Juggling

Prior to taking this class I had never attempted to juggle anything. For this project I will be juggling three small homemade bean bags. The only activity I have participated in that is remotely similar to juggling is paddle ball. The motion of hitting the ball up is not similar to the motion of throwing beanbags but the need to gage how hard and in what direction you hit the ball is similar to gaging the toss of the beanbag. I am not very good at paddle ball. I can usually only hit the ball up once or twice before having to reset. Hopefully I will have better luck with the beanbags. Juggling has always been very interesting to me. I am very excited to not only learn how to juggle, but how to do it well. During our practice times in class I was able to throw and catch three scarves a couple of times before dropping one. I mastered the rhythm of throwing the scarves. Unfortunately, juggling scarves does not translate perfectly over to juggling bean bags. The rhythm is the same for both, but the hand and wrist motions are entirely different. I typically perform closed skills better than I do open ones. I like to able to use feedback during the movement rather than …show more content…
I am not yet able to begin to focus on my form while juggling. Instead, I have to talk myself through all of the movements as I perform them. My three beanbags are all different colors, so when I am juggling them, I say the color of the bag I am throwing out loud. I have to think a lot about the rhythm of throwing the beanbags and which bag is next as well. Additionally, I still need to practice the movement of just throwing a single beanbag up with the correct force and direction to be able to catch it. I have to really focus on not throwing the beanbag in such a manner that I have to run or dive in order to catch it. I need to be able to throw the next beanbag and get ready to catch the third one as soon as I catch the