Can you juggle 4 balls

You have your neck and your shoulders relaxed and your underarms slightly bent. Together, together, catch, catch. You go for six throws. After you have mastered the six throws, you go for 8 throws, 10, and then you keep going. Four-ball juggling has taken me over a month to learn. Three balls took me a week. Four balls, took me over a month. With practice and the video, you will be able to learn it too!

Try making throws with both hands at the same time, the synchronous fountain. Or try "columns", throwing each ball straight up not outward at all in it's own vertical lane. Try it with just two balls in one hand first. In stead of moving in a circle, your hand moves in an upside-down "U". Or try a "reverse" fountain, throwing from the outside and catching at the inside. Another very good pattern is the "half-shower".

Start with two balls in each hand, and make crossing throws just like you would in a 3 ball cascade, but throw four times higher with one hand the hand that throws first than the other. Make a high throw each time a low throw peaks. The biggest problem people have when they first try the 4 ball half-shower is making the low throws too high, so remember to keep them gentle.

This was something I learned back in high school when I was playing sports. The idea makes a lot of sense with juggling if you think about it. When you do something right the first time, and you continue to practice it the correct way, you get better quicker. This is why above I mentioned that you should be able to juggle 2 balls in each hand for 50 throws before you attempt to juggle 4 balls simultaneously. When you are good and comfortable with each hand, it becomes so much easier to put the hands together.

You will likely get a little frustrated and need to take breaks while learning. Click here to get a copy o f the juggling course. I'm Chris Hughes and I started juggling when I was 8 years old. Throw a ball from each hand at the same time with an inward scoop so that the balls circle outwards. As they peak, throw the next two up. Then just keep going! This is harder than synchronous throws, as you have much more to concentrate on. You are still juggling two balls in each hand, but throwing from each hand at a different time.

This pattern is much faster, and remember that the balls should keep to the same hand until you are ready for some tricks! You can now try throwing the balls so that they each go in the same direction eg both hands are doing clockwise rotations.

Yes there is time to throw one under the leg! Practice with just two balls in one hand. Throw one ball extra high to give you plenty of time to raise your leg and throw the next ball underneath, then keep juggling! Practice with your weaker hand also.