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I just saw the neatest move at Atlantic City yesterday while scouting out a place for the Sands demo and was curious to ask some questions before I tried it out.

It was a rather slick little move involving a contact sphere and a rubber ball. The juggler in question rolled one sphere over the other without hand contact aside from the initial push to get the "over" sphere moving. The rest of the move seemed to be reliant upon moving the "under" sphere well.... under the other sphere. It was a really neat move, and I was wondering if anyone has tried it, and if my theory is correct, that the real trick to getting this move to stick is using a rubber ball so it has a little grip.

Ack! *wracking my brain!*

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What size was the rubber ball? Don't know if it's at all relevant*, but it'll maybe help visualise** it better..

*Except having written that I'm starting to think it probably is in a "bigger rubber ball is easier" kind of way..

** for "visualise" you could just read "try"

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 Written by: Look_This_Changes


I think you're describing what I've heard many canadians call a snowman roll... where you roll two balls along in a stack or column. By many canadians, I mean two...

If I'm right, you can do this with two acrylics without any problem.

Can we get a better description, please?

You call them Spheres... you must have hung out with Michael Glenn... I never will understand why he likes to call them that. they're balls.

Also, there are other contact juggling threads...

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 Written by: Look_This_Changes


I never will understand why he likes to call them that. they're balls.

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If it's any consolation Kathain, contact is something that is difficult for me too. Poi, staff, flags, etc...no sweat.
Contact and diabolo kick my arse!

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