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Woofboy111 · Joined: 07 Oct 2024 Posts: 4 Location: Florida

I recieved three arcylic balls yesterday as a Christmas gift. I've been contact juggling for a while, and for some reason the acrylic balls made me finally want to figure out isolations. My questions is about where to look for isolations. Should I be looking at the balls trying to get them to stay still, or should I be focusing past the balls at what's behind them? Or should I just be not really focus on the balls at all and just keep on going until they seem isolated?

Thanks...
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daisylou · Joined: 24 Sep 2024 Posts: 527 Location: north wales

well i was playing around at a reggae night in my local the other night, and i always watch what im doing, maybe just coz its still all newish to me, but this guy took on role of my 'coach' hehe...telling me what i could do to make it look better etc...and he told me that when you look at them it looks sort of tense, like you're worrying about dropping the ball but if you dont look, it looks more effortless. i guess its a case of working out what works for you though. ive been practicing not looking since friday night, and just 'feeling' if its working out right.
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Look!_This_Chånges! · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2024 1:00 am Post subject:

Use a mirror.

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Woofboy111 · Joined: 07 Oct 2024 Posts: 4 Location: Florida

I actually discovered watching in a mirror was a bit more helpful than the other ways I've tried on my own not too long after I posted my original message.

The whole not looking at all at the ball is beyond my skill level at this point. I understand that it probably looks more effortless, but I'm still at the point where the ball is moving all over. I need practice some more...
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Zap101 · Joined: 06 Oct 2024 Posts: 110 Location: Magnolia,Texas

Ok... quick pointers. One looking at the ball can have its advantages, one being that people will wonder what your looking at thus in consequence see what your doing. The other advantage of looking at yourself is that you can see what your doing and correct yourself as you go. Now looking away is more of a way to develop muscle memory of an isolation, and they're some great topics on muscle memory development being sub-concious mumbo jumbo, anyways is that as you half pay attention to the sphere your hand will develop that feel for an isolation so you no longer see the isolation but feel it. I experiment with this occasionally by just starting with a palm iso or 3 ball whatever it may be, turn away, then turn back maybe a minute or too just using the feel of the ball to keep it in one spot.

So.. umm... yeah... fyi i pulled alot of that from Sensei Strange and Shifty... go you guys.
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lawrens · Joined: 12 Apr 2024 Posts: 353 Location: France

Hello!
In magic there's a general rule :
If you want them to look at the ball (or prop, ring, etc...), look at the ball yourself.
If you want them to look at you, look at them in the eyes...

This is a great attention management rule, that I use every time in CJ...
In fact, I believe that if it is well used, it can enhance any performance...

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Colin · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2024 10:27 pm Post subject:

yes. look in all those places.....
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Moka · Joined: 12 Aug 2024 Posts: 24 Location: Australia

Evirlyn · Joined: 02 Dec 2024 Posts: 190 Location: Michigan

When I started learning multi-ball isolation, (and I'm still not fantastic at it) I always looked at the ball I was trying to isolate. It works for me.

(But that's just for learning, of course. I wouldn't know what to do in front of an audience. )

Drew · Joined: 29 Jun 2024 Posts: 989 Location: Bristol UK

OT: Wonders if anyone else has adjusted their adblock image filters to remove Evirlyns avatar ???
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mot · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2024 6:40 pm Post subject:

many moons ago
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suicas · Joined: 10 Oct 2024 Posts: 140 Location: Southampton, UK

Likewise I had to disable it to see what you were talking about for a second though

paradox · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2024 8:42 pm Post subject:

lawrens · Joined: 12 Apr 2024 Posts: 353 Location: France

Even if you're blind, and wear black glasses, this universal rule of audience management will work...
Look at people, they'll look at your face.
Focus on the ball, they'll focus too on the ball.
Hmm, I didn't invent this, just applying it since years.
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