While you’re at it, choose a suitable place to work in. At the very beginning, balls will end up flying everywhere, so it’s best not to stand near granny’s precious oil lamp or dad’s collection of ceramic cows.
Simply mimic the movements of jugglers. If you were to “air juggle,” do you find yourself moving your hands in small circles? You’re already scooping!
At the top is key here. This will give you the most time for your next catch. When you start working with 3, 4, and 5, this becomes especially important.
First hold two balls in right hand and one in left-hand. (Vice versa if you are left handed. ) Begin with passing from the right hand. (Again, vice versa if you are left-handed. ) Throw the ball to your left hand and when ball 1 is at the peak, throw ball 2 (the only one in your left hand) under ball 1 to your right hand. When ball 2 is at the highest point (at this point, you should also catch ball 1 in the left hand) throw ball 3 under ball 2. And when ball 2 is in the right hand just catch ball 3 and this should be it. That’s all you do! Repeat away. If you can’t seem to get the hang of it, work with light, small scarves. They’ll give you the time hanging in the air to understand how it all comes together.
You can start by juggling a normal “Three Ball Cascade,” and then letting one of the balls do an over-the-top all the time, so that 1/3 of all throws are over-the-top throws. If you make one hand throw over-the-top throws every time, you are juggling a “Slow Shower,” and if every throw is an over-the-top-throw, you are juggling a “Reverse Three Ball Cascade. " When you have learned this, you can advance onto things like cross hand juggling, columns (one in the middle, two on the sides), and “Mills’ Mess. "
Juggling five balls is just like juggling three, but you have to move your hands a lot faster and you need to throw the balls higher. Keep practicing –– it takes time and patience to master.
