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Click the
trigger to propel a ball high in the air,
then try to catch it in the plastic cone.
The catch-it cone usually comes with 2 small
coloured balls which can be fired at the same
time!
This is a great game for improving co-ordination,
and something that could be added as something
a bit different to a jugglers repertoire!
Tricks to try first!
Fire and
catch (one ball)
The most basic catch-it cone
trick. Practice until it becomes very smooth
(it shouldn’t take long!)
Multiplexing
This is a juggling term used to
describe when you fire and catch 2 or more objects
from one hand at the same time. Try loading
the cone with both balls, flicking them up and
catching them both. You should be able to manage
this, but if you are struggling then as long
as you are on a wooden surface, you should be
able to catch the second ball once it has bounced.
Behind
the Back
Try firing one or both balls
from under the leg, then catch normally.
Under the Leg
Try firing one or both balls from under the
leg, then catch normally.
Off
the wall
Fire the ball against a
wall, and catch it on the rebound. If you are
close to the wall, then be careful as the ball
will come flying back toward you!
More advanced tricks
Flip-catch
Once you have fired the ball into
the air, flip the cone end over end (like a
juggling club, catch the cone and then catch
the ball. If you need a bit more height of the
ball to give you time to flip the cone, then
you could try lifting the cone up quickly as
you fire to push the ball higher.
Switch hands
Fire the ball, then pass the cone to the other
hand and catch. Try passing to one hand and
straight back to the other before catching!
Try passing to the other hand behind the back!
Keepy Uppy’s
Before catching the ball in the cone, you
could do some keepy uppy’s with it, such
as kicking it back into the air, or bouncing
it off various parts of your body. You will
find that the knee is probably the easiest part,
as long as you can make the ball go high enough
to be able to catch it in the cone afterwards!
2 x Catch-it Cone tricks
Get yourself a second catch-it cone, and try the
following tricks!
Load one cone with one ball.
Fire it in the air and catch in the other
cone. This should be quite easy. Now load
one cone with 2 balls. Fire them in the
air and catch one ball in each cone. Now
fire both cones at the same time, and try
to catch both balls! Finally try firing
both cones at slightly different times.
Try loading both cones with 2 balls,
firing them and catching all 4 balls. Good luck!
It looks impressive if you can master this trick,
and it requires quite a bit of co-ordination
but it is possible!
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