^i’ve gotten the whip down pretty well(previous page)^:D
but on a different note. what props do you use for juggling, specifically balls and clubs. i want to know what other people use and what style of juggling you do. (casual, artistic, or sport)
right now i’m using the MMX plus balls by play juggling co. (http://www.jugglingstore.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=207) i really like them especially for outdoor practicing and shows, they have a great beanbag like feel to them, but have a tougher stage ball type outer shell. if i’m going to do any bounce juggling i usually use lacrosse balls on hard outdoor surface and racquette(sp?) balls if i’m inside.
You kids will never truly appreciate how difficult things were for those who came before you, before technology made these smooth functioning props.
My rolling globe is made of wood and covered in canvas–but by the early 1970s I think they were making fiberglass ones. Many of us grew up with wooden diablos and juggling clubs. You cannot imagine.
for starters i’m not trying to be rude to you so please don’t take it that way. your post reminds of when people say. “Max you shouldn’t waste that food, people in third world countries are starving…” since i’m not in those countries and not starving i can only care but so much.
and as far as the juggling stuff goes, no, i probably will never appreciate how hard it USED to be, but i do appreciate how much simpler it has become while providing enough challenge to make it fun for me.
o and cathy, by style i mean artistic: do you like doing close fast low patterns with a lot of flow and smooth style to them. (chris bliss) sport: high patterns fast patterns, numbers juggling, spins etc. (wjf) and casual is pretty much hey i can pick up three balls and juggle every now and then, but i don’t really invest any time in it. (most of the people that can juggle)
I’d call myself a casual sport juggler. I juggle for the sport of it, not for anyone to watch.
I’ve got 95mm Renegade clubs and some big beach ball beanbag things. Not sure of the size on those… I also have absolute circus rings, Mr Babache knives, Maya torches, and… I think that’s about it.
I’m “learning” continuous 3 club backcrosses right now. When I get around to working on them.
If love my 5 pirouette clubs from henrys - they work very fine for me and the learning process from 3 up to five.
They don´t spinn toooo fast (as everybody says), it depends on how much additional spin you give them. Every juggler shout try/test them ! One of the best clubs !
Balls - there are great “new” beanbags (very hart ones) from Mister Babache in neon yellow with "sillicone"finish , they have a very good grip and the benefits from beanbags (only indoor juggling)
In my opinion there are 3 main styles of juggling artistic, sport, and casual.
to me an artistic juggler is one that does a lot of low smooth patterns. not necessarily needing to use more than 3 balls to create a visually entertaining routine that flows smooth. juggling to music and making your pattens flow with the beat is an example of artistic juggling. this style of juggling has been around the longest. below is chris bliss’ juggling finale which displays a fine artistic juggling routine. (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4776181634656145640&q=chris+bliss&ei=l8uJSNeDCYGeqgKWxaisCA&hl=en)
sport juggling is a newer form of juggling where the juggler attempts numbers juggling, big patterns, siteswaps, flashes with spins, etc. sport juggling is usually hard to follow/appreciate unless you juggle and can understand how difficult the tricks and siteswaps that they are doing actually are. below is the 2005 WJF advanced balls competition featuring some of the worlds most amazing sport jugglers.
(http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1822530771195011402&q=wjf+2005&ei=WsuJSN7OF4jkrQLFxfW6CA&hl=en)
and then the casual juggler is the person who can juggle and may be able to do a few simple patterns or tricks but doesn’t really invest enough time or energy into it to become incredibly proficient at it.
hope that clears things up a bit, and mind you these are just my opinions on the styles; feel free to add if you feel the need.
Could care less about “sport” and “art.” Only juggling while on stage. Realizes a good joke is better and more impressive than adding two more bean bags to a pattern. Spends more time writing material than practicing site-swaps.
Smells like stale beer and cigarettes. Would be described as a “hack” by Jason Garfield, and gladly accepts the name while making a grand or more every week. Probably lives on the road and has a terrible social life.
Did you know that Chris Bliss put away most of his juggling act and does 30-40 mins of stand-up comedy? That video was his “finale”. I wouldn’t even consider him a “juggler” hardley anymore. Prop comic is more accurate, or a comedian who does some juggling… Good for him.
…oh, and I use the Dube’ Klassic American clubs. Best club ever for passing and performing, most people prefer a softer handle. But like unicycling…the pain only last for the first little bit…unless your juggling five with triple spins, then = ouch!
sorry for the double post…i kinda tend to put comedy/stage jugglers in the same group as the casual juggler; they can do enough to make it seem like a great juggling act even though most of it was comedy. o and i knew that chris’s juggling was his finale but it was the best thing i could come up with as for a demo of artistic juggling while at work. (the site youtube isn’t blocked but all of the videos are so i had to choose something that i’d seen before.)
Unirox, I don’t mean to speak for other posters to this thread.
You may find some jugglers more reluctant to have the activity of juggling ‘pigeon-holed’ os classified or divided into ‘styles’.
Starting from that premise, it’s easier to see how your opinion may have come across as ‘from on high’.
^i’ve gotten the whip down pretty well(previous page)^:D
