🤹♀️ Juggling 🤹♂️
Juggling is a physical skill, performed by a juggler, involving the
manipulation of objects for recreation, entertainment, art or
sport.
The most recognizable form of juggling is
toss juggling. Juggling can be the manipulation of one
object or many objects at the same time, most often using one or two
hands but also possible with feet. Jugglers often refer to the objects
they juggle as props. The most common props are balls, clubs, or rings.
Some jugglers use more dramatic objects such as knives, fire torches or
chainsaws. The term juggling can also commonly refer to other prop-based
manipulation skills, such as
diabolo,
plate spinning,
devil sticks,
poi,
cigar boxes,
contact juggling,
hooping,
yo-yo, and
hat manipulation.
Balls
Juggling balls, or simply balls, are a popular prop used by jugglers,
either on their own—usually in sets of three or more—or in combination
with other props such as clubs or rings. A juggling ball refers to any
juggling object that is roughly spherical in nature.
There are a lot of different types of juggling balls. The most common
juggling balls are beanbags. A special type of juggling ball is a bounce
ball. Bounce balls are used for bounce juggling. Bounce
juggling can also be done with other balls that bounce, such as
basketballs.
Clubs
Juggling clubs are a prop used by jugglers. Juggling clubs are often
simply called clubs by jugglers and sometimes are referred to as pins or
batons by non-jugglers. Clubs are one of the three most popular props
used by jugglers; the others being balls and rings. A typical club is in
the range of 50 centimetres (20 in) long, weighs between 200 and 300
grams (7.1 and 10.6 oz), is slim at the "handle" end, and has its center
of balance nearer the wider "body" end. A juggling club's shape is
similar to a bowling pin's and an Indian club's. Modern juggling clubs
are, however, distinct from these objects because they differ in the
materials they are made of, the way they are constructed, their weight
and weight distribution, and are therefore not usually interchangeable.
Clubs are mostly made of plastic. There are one-piece clubs that are
made out of one piece of plastic and there are multi-piece clubs which
consists of multiple parts that are made of different materials.
There are a few tricks that you can only do with clubs because of the
shape of the club. Examples of these tricks are chin rolls, helicopter
spins, various traps, various throws and a flourish.
Rings
Juggling rings, or simply "rings", are a popular prop used by jugglers,
usually in sets of three or more, or in combination with other props
such as balls or clubs. The rings used by jugglers are typically about
30 centimetres (12 in) in diameter and 3 millimetres (0.12 in) thick.
Juggling rings are easier to juggle than clubs, but harder than balls
due to size and throwing mechanics. Because of rings' impressive
appearance for their level of difficulty, they remain a popular juggling
item.
About Me
I have been juggling for 4 years now (in 2021). I started when I was around 15 years old. My favorite prop are juggling balls. I love juggling, but I don't practice hours every day, like the professional jugglers do. Juggling is more of a hobby to me. When I had just started juggling in 2018 I entered a competition hosted by Josh Horton (see picture at the top of the page), to win a sponsorship from his store Juggling Warehouse. I was one of the lucky ones and won the sponsorship. I received some cool juggling props and a discount code, for my followers to use. I am very grateful that I got this opportunity back then, because it helped me a lot in my juggling journey.
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