(rookie juggler) problems catching 3 balls in one hand - smaller 130 grs balls?

[Luis Barreto]

I all


am a rookie juggler just now starting to do 5 balls.

Am having some troubles catching/throing 3 balls in/from one hand without falls.
Already tried smaller balls, but the ones i tried felt to light.
are there smaller 130 grs balls?

how do you guys cope with this problem

Thank you

[TK]

Post by Luis Barreto
Am having some troubles catching/throing 3 balls in/from one hand without falls.
Already tried smaller balls, but the ones i tried felt to light.
are there smaller 130 grs balls?

Sorry, but most of it is just practice. One thing that might help is to
hold 2 balls in each hand and throw (and catch) the fifth ball from hand
to hand.

I grip the 3 balls in my hand using the middle finger to hold the first
ball (to throw) cradled between the first finger and the ring finger.
The second ball between the thump and pointer, the third ball with the
last two fingers. To gather them, I catch the third ball back in the
third ball starting position. Hope that makes sense.

You can make balls using various shells,
http://www.wejuggle2.com/makejuggleballs.php will show how to make them
using tennis balls. Use the same basic method to make them using thin
plastic balls. Fill with salt or sand using different weights until you
find one you like.

[CamStradeski]

I agree that it is mostly practice (though have big hands/smaller balls
helps!). Depending on the grip you do it can be easier. I rest the 3 ball
on top of the 2 lower balls as opposed to holding the 3rd ball actually in my
hand, and catch it the same way. This is using 75mm Russians and has never
really posed a problem. As you move to higher numbers people generally use
smaller balls, but for 5 it is pretty inconsequential.

Post by Luis Barreto
I all
am a rookie juggler just now starting to do 5 balls.
Am having some troubles catching/throing 3 balls in/from one hand without falls.
Already tried smaller balls, but the ones i tried felt to light.
are there smaller 130 grs balls?
how do you guys cope with this problem
Thank you