This video taught me how to juggle! its been about 2 weeks so far and I'm getting pretty good, I started slow but I've been practicing a lot and see progress! Thanks Jesse!!
You are a pro. Thanks for this, i will be sure to practise. Your steps were really great and easy to follow and i was able to get up to like 5 throws during the video!
Yeesss finally someone explains the fourth throw, it's the only one I could never understand to do while learning how to juggle so I could never continue the rotation. Thank you so much!
Oscar, it took me about two weeks to learn how to juggle three balls. I think I worked on it about 15-20 each day for those two weeks. Keep up the good work!
This is a FANTASTIC video but a very important skill that is pretty glossed over is being able to do a two-ball cascade in one hand. If you can't do that, you can't do toss #4. It's much easier to practice a two-ball single-hand cascade than using 3 balls.
Tyree, you are right that 4 is juggling 2 in each hand. There are other patterns that criss cross the balls, but I would not recommend learning those first. Start by learning to do 4 the most basic way, which is 2 in each hand.I would recommend learning 4 by working on one hand at a time. Using your right hand, throw the 2 balls in a clockwise pattern in front of you. Then work on your left hand, throwing them in a counterclockwise pattern. Then try to do both hands synchronized. Then a-synch.
I'd also like to add a reference to an article I just found. It reports on research that shows that when you learn how to juggle, you actually physically alter your brain (called neuroplasticity)! Conversely, the people in the research study who stopped juggling for 3 months showed a reduction of the density of grey matter that had formed from when they first learned how to juggle. So if you don't use it, you lose it :) Here is where you can find the article: Draganski, Gasert, Busch, Schuierer, Bogdahn, and May. Nature. Volume 427. January 22, 2004, pages 311-312.
I'm doing this, I'll learn how to juggle no matter how long it takes! awesome video :D will be watching it a lot from now on. fun fact, as a kid I was very bad at the clapping games, you know the ones where you have to coordinate and clap your hands with another kid and just have different patterns, oh my I was so bad at it, at some point I just stopped trying and I was that weird kid who wouldnt play the game, but geez I was so embarrased. Hope I can learn at least how to juggle to show my inner kid that she can do it! thanks again for the vid!
Your inner kid can do it! Good for you for trying no matter how long it takes. Juggling involves a TON of dropping and failing. Its part of the process. I recently taught a group of adults how to juggle and started by telling them to just drop all the objects first (intentionally) and say, "it's OK to drop". Someone said later that they appreciated the freedom to fail and mess up. Your brain is very powerful and just needs time (and trial and error) to learn the patterns that your hands need to throw. Thanks for watching the video and enjoy the process!
That's great. If you give it 20 minutes a day or so, the third, fourth, and fifth catches will come. At one point, it will all click and you'll keep going. Thanks for watching!
You are right that it helps to do the two ball cascade with each hand as a step to learning three. There are more than one way to skin this cat of learning 3 balls and that is certainly one of them. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
Chad, that's a common challenge. Try practicing in front of a wall and challenge yourself not to hit the wall. Another solution is to tell your brain to throw the ball behind you - and amazingly you'll throw it straight up instead of out in front of you! Finally, I tell people it's OK to chase after the balls you throw in front of you. Feel free to relax and move around while you juggle. It's good practice for the joggling that you will learn in the future :)
+Kolton Rice Good question. Throw higher to give yourself more time to release each ball. Also, just throw the first three and don't catch them. Intentionally let them fall to the ground. Work on releasing them in the proper order (right, left, right - if you're right-handed) and count "one, two, three" while you do that. It's tough to help further if I can't your pattern visually. Feel free to ask more questions or explain more of your situation.
GeneralRB oranges work, but they bruise when you drop them! You want juggling balls that are soft, durable, won't bounce, and have a medium weight to them. I would suggest something along the lines of the juggling balls offered here: jessejoyner.com/store/
Hi Oscar. Thanks for stopping by. Getting past four throws is a very common challenge for people. There are a few things you can try: 1. Try throwing the balls a little higher (not too high) to give yourself more time to think between throws (try about two feet above your head). 2. Try not to think about catching the balls. All that matters at this point are the throws. Even if you start dropping the balls after two or three catches, keep throwing balls until you are out of them. It feels weird, but it actually works. If you make four throws and then it all falls apart, chances are you still have one ball in your hand. Just throw that ball and let it fall with the rest so you can feel what that fifth throw feels like. 3. Try saying "criss, cross, criss, cross....." as you toss the balls. When you say it out loud, it might help your brain and your muscles go along with it.
It can be hard because you're trying to catch that third one in a hand that already has a ball in it (taking up space on your palm). Try throwing the balls a little higher than you're used to throwing them - that might help here. Happy juggling!
+Zack Trickster yes I am! Since most people are right-handed, I teach people to start with their left hand and to become a left-handed juggler (and lefties should learn how to juggle right-handed). The reason is that when beginner jugglers try to start with their dominant hand, our brains think we know more than we do and we mess up more often. When we train starting with our subordinate hands, we become like children again and learn much quicker. It is counter-intuitive, but I have seen it work over and over again.
This video taught me how to juggle! its been about 2 weeks so far and I'm getting pretty good, I started slow but I've been practicing a lot and see progress! Thanks Jesse!!
Jake, Way to go! It took me about 2 weeks to get the basics down as well. Sounds like you're off to a great start. Let me know if you have any more questions. -Jesse
