Q&A for How to Juggle

So contact juggling involves mastering the art of manipulating a ball, often a big glass one. Start by holding the ball in your hand and rolling it across your fingers and palms without letting it fall. Practice controlling the ball's movements using subtle shifts in pressure and angle. As you become more confident, experiment with different tricks like rolls, isolations, and transfers between your hands and arms. Practice until your movements are fluid and graceful. Just remember that mastering contact juggling requires practice and repetition. Start with simple maneuvers and gradually work your way up to more complex tricks. 

It is much easier to juggle while standing. You have more control of the ball and can be eye level with the peak of the balls once thrown.

Juggling makes you more focused, which in turn increases concentration, so in this sense you could say it does help make your mind sharper.

There are balls specifically made for juggling, and they are basically like hacky sacks. These work great because they do not bounce at all or roll all over the place. If you do not have these, other evenly weighted balls work fine, such as tennis balls.

Aim each one slightly differently so that they either go under or over each other.

Throw the ball closer to you. If you start running after the ball, then you are not doing it right. It's best you start juggling in front of a wall; otherwise, keep trying and keep your feet locked.

Yes. Socks are sometimes easier to toss because they don't drift away as much.

Throw it a little higher than you think. Keep it close to you. Throw it against a wall. Use scarves to start, not balls. Ask for all the help you can!

You have to master normal juggling first. Once you're very comfortable with juggling as a whole, you can start trying with your eyes closed. Of course, it depends how much you practice, but this is a difficult skill to master.

Try to cradle the ball as it lands. See if moving your hands down slightly when you catch the balls helps.

The weight doesn't effect much, but if they fall, they will bounce a lot more.

You could. However, a large, empty space is best for beginners. If you're a competent juggler, you could juggle anywhere with enough space for your arms. If there are breakables or other items nearby, consider moving practice spaces.

Create a rhythm. Start reciting "1, 2, 3, 4 ,5... etc" and you'll soon start doing it without thinking about what you're doing.

Try conditioning. Most sport training include muscle strengthening and toning. Try practicing with heavier items so that the regular weight seems easy.

Practice throwing the ball with just that right arm. Every time you throw, stop, figure out what went right and what went wrong, and then throw again. Do this until you have the muscle memory to keep the balls in orbit.

Try it in front of a wall. If the balls hit the wall, you are doing it wrong. Throw the balls in a pattern that follows almost the shape of an airplane wing.

It depends on how quickly you learn, how dedicated you are and how badly you want to learn.

In order to juggle four balls, you need to juggle two balls in one hand and the other two in the other hand separately.

It depends on how heavy, but yes. If you are good enough, you can juggle almost anything that will fit in your hands.

For me, it took about 6 cumulative hours over a span of one month. If you practice every day for 20 minutes, though, you should be able to pick it up faster, depending on how good your hand-eye coordination and judgement skills are.

Basically, it means to throw the objects in a circle pattern in front of the body. it's actually faster moving and more challenging.

Practice regularly and often. If you happen to be a 'sprinting juggler,' and have erratic throws, try practicing throwing only -- not catching -- using a scoop toss. If you find yourself too frustrated, try going back to two balls or even one. Practicing in front of a wall can also help you control your throws.

In order to juggle four balls, you need to juggle two balls in one hand and the other two in the other hand separately.

There is no age requirement, as juggling is not particularly dangerous. A child as young as 6-7 years old could learn.

There is no minimum or maximum age, and any age over seven is ideal.

It shouldn't take more than 1-2 weeks provided you practice every day.

So that you can see how high it is. It will help you focus on how high to throw the next ball.

Yes, it's common for people to juggle with bouncy balls. Just make sure the balls aren't heavy.

Of course you can! They will bounce pretty far when you drop them, which can be annoying, but it's certainly possible to juggle them!

One can juggle basically anything, however clubs and rings are quite popular.