juggle clubs

I would like to be able to juggle three Indian clubs as well as I can juggle three balls.

Getting kind of better with one club and two balls. Can flash more often than yesterday and doing a little more than just flashing. Good good

Forgot to say I gave it a go yesterday with three clubs. Nearly managed a flash. Dropped them a lot, but thankfully didn’t hit myself :)

Tried a different approach today, using one club and two balls. I’m slowly but surely getting there. Managed a flash or two, which was really encouraging, but then it started to rain, so…more tomorrow. Fingers crossed for no rain

I have now bought myself clubs, so when they arrive, I will start learning :D I’m looking forward to this…

I’ve been lax in practicing (again). Decided that I should get out at least once this week. Spent some time with two balls and one club, getting the hang of it again. I can do a run of about 16-17 before dropping. Not great, but better than last summer.

I decided to try two clubs, one ball. I didn’t have much luck, dropping props left and right. For the heck of it, I tried with just clubs. To my surprise, I flashed on my third or fourth try. I tried a few more times, but couldn’t do it again. Going back to two clubs and one ball, though, I was able to run 3 or 4 times before dropping.

I’ll keep practicing with one club, two balls, and two clubs, one ball some more.

I haven’t been getting far with two clubs. The fact that it’s been raining on the days I’m not working hasn’t helped either, as I don’t have space inside to practice.

The weather was nice after work today though, so I had a bit of time in the back yard. I decided to try a different approach to learning clubs.

My daughter attends circus camp each summer. Last year, when I dropped her off, I noticed one of the instructors teaching one of the children how to do clubs. The girl could already run a three ball cascade with no problem, so the instructor challenged her to replace one of the balls with a club instead. Once she had that down, she swapped a second ball for a club. Within half an hour, she was juggling a three club cascade.

At the time, I chalked it up to the power of being 12 years old. This afternoon, though, the memory came back to me, so I gave it a try. I didn’t make it to three clubs (yet), but I was able to do a decent run of two balls and a single club within about 10 minutes.

Tomorrow is World Juggling Day, so I’ve promised myself that I would spend at least an hour juggling, so I should be able to get in some more practice.

Added a second club today. Going much more smoothly than the last time I attempted to learn clubs.

Started tossing a single club over the weekend. When I get to a point where I can comfortably make 50 catches, I’ll add a second club.

Marking this done as per the conditions in my previous comment.

FWIW, my record is now 61. :D