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Hello,

I would like to start practicing Contactr Juggling, but have no idea where to begin. What sort of contact balls are the best? How much are they roughly? What good resources are out there for this art? Where do I begin.

Thank you!

Michael

http://www.penguinmagic.com/product.php?ID=1318

Theres this dvd, I believe it covers quite a bit.

Thank you. I did see that but had doubts about it, but I will take an in-depth look.

http://www.dube.com

No more needs to be said.

Actually, a lot more needs to be said...

(I apologise if this turns into a rant, but I'm a contact juggler more than I am a magician)

Firstly, don't touch that contact juggling DVD with a ten foot barge pole. From the trailer alone it's clear the guy has no idea what good contact juggling is. His multiball is fast and clicky, his stalls wobble and his isolations don't exist. Without meaning to offend anyone, don't go to a magic website for contact juggling DVDs, go to a juggling website.

I'd advise getting your hands on a lacrosse ball from a sports store, they're a good cheap ball to start with. If you want something a little more specialist, get a set of wooden balls, or a couple of 3 or 4 inch stage balls from a juggling site. Also, visit contactjuggling.org and read the essays, look at the videos, read the forums etc. It's the nets biggest CJ community, and they're all very nice people. I don't get a chance to post on their much any more, but if you look on their forums, I'm called Spare.

So, learning. If you want a book, then I'd recommend Contact Juggling by James Earnest for 1 ball stuff. If you're interested in multiball, then I cannot recommend highly enough a recently published book called Multiball Contact Juggling by Andrew Batchelor, he taught me, and it's brilliant. If you want DVDs, I'd recommend Contact Juggling Parts 1 and 2, available from most good juggling stores online, they're really very good.

I'm not sure what the best stores to buy juggling gear from in America are. Dube are pretty good I'd imagine.

Sorry if that got a bit longwinded, but Contact Juggling is worth doing right, because done well it's beautiful.

I think it's good to have a juggling backround beforehand...

Firstly, don't touch that contact juggling DVD with a ten foot barge pole. From the trailer alone it's clear the guy has no idea what good contact juggling is. His multiball is fast and clicky, his stalls wobble and his isolations don't exist. Without meaning to offend anyone, don't go to a magic website for contact juggling DVDs, go to a juggling website

Its nice to know that, I wont recommend that any more.

Kenneth wrote:I think it's good to have a juggling backround beforehand...

At the heart of it, it's all just showing off

www.seriousjuggling.com/
www.renegadejuggling.com/
www.jugglingstore.com/
www.higginsbrothers.com/

All have varied prices on the Acrylic Balls, But I would start with the recommended cheap method of lacrosse balls, or even oranges for that matter. Be aware that good and proficient contact juggling takes countless hours of practice,but when performed with finess it can be quite beautifull to watch.