Arches
You start by tossing the first ball
in a low arch. The second ball you throw over the top in
medium sized arches. And the third ball you throw over the
top with large size arches. This is a really cool patern,
but all it really is, is a distoreted three ball cascade.
Arm Bounce
This is kind of a two in on hand move.
While juggling let the ball in the air bounce off the side
of your arm back to the hand that threw it. You can do this
once or do it several times. You should be able to get this
one the first time you try.
Ball on String
This is another two
in one hand. Start by doing two in one hand and with the
other hand you keep a hold of the ball and raise your
hand in time with one of the ball your other hand is throwing.
If you do this right it will look like the in the two
in one is attached by a stick or string to the ball in
the hand you are raising. Remeber the key to this trick
is to keep the ball you are holding at the same height
and the same distance away from the ball that is thrown.
Behind the Back
Practice with one ball so that you can
get the feel of throwing it behind your back. The ball should
travel up and over the opposite shoulder. Practice tossing
behind the back with both hands. Now get your other two balls
and start juggling a large cascade (a large cascade you throw
the balls higher). Then you choose a ball and carry it behind
your back and toss it over your shoulder. Then bring your
hand back and catch the incoming ball. At first you probably
won't be able to get your hand back in time to catch the incoming
ball. Just keep practicing it and it will become easier, you
can also throw your cascade higher to give you more time,
but once you can do it you will want to bring your cascade
down to normal so that the move is smooth and flowing.
Clawed Cascade
A claw is when you catch a ball with
your palm facing downward. You come down on top of the ball
and swipe it out of the air. Juggle the cascade and practice
clawing with one hand at a time then practice doing continuous
claw catches with both hands.
Eating an Apple
This is a fairly simple trick. There
is a couple of different ways to do this. One is to start
juggling a cascade and then just quickly bring the apple
up and take a bit. This is what people normally think of
when this trick is mentioned, but it does require a lot
of speed.
There is a second option that will
require less speed. Before you take a bit go into a two-in-one
hand. Don't stay in a two-in-one hand for too long or it
will make it look too easy.
Foot Kick
Here is one for those of you who
hacky-sack. While juggling let one ball fall so that you
can kick it back up(if your really good you can do some
fancy hacky-sack move before you kick it back up). This
may take a little bit to learn because you have to hit the
ball with just the right part of the foot or you won't be
able to catch it.
Fork Catch
This is a move that you can use to pause
your juggling. While you are juggling toss one ball a just
a little bit higher than normal. Then make a "V"
with your middle finger and pointer finger and curl them backwards
as far as possible. This makes a little place for you to catch
the ball in. As you are catching the ball absorb the shock.
Kick-up
This is just to keep your self from
getting a sore back from having to bend over and pick up your
droped balls. When you drop a ball use one foot to roll it
up onto the other foot. Now pull up towards your chest and
make sure that your foot goes straight up(if your does anything
but go straight up then the ball will most likely fly out
of reach) then you can either just catch the ball or go right
into juggling. When you first try to do this it will feel
awkward but after a while it will start to feel more natural.
Knee Bounce
This is almost the same as the arm bounce.
While you are juggling let one ball drop and bounce it over
to your other hand with your knee. You should also be able
to get this the first time you try it.
Spiral
Every ball is thrown
from the same side in a circular patern. The patern kind
of looks like the shower, but your hands are doing different
things. Some people call this the "false shower"
because it looks like the shower but isn't. You throw
on one side, and catch it on the other. As long as you
are doing this, you have it right.
The Flash
A flash is when all the balls are
thrown quickly and are all in the air at once.
Under the Leg
As you juggle the cascade you
raise your leg and throw the ball under the leg. You may want
to practice throwing under the leg with one ball to get the
hang of it.
1 Up 2 Up
This a 2 in one hand trick so you should
have the two in one hand down pretty good before you work
on this trick. You start by throwing one up the middle then
before you catch it throw the balls from the left and right
hand straight up on either side then catch the middle ball.
Next you throw the one ball back up the middle then catch
the two on either side. Usually one takes care of two balls
and the other hand just tosses its ball up and catches it.
Then just keep repeating the pattern and you have 1 up 2 up.
1 Up 2 Up Cross
This is the same as the 1 up 2 up except
you don't throw the two up the side, you throw the two over
the top to the opposite hand. At first you will have to make
adjustment to your throws because the balls collide(throwing
one higher than the other should work).
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