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Tricks - 3 Ball Cascade

This is the first juggling trick you should learn. This is also the trick that most juggler will generally go back to in between all their fancy tricks.


So where do I begin?

How to Juggle 3 Balls Tutorial
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Are you sitting comfortably? Well you shouldn't be! You should be standing up, feet should be shoulder length apart, arms should be bent at the elbow at a 90 degree angle from your body, and slightly out from the body. You should have two balls in your best hand (the one that you use most), and one ball in the other hand. The two balls should be in line with each other so that when you throw one, the other one can roll to the tips of your fingers ready to be thrown. You will soon get used to getting into a good juggling position, so don't worry about it!!

3 ball cascade animation

The animation on the left is the 3 ball cascade - watch the pattern for a short while, and then try picking one ball to watch and follow it through the pattern. To see more animations of the 3 ball cascade, please visit the animations gallery.

The picture (below left) is the image I learned the 3 ball cascade from during Christmas 1993. It is a very good illustration.

The actual pattern I learned from!

Step 1 - Practice throwing one ball from side to side until it is fairly consistent. Throws should not be out from your body, but upwards.

Step 2 - Hold one ball in each hand. Toss one as before. As it reaches its peak, toss the other ball inside the first one, to the same height. (most people at this point, are known to panic after the first ball is thrown and pass the ball from their weak hand, but this is a habit you MUST break!)

Step 3 - Two balls should be held in your strong hand, and one ball in your weakest. You start by throwing from the stronger hand. When the first ball peaks, toss from the opposite hand. When this ball peaks, throw from your first hand, and keep going...

Remember that dropping is a sign of progress...

 


Problems?

Here are a few problems you might run into as you attempt to successfully learn the 3 ball cascade (and the solutions also!)

I keep walking forwards
 Try standing facing a wall. You will not be able to run or walk forward any more, and if a ball bounces off the wall, you might get a lucky extra catch!
I am stuck on "x" amount of throws
 Try switching the hand that you start with. This means you are either likely to drop one catch earlier or one catch later than before! You can then keep alternating which hand you start with.
Still Struggling
 Try practicing with just one or two balls for a while until you feel comfortable, then step back up to trying 3 balls.
I can't seem to let go of the third ball!
 Practice just throwing all 3 balls up in the air. Don't worry about catching them! You need to just be able to get used to rolling the third ball to nearer the tips of your fingers once the first ball has been thrown, so that the third ball is now in the ideal position ready to be thrown!
Still not getting anywhere fast?

Try scarf juggling. I personally find it quicker to teach adults how to scarf juggle then ball juggle compared to just teaching ball juggling. This is because scarfs spend a lot more time in the air, so your brain has time to work out what the next move should be!

Scarf juggling tricks page

Good Luck. Please let me know if you have learned the 3 ball cascade trick from this page!

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