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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When learning how to juggle three balls, stand beneath a good light and slightly in front of it. This way the light falls on the balls and when you look up you don’t get the light directly in your eyes. As anyone knows who is performing juggling tricks, you need to practise with lighting staff, and find out how to avoid being blinded by strong lights coming on to the stage from the audience side. It’s getting more exciting thinking about performance time. It’s time to show off to your friends!

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Everyone would like to be able to juggle three balls, and people admire a juggler. Practice your skills quietly and surprise your friends with juggling party tricks. Teenagers are fantastic jugglers. Don’t forget to try the tricks in Steps 7 and 10 of the Juggling Brain video - put them into a performance sequence and you are a winner! Don’t forget to practice with different objects - what about a ball, a shaker and an orange?

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Seniors can be masters of three ball juggling. They have desire and motivation! Recently in one of our masters juggling classes a 74 year old man learned to juggle two balls in two sessions and three balls in four sessions! His secret? - he watched the juggling Brain video 14 times practising all the exercises in between weekly lessons. How determined are you to juggle three balls? All ages can do it.

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When beginning to learn how to juggle make sure you have a wide base to start with – feet astride- a juggler’s stance. You need good balance when juggling.  You are relying on your body balance mechanism to maintain your posture as your eyes are fixed on a moving target.  Check Step 7 in the Juggling Brain video for the juggler’s stance.  Generally we use our vision and vestibular system to maintain our balance but in juggling we rely on balance mechanism and information coming from our feet and ankles.

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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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