The HoP Hat thread!

Hello!

and welcome to the Hop Hat thread!

this thread is for all you hat tips, tricks and silly jokes.

My three top tips are...

1) foot throws, point you toes! jobs a good un!

2) body rolls, always give it the mininum amount of push, or spin to do the roll, hats will move much slower than contact balls and bieng slower makes them eaisier to catch.

3) for the back of the neck roll, have the bottom of the hat (the bit you put your head in) face the auidence, its counter intuitive, but the brim rolls much beter over the shoulders, then fits back onto the arm on the other side.

So folks, whats your favriot hat tricks?

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mine is the one where the juggler gets all 5 hats to land on his head from a 5 hat cascade... dunno if ive ever seen it done though.

I think id remember if id seen that happen irl.

seen a 5 hat cascade....

only got one hat to practice it with tho...

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My favourate hat trick is the one in the pub that makes you look like the coolest person in the world.

Or the BTB kickup to landing on head. hmmmm.

humm hats, go to jugglingdb and look up kris kremo in the vids trust me it's worth it (would link you but internet explorer being funny)

and what trick might that be megan? the 'its my round trick?' been a while learning that one!

oh and if peaple want basic hat tutorials check here.

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.org not .com

i'm just starting doing some hat stuff.

anyone got any tips on fixing a hat where the rim has broken away at the front? would be much help, i could do it make shift with duct tape but i dont feel that wuld look or feel very nice

wot sort of hat is it yoni? i dont think hats are very easily fixable, even by hatters...

Ive got a trippleweight top hat thing... feels fairly indestructable, and should be for the amount I paid for it!

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its a topper, not triple weight. i can still use it, i just feel the rim may come off if i use it too much, if it will help i can put a pic of it up somewhere

maybe some tape on the inside then, under the brim bit...

would make a nice tramps topper even if it do break...

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just remember that although hats dont have to be worn on the head, it can be difficult and rather odd looking to wear it on your elbow

I saw a Cirque du Soleil performance where a guy juggled hats by throwing them like frisbees so they would come back to him. Since they wouldn't come back exactly to him (and to keep them separate in the air), he threw them so they returned about five feet off to the side, so he ended up running around in a large circle with hats flying everywhere. He juggled at least five hats this way. It was pretty cool.

new footcatch?

catch the hat vertically, on its brim, looks nice from a btb throw.

one day i will be flexible enough to raise the leg and have the hat roll up to the body.

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Yey! finally just got my top hat today My hattings got better already, just from using a hat that doesn't fall over my eyes! Can't wait to learn some new tricks

I camne up with a nice trick last night tho its a bit hard.

throw the hat like youd do an over the shoulder throw with balls or clubs. but instead if catching infront the hat should land on your head, its cool cos its a blind catch.

another blind trick, cover your eyes with one hand, chop thew hat off your haed with the other and catch on the foot blind. Worked perfectly for one day, loads of times, and havent been able to do it since!

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Really getting into this hatting, but not too great yet, just getting the basic tumbles and throws etc. I've been trying to get the roll across the shoulders from one arm to the other since I started, but not having much luck. I can pretty much do it, apart from actually catching the hat at the end. If anyone has any tips then I'd be grateful!

Plus if anyone knows of any other good videos of hats online, I'd be grateful. I'd particularly like to see some hat stuff. I'll keep searching myself, and if I find anything then I'll post it up.

Happy hatting!

i got a bowler last friday.

am getting it to roll down my arm and onto my head. am working on forearm rolls, a roll down the back and foot catch / throw.

cheers, pete

I've got the foot catch, but I've not got the throw back onto my head yet. Pointing the toes really does make a difference, but I've only managed to catch it a few times, but its getting better.

I'd also like to get the roll back up, after you've rolled it down your back (hope this makes sense). I keep either not getting it high enough, or throwing it over my head.

yo, that roll up the back is one of the hardest moves in hat.

i got an ace trick last night, chop the hat off backwards and it lands blind on the heel of the foot.

just a throw to the heel is cool, cos you can have lots of fun trying to grab it again without falling over...

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where can i get a well built top hat, i have always wanted one, its by far the coolest hat in existance.

I got mine from beard, it's a good felt one, ideal for hat manipulation, you can find their website here - beard juggling supplies

You could also try googling for other juggling suppliers.

As you can see, they're pretty pricey at £60, (although I got mine for £40 through a juggling convention), so it's best to be pretty serious about buying one unless you've got loads of spare cash!

What part of Scotland are you in? there are lots of juggly things that go on all over the place.

just got two nils polls bowlers from the BJC (haggled down to £50 for both!!!), twas gonna get a topper but that would have been £40 for one.

50 for both!!!!

B*$£@^tart!

good deal.

tho the toppers are cooler

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yeeeep, i got a pink top hat for £40. awwwww yeah...

Give it ten minutes at a meet, and it'll no longer be on your head.

Two minutes if I'm about.

Henry you look silly in Sym's black top hat.
I can't imagen what you're gonna look like in Jo's pink hat

Hey! Henry looked ace in Sym's hat! I predict he'll look like Willy wonka in my hat!

lucky man, thats cool!

not worried it might be a bit 'gay' tho?

toppers look a bit boy george-ish anyway!

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hey all just ordered a new bowler being doing poi for ages but hats look really good as well so nice onr for all the links kepp you all up to date with the new tricks as i learn them