DoktorSkell
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Yet another contact juggling thread.  find similar
19/04/05 03:22 PM
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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 
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19/04/05 08:36 PM
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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!!
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20/04/05 01:38 AM
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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>
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20/04/05 03:13 AM
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.... you mean thats not how its done? xxx
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20/04/05 03:46 AM
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SSSSSSSHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - don't tell anyone will you 
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>What do you think about the state of the Earth?
>I'm optimistic.
>So why do you look so sad?
>I'm not sure that my optimism is justified.
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20/04/05 04:05 AM
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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!!
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20/04/05 04:10 AM
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Written by: starpoi
where do i start and which is the best ball to start with?
here and this one (100mm)
you might want to check out contactjuggling.org too.
they're pretty friendly over there 
cole. x
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20/04/05 04:55 AM
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and you want to do this course .
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Can't juggle won't juggle .....
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20/04/05 05:30 AM
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thank you!!
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20/04/05 05:51 AM
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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.
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>What do you think about the state of the Earth?
>I'm optimistic.
>So why do you look so sad?
>I'm not sure that my optimism is justified.
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DoktorSkell
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20/04/05 10:39 AM
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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^
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20/04/05 10:45 AM
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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?
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20/04/05 08:36 PM
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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.
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>What do you think about the state of the Earth?
>I'm optimistic.
>So why do you look so sad?
>I'm not sure that my optimism is justified.
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20/04/05 09:30 PM
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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
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DoktorSkell
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21/04/05 10:38 AM
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Not only are the video's good for learning.
But they are oh so good to watch.
*whores over other peoples contacty skills*
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21/04/05 08:43 PM
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Written by: Vixen
.... you mean thats not how its done? xxx
so u go bust my bubble!
*me sulks in corner*
(mine has a chubb chubb in it!)
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You know those people your parentals warned you about?... I'M ONE OF THEM! 
Yes, i do bite!!
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22/04/05 10:39 AM
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Written by: Shu
Written by: Vixen
.... you mean thats not how its done? xxx
so u go bust my bubble!
*me sulks in corner*
(mine has a chubb chubb in it!)
Whats a Chubb Chubb?
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22/04/05 10:48 AM
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i was thinking that!
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22/04/05 02:27 PM
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Has your contact ball arrived yet starry?
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22/04/05 03:37 PM
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...*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.*
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22/04/05 06:05 PM
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Nyoooo.....
Poor Kodiac *pats*
Contact balls really arent THAT expensive. to learn you only need one of them and it will last "almost" forever. Even though dropping it will get it scratched and chipped
*chases my contact ball as it rolls down a hill hitting rocks on its way down*
Some people say its allright to learn contact with something equivalent to an acryllic ball. but i think its worth investing in a proper ball so that its not weird and you have to re-learn when you want to change to an acryllic later.
i say to all people. buy quality equipment. good props are worth the money
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22/04/05 10:36 PM
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not yet 
stupid royal mail
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22/04/05 11:35 PM
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Written by: DoktorSkell
Some people say its allright to learn contact with something equivalent to an acryllic ball. but i think its worth investing in a proper ball so that its not weird and you have to re-learn when you want to change to an acryllic later.
i say to all people. buy quality equipment. good props are worth the money
an acylic is only 'the best prop' for learning certain contact moves imho.
i use acylics for multiball and palm spins/transfers.
everything else i use a stage ball for.
admittedly, if i had a 4" acrylic, i'd use it a lot of the time but even then, if you are learning body rolls a rhythmic gymnastics ball will see you picking up the theory much faster and making much more productive progress.
i bought one to head bounce with but i ended up using it to learn body rolls.
i have chest rolls fairly solid now with a 4" stage ball and half chest rolls with 3" acrylics are sorted too - in under 3 months
i saw three beautiful contact routines last night
one of them had a tonne 2 and 4 ball stuff that i've been playing with but done 10 times better and with 10 times the amount of creativity and flow.
i'm glad i'm a newbie sometimes
cole. x
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23/04/05 02:18 AM
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I learnt it all with an acrylic. I've only got my stage ball recently, but it does help to learn some stuff with.
Acrylics are much easier to learn isolations with, but body rolling is easier with a big stage ball.
I've been contact juggling for about 7 months now, and I can do quite a lot of the butterfly moves, chest rolls both ways, behind the neck roll and almost nailed the pirouette, various stalls, elbow transfers, quite a few isolations etc etc... believe the 'trick' to learning stuff is to slow it right down, oh, and practise. lots of it. The type of ball doesn't really make a difference, it's just personal preference.
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23/04/05 02:34 AM
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the voice of reason
agree with all of what you just said mr the circus.
was well impressed with your skills at falmouth by the way.
watching you made me want to start learning the cage you know...
its getting closer but i'm still a *looooong* way off solid
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