Yet another contact juggling thread.

I was doing some contact the other day when this old lady asked me how the ball sticks to my hand.

I love it when that happens

I was doing some contact with a stage ball the other day, and I had some kids do exactly the same. I managed to convince them that there was a little hamster inside the ball and it was running all over my body!!

Was so funny!!

Ever had peeps ask if its done with magnets? Once joked that I had an electro-magnet relay system in my arm - they didn't get the joke <memo to self - being a science geek isn't always the way forward>

.... you mean thats not how its done? xxx

SSSSSSSHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - don't tell anyone will you

I really want to learn contact juggling...where do i start and which is the best ball to start with?

some help would be really great!!

and you want to do this course .

thank you!!

If you have small hands you can try filling a tennis ball with rice and then coating in electricians tape - alot cheeper than acrylic and easier to repair.

I see a lot of people asking what to use.
ummm... a contact juggling ball? thats what i use ^_^

Just kidding. Good on you for wanting to learn contacty skills Starpoi.
its a lot of fun and really rewarding.
it may take ages to learn but the mesmorised look on peoples faces when you do it is priceless ^3^

well i've ordered my ball. theres so many to choose from. think i'll wait till i can do it before i spash out on one of those spangly clear ones. Got the one cole suggested, thanks!

is the book with the black and white cover by james ernest worth getting?

I personally didn't find it helpful - but by the time I got the book I could already do all the moves described so that's probably why. However, the book does descibe the moves very well so it could be worth getting. I guess it depends on how you learn best - I would personally recommend watching videos featuring contact jugglers.

never seen 'the book' but cj.org has tonnes of videos of moves - all recently catergorised by number of balls.

you can then post on the forum if you need extra tips

other than learning palm isolations and multiball, i use a stage ball at the moment too - great for body rolls and it dosesn't make you cry when you drop.

4" acylic... one day


cole. x

Not only are the video's good for learning.

But they are oh so good to watch.

*whores over other peoples contacty skills*

i was thinking that!

Has your contact ball arrived yet starry?

...*wants to learn contact juggling* Too bad I'm only a silly, poor, american teen. Buying all them expensive videos and books is not something I'm looking forward to. *Curses McDonalds for employing teens* It's practically the only place we can get a job now! Well, there and any other fast food joint. Hopefully I can find a mentor in Contact juggling that way I don't flub up too much and lose interest, cause I know I'm not getting to England any time soon for that nifty class. *goes off to study free videos and lessons on contact juggling while using an orange to roll around as his hands are so big.*