Wanted (Maybe) 3 juggling clubs.

[Hammerhead]

Thank you for the welcome and the advice. I shall try that.

Tim

[john_childs]

Originally posted by GILD
a handy practise tip that can help improve your idling/juggling is to practise idling with your arms tightly crossed against your chest
as u get better at idling with minimal use of your arms to help correct the balance, your idling/juggling will improve

Idling and juggling at the same time is tricky. I can't do it yet. I can juggle 3 balls in a low pattern OK while riding forwards. I can even turn to the left and to the right while juggling. But doing the juggling thing while idling messes me up.

I'll be idling nicely then start to try to juggle and my nice smooth idle turns into a hyperactive mess. As soon as I throw the balls up the idle changes frequency and gets all fast and choppy.

I do need to practice. Taking things in smaller steps may be necessary. Start with just throwing one ball back and forth while idling and see how that goes. It'll be like learning to juggle all over again.

[GILD]

Originally posted by john_childs
I'll be idling nicely then start to try to juggle and my nice smooth idle turns into a hyperactive mess. As soon as I throw the balls up the idle changes frequency and gets all fast and choppy.

my idling/juggling breakthru only came when i started passing clubs on the uni and suddenly realised that it worked better if i did a mini-stilstand while passing, and using the time inbetween (passing in 4-count,ie. 'pass-and-self-and-pass-and-self') to correct my balance
when i started incorporating mini-stilstands in my idling/juggling, i started improving with leaps and bounds

u do need to seperate hands and feet completely
hence the need for practising so the brain gets bored with interfering and eventually allows the body to just do it

[cathwood]

I'm sure I've read somewhere on this forum that you have to idle and juggle with different rhythms and it helps to teach yourself how to do this (Can't remember how though).
I can do the juggling thing but I'm not good enough at uni'ing to do it on my uni. It's always been the plan tho'. That's why I'm trying to learn to idle almost as soon as I've learned to ride.
Cathy

[juggle508]

Well I sent in the money order today for my Beard circus juggling clubs... I got 1 red 1 blue and 1 yellow. I hope i will enjoy them.

I got camp all next week so won;t be here when they arrive. UGH. Can;t wait till i try them out though.