Juggling 3 Clubs: Throw 1 Club

Series Summary

Juggling is a skill where objects such as balls, bowling pins or rings are thrown and caught in succession. The first known record of juggling is illustrated on a second millennium B.C. Egyptian tomb wall. Court jesters and court musicians were known to juggle in the Middle Ages in Europe; and in the 18th century, jugglers started performing in modern circuses. Today juggling is performed on stages across America and on cruise ships around the world, but it is also a national pastime enjoyed by Americans of all ages. From juggling balls, rings, or scarves, juggling can be learned without years of practice. In this free video series on juggling, a juggling enthusiast demonstrates how to juggle three clubs. Learn to solve common problems, throw double spins, under-the-leg and over-the-top. Get tips on reverse cascades, Mills Mess, triple throws and flashes. Find out how to throw back crosses and sold back crosses.

Video Transcript

"So now, you have your juggling club, you have, or hope you have multiple juggling clubs. You know how to juggle three balls very well, and you want to learn how to juggle three clubs. Now, what we need to do first, is train yourself to think about the spin. The spin of clubs is very important. It's a whole new dimension of juggling that you really need to take into account, when you're juggling clubs. The basic throw, with clubs, is very similar to that with balls, except when you hold the club, you want to hold it about half way down the handle, and when you throw it, you want it to be a very natural throw. So, you're going to throw from your elbow, and let it spin once, and catch with your other hand. Now, getting the spin right, is pretty hard at first. A lot of times you might spin too much, like that. Or, you might not spin enough, all these different things can happen. What I want you to think about at first, to get the right spin height, along with your throw, or the right spin, is I want you to think about how high you're throwing it. So, if you throw naturally, from your elbow, the club will naturally have a certain amount of spin. It'll spin a certain speed, just like that. You hold your wrist steady. Don't flick it with your wrist, hold your wrist steady. Just throw from the elbow, it'll spin like this. And then, if you throw higher, it'll spin more, throw low, it'll spin less. So, at first, I want you to think about controlling the height, and leaving the spin where it is. And you want to try and get this one club going back and forth, left to right. Cleanly, just like you learned how to juggle three balls, but with a club."