tony Steinbach makes the throw straight up and down, cathing in the other hand, whereas the Encyclopedia describes the second throw as a over the top throw to the other hand and cathing the last throw in the lower hand instead.

Is there a disadvantage later on to learn either version (going on to 4 or 5 balls Mills' Mess)? Is there a more common version, or is it of no importance at all wich version you use?

I have found other versions as well, mostly of people starting with two balls in the lower hand instead of the upper one, but that only effects cold starts I guess.

Which version do you use?

edit by Samael: added BBcode Video

5 clubs. How hard?

Rookie — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:53:19 +0000

How hard is it to learn the 5 club cascade compared to the 5 ball cascade? How much will it help that I am already very solid with 5 ball cascade? I have gotten 100 catches of 4 club fountain, do I have a very long road ahead of me?

Bringing it mainstream

Rookie — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:16:34 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/user/juggler4rent#p/a/u/1/H_ZcA9WSx9w

You would have to be dead inside to not be entertained.

6 Balls

Bradley Wilkes — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:20:20 +0000

Does anyone have any tips on how to start learning ball fountain? I mainly need advice on strengthening my weak hand for three in one hand, but any and all advice is welcome! Thanks in advance.

Catching

Ballzac — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 07:33:39 +0000

First off, great looking forum. Hopefully it becomes very popular.

Now, this may sound strange, and I'm not sure if it's a problem that a lot of other jugglers have. I can do about 50 catches of a 5 ball cascade. Okay, so that's not expert numbers juggling, but it shows I've spent a fair few hours practicing. Where I encounter problems, is not with the throws, but with the catches. In fact, while I feel very comfortable with the 3 ball cascade for the most part, I still drop while doing this simple pattern simply because the balls slip out of my hand when I catch them. I don't have this problem with clubs because of the way the handle lands in my hand, it is much easier to catch.

I was thinking maybe using different balls would help? All I have are 100g beanbags. I thought maybe going for 180g beanbags might help. At the same time though, a lot of jugglers manage high numbers with balls lighter than 100g, so I feel that I should be able to use them. I live far away from a juggling shop, so don't really have the opportunity to test out different balls at the moment.

Just wondering if anyone has any advice about either technique or ball choice that might help. Thanks in advance.