SO WHAT IS IT? The large
Magic Bean can be 'walked' up and down the
plastic Trick Track, and even flipped in the
air or bounced before attempting to catch
it again. All sorts of tricks are possible,
and the bean's movement is compulsive to watch
and manipulate.
This may be a relatively inexpensive prop,
but also because you don’t see many
people use it, then it can be a good extra
routine to add to your other juggling and
prop manipulation skills (the same applies
with catch-it cones!)
£1.75
Bean Trick Track is £1.75
For a fuller description of this product
and to purchase it, please visit the following
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Two things you need to learn before
attempting all the other tricks, are as follows:
Walking
the Bean
Firstly, get
used to walking the bean up and down the trick
track. Try doing this using each hand so that
you are not just learning with the dominant
hand. This will come in handy at a later date
if you decide to do some tricks involving
a second bean trick track prop!
Throwing
and Catching
Secondly, practice throwing and
catching the bean. Discover how low and how
high you can throw the bean and still be able
to catch it. Discover which parts of the trick
track are best to catch the bean on.
Beginners Tricks
Pirouette
Catch
Throw your bean straight up and pirouette
(spin round 360 degrees) and catch it.
Kick Flip
Flick the bean onto your foot, kick
it back up into the air and catch it in your
trick track.
Other Body
Bounces
Other parts of you that you could
bounce the bean off before it returns to your
trick track would be: inside foot, outside foot,
knee, head, forearm, wrist, elbow etc. You could
even launch the bean from the trick track and
then try to do 4 or 5 keep ups with the bean
before returning it to the trick track!
Bean in the Sky
Throw the bean as high as you can, then catch
it. Once you find this trick easy, then try
throwing the bean as high as you can, then flipping
the trick like a juggling club (end over end)
and catching it again then catching the trick
track. You could try to flip the trick track
a few times before the bean comes back down
and you have to make the catch!
So what other tricks are there?
2 Bean Trick Tracks
Get a second bean trick
track and try to throw and catch beans
at the same time. Try catching on the
same bean track, then try catching on
the opposite bean track!
Juggling with 3
bean trick tracks
You could try juggling the
bean trick tracks (without the bean).
They would be juggled in the same way
as you would juggle a club (flipping them
end over end).
2 People
Juggle 3 beans between
yourself and a partner using one trick track
each, or just throw one bean between yourselves
for a bit of fun!
I am sure there are loads more tricks
but as there aren’t any tricks pages online
to learn from, then I need your ideas so I can add
to this page, so if you use this prop, then please
send me some more ideas!
£1.75
Bean Trick Track is £1.75
For a fuller description of this product
and to purchase it, please visit the following
page:
