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Step 1
Cut a ½-inch slit in three tennis balls. Fill with rice, sand or 10 pennies. This will make them bounce less.
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Step 2
Cover each tennis ball with a round balloon to make it easier to grip. This will also keep the filling from leaking out of the ball.
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Step 3
Stand in a relaxed position with feet parallel and 1 foot apart.
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Step 4
Cup your hands and place them palms up in front of you. Bend your elbows 90 degrees, and keep them next to your body.
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Step 1
Toss a ball with your dominant hand in a wide arch to your other hand. The ball should travel with the top of the arch at the same height as your eyes.
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Step 2
Say the word "toss" each time you throw the ball and "catch" each time you catch it in the other hand.
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Step 3
Scoop, don't grab the ball when you catch it. Avoid the urge to reach for the ball. Instead, wait for it to land in your hand.
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Step 4
Take a deep breath and relax. Throw the balls to the rhythm of your favorite music.
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Step 5
Stand in front of a couch or bed to catch dropped balls, or juggle while you kneel. Practice in front of a wall if you tend to walk forward when you juggle.
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Step 6
Practice until it feels natural and the ball travels in a consistent path with each throw.
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Step 1
Take one ball in each hand.
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Step 2
Toss the first ball. When it reaches the top of its arch, toss the second ball.
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Step 3
Practice until it feels natural and you can juggle 10 times in a row without dropping a ball.
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Step 4
Watch both balls at the same time. Practice looking at the balls with your peripheral vision.
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Step 5
Start with your dominant hand. When you get comfortable with your dominant hand, practice with your other hand. This will make it easier when you learn to juggle three balls.
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Step 1
Hold two balls in your dominant hand. Grasp the first ball with your thumb, index and middle finger and cradle the second ball in your palm. Grasp the third ball in your nondominant hand.
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Step 2
Toss the first ball in an arch. When the first ball reaches the top of the arch, throw the second ball.
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Step 3
Catch the first ball and toss the third ball in a smaller arch under the second ball. When you catch the second ball in one hand, catch the third ball in the other hand. You'll end up with two balls in the nondominant hand and one ball in the dominant hand, which is the opposite of how you started.
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Step 4
Repeat the pattern until you can toss the third ball after you catch it. Keep tossing the balls in an arch, tossing the next when the previous ball reaches the top of the arch.
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Step 5
Throw the balls up a bit higher to allow more time to catch them. As you get better at juggling three, you can reduce the height that you throw the balls.
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Step 6
Take a deep breath and relax. Don't get frustrated. It takes days to learn to juggle three tennis balls more than once in a row.
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Step 7
Remember the most important step is the one-ball throw. Juggling three balls is the same as the one-ball throw except it's done three times in a row.
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Step 1
Reverse the movement. Instead of throwing the balls on the inside and catching them on the outside, you'll throw the balls on the outside and catch them on the inside.
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Step 2
Remember back to the first lesson with one ball. Catch it in the center and throw it to the outside. Move to two balls and then to three balls.
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Step 3
Remember, once you learn the reverse cascade, you can mix it with the regular cascade to perform many different tricks.
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Step 1
Keep in mind that this juggling trick uses both the regular and reverse cascades. It is helpful to master both before attempting this trick.
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Step 2
Remember that one of the balls bounces back and forth on the outside like a tennis rally, hence the name "Juggler's Tennis." The term, "tennis," refers to any over-the-pattern throw used in juggling.
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Step 3
Start the reverse cascade. Choose one ball to throw from the outside of the pattern. Throw it up and over the other two balls. When you catch it, go back to the regular cascade.
