My so is starting to juggle, has bean bags, wants clubs, so I was looking at the Juggle Bug foam clubs at UDC. I realize they aren’t “pro” pins, but is there any reason NOT to get them?
You may want to start at a local juggling club first. They are usually welcoming and can show him different types of clubs and may even be able to lend some. I’m a rank amateur but I wouldn’t waste money on those foam clubs (unless you get them at a flea market for $3-$5). The low-end model of clubs is one-piece plastic. I personally like Dube Airflites (and have 9). They are indestructable but are a little heavy and hard on the hands. I know people that like the Play one-piece clubs:
http://www.jugglingstore.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=225
Those are a decent entry level club, too, although they are a bit light to me and delicate compared to Airflites. I’m sure others may have differing opinions. (You can sometimes find juggling props at online costume stores. I tend to order before Halloween to get good deals on shipping and discounts.)
@ ben we have a juggling club in knoxville and you can try out TONS of stuff before you buy
I use the PX3 clubs like these http://www.jugglingstore.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=480
I started out with cheap clubs, and to be honest they made it more difficult to learn and was quite often discouraging. Spend a little more to start for quality equipment and he’ll do much better.
Unless you’re in Europe, “pins” are for bowling. Clubs are for juggling.
And as others have said: get some decent clubs. Foam clubs are garbage. The one piece clubs from Dube are good starter clubs. PX3s are awesome, if you want to spend a bit more.
And when you’re at the stage where you’re looking at buying clubs, you’re ready to spend a bit more.
I would aggree, avoid the Juggle Bug foam clubs. The are just not weighted correcly. You can get a realy nice set 3 clubs for a fairly small amount of cash.
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Have a look at the Juggle Dream or Beard clubs here 
He tried a freind’s pins and liked them, they are Air Flight, so we got him a three set, that way the tow of them can practice passing and the pins will feel about the same.
I think pins has a nicer ring to it 
Good thinking.
Now you’re going to get another one, cause pretty soon they’re going to try passing 7.
And then two more, so they can do a Y-feed with a third friend.
And once they’ve done that, they’ll have enough to start practising passing 8.
And once they add a 4th friend, they’ll need three more to be able to do an X-passing formation.
And then two more, so they can do an X with both sets passing 7 (a formation that looks stunning when you’re passing torches - you may choose to call them ‘flaming sticks’, for purposes of ring).
It never ends.
I’ve thought of getting those. Last weekend I was in Tahoe and if I had a set of those foam clubs I could practice in the lodge w/o making a huge racket on the hardwood floors w/ my frequent drops.
Didn’t work for me. did you mean these? http://www.jugglingstore.com/play-one-piece-club-629.html
My first clubs were similar to those. I HATE solid plastic clubs. I would be rolling on the floor in pain at least once every practice session when one would hit a knuckle or tip of finger.
W/ clubs that have foam/rubber on the ends, it can hurt, but I just shake it off.
I think these are good, cheap starters. http://www.jugglingstore.com/circus-club-633.html$19.99 each or a set for $59.99 http://www.jugglingstore.com/circus-club-juggling-set-14.html
Any clubs you have are better than the clubs you don’t have.
And if you have a juggling friend, with the same clubs and who’s into passing?
You are a person of great riches.
If you carry on with it for a while, you will eventually upgrade and then probably realise how horrible one-piece clubs actually are.
But, like with so many things in life, it’s not the machine, it’s the operator.
I worked at a youth circus for 2 years and taught hundreds of people how to juggle clubs and I can highly recommend ‘Henry’s classic trainer’ clubs. I prefer these clubs to px3s for group passing (and really, thats the fun stuff anyhow). Px3s are great for solo/tech/numbers juggling but are a bit narrow and light for passing- especially if you are outdoors. The Henry’s clubs are durable, nicely weighted and a great all-rounder club. Think of them as the Nimbus of the juggling world.
Mark
I was a big Dube fan, bought and smashed to bits a set a year, more or less. Clubs are like dirt bikes, if it doesn’t look broke to hell in a year, you didn’t really need it.
Renegade makes the best clubs now IMHO. Much like Dube’s, but more durable. The end caps stay on, unlike Dube. Sorry Brian if you are reading this,( I knew him back from my street show days in NYC) .
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