Juggling Is A Snap!
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Step 1:
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Intro and step
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Toss one bean bag from your dominant hand to the other. Yes, step one is that easy. However, you want to get it just right. The bean bag should peak out at head height. Your hands shouldn’t move too much, and should be relaxed. (Go to www.jugglingisasnap.org for video examples!)
Step 1. Toss one bean bag from your dominant hand to the other. Yes, step one is that easy. However, you want to get it just right. The bean bag should peak out at head height. Your hands shouldn’t move too much, and should be relaxed. (Go to www.jugglingisasnap.org for video examples!)
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Step 2:
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Snap your fingers
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Do #1 again, but this time snap your fingers in the catching hand before your catch. Master this. Make sure every step is mastered completely before moving on. Each time you catch, stop, and put the bean bag back in your dominant hand.
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Step 3:
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Non-dominant hand
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Do #2 again, but do it starting with your non-dominant hand. For some folks one hand is much better than the other. It might take extra time for this hand. Be patient and gentle with it. It’s just a hand, give it a break, already!
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Step 4:
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Do #2 again, but this time do it continuously.
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Do #2 again, but this time do it continuously. Instead of putting the bean bag back in the throwing hand, just pass it back in the same arc. You can feel the beat: snap, snap, catch. Count your catches. When you can make 10 consecutive catches, you’ve mastered this skill. You’re doing the 3 bean bag pattern with 1 bean bag and 2 snaps.
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Step 5:
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Now for 2 bean bags.
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You’re doing great! Now for 2 bean bags. Start with one bean bag in each hand. Make the same throw that you’ve been practicing with your dominant hand. Before the first thrown ball is caught, free up the non-dominant hand by tossing that ball under and inside of the first ball. Two throws two catches. Stop! (I hope you got all that.) A picture is worth a thousand words, though, which puts a video at about two thousand, and a slo-mo video at about three thousand, so go to www.jugglingisasnap.org.
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Step 6:
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Do #5, but this time do it continuously.
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You’re getting close! Step 6 should be almost déjà vu after step 4. Here, do #5, but this time do it continuously. Instead of putting the bean bag back in the throwing hand, just pass it back in the same arc. You can feel the beat: snap, catch, catch. Count your catches. When you can make 20 consecutive catches, you’ve mastered this skill. You’re doing the 3 bean bag pattern with 2 bean bags and 1 snap.
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Step 7:
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Substitute a bean bag for the last snap in Step #6.
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It’s downhill from here. 3 balls! (Theme music please.) Substitute a bean bag for the last snap in Step #6. Three throws, three catches, stop! Remember that every throw goes under and inside of the incoming ball. Slo-mo here is very helpful too: www.jugglingisasnap.org.
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Step 8:
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Congratulations!
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This is it! Do #7, but don’t stop. Count your catches. When you can make 30 consecutive catches, you’re a juggler. Congratulations, have fun, amaze your cat, etc. etc.
