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7 Responses to “7 Ball Flash Achieved”

1. Perry Says:
   November 8th, 2006 at 9:48 am

   How do you hold 7 balls at the start?

2. Egyokeo Says:
   November 8th, 2006 at 11:45 am

   I start with 3 in each hand where one of the balls is just resting on my middle finger, the other two end up however they fit next to that one, forming a triangle. Then the 7th one just sits right on top of that trangle in the dominant hand. Then that one sitting on top is the first one you throw. It’s weird because you have to let it just sit there by gravity, nothing’s holding onto it. So now I see how you must not have any extraneous arm movement before you start the pattern, because if you’re not careful, it just falls off onto the floor before you even start.

   So after that ball is off, the next one for me is that one resting on the middle finger, then likewise for the other hand. Now 2 left in each hand, throw the one that is now sort of in between your thumb and index finger. Same for the other hand. Now just 1 left in each hand, and this is where right after you throw them, that hand must immediately start catching the first one you threw!

   It’s really tiring, because they go so high, and fast. I could throw them higher and then slow down, but it’s just too wild of throws that way. So I really feel like this is a struggle. But when I see people who are good at 7, they seem like they’re just juggling 5. Looks very smooth and effortless. That’s about where I am with 5 now, feels comfortable and I can look like I’m not trying hard. So, hopefully, I’ll get that way with 7 someday.

3. Perry Says:
   November 11th, 2006 at 3:07 pm

   Thanks for the tip and inspiration. After being satisfied with 5 ball juggling, I made my first attempts at 6 and 7 after reading your post. I made about 12 throws of 6 (simultaneously throwing balls in both hands) and 14 throws of 7. I can tell it\’s gonna take a fair amount of practice.

4. Egyokeo Says:
   November 12th, 2006 at 11:27 am

   Wow! You’re a natural. What were you doing with 6, was it (6,6)?

   http://juggleblog.com/index.php?siteswap=%286%2C6%29

   And for 7, was it still a “sync” pattern. Like maybe (8x,6x)?

   http://juggleblog.com/index.php?siteswap=%288x%2C6x%29

   That’s pretty impressive, no matter what pattern. To be able to qualify 6 and 7 on the first day of trying. Nice work!

5. Perry Says:
   November 19th, 2006 at 10:46 pm

   I love that siteswap animator! I don’t really know siteswap notation too well but the animator makes it all make sense.

   For 6 I was indeed doing the (6,6). I guess I had a head start because I’ve gotten pretty good at juggling 3 in one hand

   For 7, I just threw them up higher and faster but kept the same pattern as 5. (77 siteswap).

   I have you to thank though. I don’t think I would’ve even thought of trying it until I read your post. Keep up the good work.

6. Egyokeo Says:
   November 20th, 2006 at 12:39 am

   Still, wow… that’s pretty good to just do 7 like that. For me, very comfortable with 5, but just by throwing higher and faster, it’s hard to control.

   But it’s interesting how the transition to 7 after learning 5 is (to me) conceptually easier than going from 3 to 5. Learning 5 after 3 took a long time just for me to figure out where the balls should be going in the air. But for 7, it’s clear that like you said, it’s just like 5 but faster and higher. And all the odd basic patterns would probably seem that way. I have no desire to ever try 9 though.

7. Dave Says:
   May 19th, 2007 at 12:56 pm

   I`m really struggling with 6 and 7, I`m now freaked out too ! 14 throws on your first attempt, damn

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