You have juggled two balls. Cool! And now you are practicing for 3 ball juggling. Before you progress to Tricks in Step 10, repetition is the key, and you want to maximize your throwing time. Stand in front of a couch and if the balls fall to the couch they are closer to pick up. More time to develop your throwing and catching skills for three ball juggling.

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You are learning how to juggle 3 balls - brilliant idea - but the balls are flying everywhere. Some of us are impulsive with our throwing skills. Try slowing down the pace at which you throw each ball in the air. This will give you more time to control the direction of throw in a rainbow arc - just right for you to catch with the other hand. Refer to Step 5 of the Juggling Brain video for conscious control of the arc from the right and left hands - and get it right.

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You are learning how to juggle. Great! You won’t regret it. Here is a hint about learning with both hands. Once you have learned to throw a juggling ball leading with your right hand, it is important to practise leading with your left hand and vice versa. You may find this awkward to begin with, but juggling requires both hands to be able to throw the ball straight in an arc in the air to land accurately in the other hand. Watch Lincoln in Step 5 of the Juggling Brain video, as he throws the juggling ball with either hand. The better your non-preferred hand is, the better you are able to juggle three balls.

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You may find inside the house too confined to learn how to juggle, with low ceilings and too much furniture to get in the way. Why don’t you learn how to juggle outside where there is more room and you can throw the balls higher. Find a good spot preferably on soft grass with plenty of room around and stand facing away from the sun. Firstly you will get the light on the juggling balls and also you will not be blinded by the light of the sun as you throw the juggling balls into arcs.

Practice throwing the ball up at different heights until you find the most natural height just for you.  Remember to factor in the wind strength. With too much breeze this will affect the juggling balls as you try to control the direction of the balls. Help yourself to succeed. Create the right environment for learning how to juggle!

Watch our Masked Juggler master the elements with 4 ball juggling.

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If you have just learned to juggle 3 balls and find yourself continually walking forward as you juggle, it’s just natural.  Others have gone before you doing the same. It will come to an end, and you will learn to stand still and juggle. But in the meantime try standing in front of a wall or cupboard door as you juggle. Try not to hit the door or wall with your juggling balls.  It’s a brain trick.  Put up a barrier and your brain will try not to hit it, encouraging you to throw the juggling balls in front of you instead of out.  Another good idea is to go back a step, say to Step 9 of the Juggling Brain video, and practice juggling two balls in one hand, positioned in the juggler’s stance, as described in Step 7. (See post ‘Perfect Balance for Juggling‘)  Just do it in the juggler’s stance and it will become automatic as you are learning to juggle.

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