Two in one hand
If you want to learn to juggle four balls, this is the first step. It
is also used in many three ball tricks such as Columns
and The Yo-Yo. Learn
everything with both hands though. The title is pretty self explanatory
apart from the 'inside, outside and columns' bit. These are the names
of the three basic two-ball patterns that can be juggled with one hand.
Inside
Also referred to as 'rolling out'. This is the easiest one and is
where the two balls go round in a circle; throws are made on the inside
and catches on the outside. For the right hand the balls go round
clockwise and when juggling with the left hand they go counterclockwise.
Juggling two in one hand is a little slower than the three ball Cascade,
but only one hand is doing the work. Start with two balls in one hand
& throw one ball to your eye level from the inside to the outside,
wait until it peaks then throw the next ball.
Inside scoop is very important, you will need to scoop much more than
when juggling a cascade. You will also have to let go of the ball later
so that it is actually thrown to the outside and not to the other
hand. Remember to concentrate on juggling in two dimensions, height and width, not depth. Imagine a pole sticking out of your bicep
pointing out in front of you in line with your fore arm. The balls are
thrown from the inside, over the pole, caught on the other side and then carried back under the pole by your arm's scooping action.
Outside
Also known as 'rolling in'. This is basically inside backwards (use
bouncing balls and you can do it upside down to). This time you use outside
scoop (just like you would use for an Over
the top throw) to throw the balls from the outside over the pole and
caught on the inside. This is a little trickier because at first
your natural arm movement will cause you to throw the ball further to
the opposite side than you want to. All you have to do is learn to let
go a little earlier in the scooping motion
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