The Common Mistakes in Juggling

Video Transcript

"Okay, so I'm going to address some of them common problems that you're going to have when you're learning to juggle three balls. And, the first thing I want to tell you is, it's all going to work itself out, I promise. These are all just beginner problems that you'll get over. Problem number one: dropping. It's going to happen, happens to everybody. Don't worry about it. I usually recommend that beginners use a beanbag, not a ball, because a beanbag is going to pretty much stay where it lands and you're not chasing them all over the place. In the Klutz Book of Magic they, the Klutz Book of Juggling, I should say. Juggling for the Complete Klutz, they actually recommended standing over your bed and practicing. That way the balls wouldn't go very far and you didn't have far to go to pick them up. Don't juggle around anything breakable. But, a couple of problems you're going to have; where the balls may be going all over the place. That's just a question of practice, of concentrating on keeping your throws under control. If you're trying to do, maybe, eight or ten throws and you can't keep them under control, back it down a little bit. Go to five, go to four, see how you feel them and just build yourself gradually back up. One common problem you see is a lot of jugglers will be juggling and the balls will keep going forward. They'll end up chasing them around the room. What usually causes that is if you're letting your wrist bend back too far, when you put upward motion on the ball it naturally wants to travel out this way. So, make sure your wrist is nice and, nice and flat. Also, if you bend it in too much you're going to notice the balls are hitting you, okay. Some people will have a problem where the balls collide off each other when they are learning how to juggle. Well, that's just a question of making sure your exchange is good and that you're not trying to do it in too narrow a space. Keep your hands wide enough apart, that will help you with that. And, another thing is, don't panic. It is going to work. Just concentrate, breathe, worry about doing your three throws, then your four throws. Build it in a nice, slow, comfortable pace and that's how you correct some of the problems that exist with juggling."