Remember that off the head juggle I was trying to learn way back over two years ago? The other name for it is the head stall and I could not get the hang of it. I watched video after video and the performers who could do it all did it the same way—which I could not imitate. You can see the disaster by looking at my post “Off The Head Juggle Trick So Wrong but My Way.”
It never helped that every teacher said it was an easy trick to learn.
That was over two years ago. Every time I tried it since, it was a no go. But yesterday, I found another video of a guy who does the head stall differently. I tried it last night and within minutes I was doing the head stall. This guy has the hack for the head stall juggle.
I’m pretty sure what made the difference for me is throwing one ball high with one hand, but using the other hand to place the ball on my head. Every other video shows the juggler using one hand for the throw the ball and the same hand for placing the ball on the head. At least that’s what it looks like to me. I’ve got a slow-motion clip in the YouTube video I made today showing me doing it and not only that, alternating between left and right.
The idea behind this head stall thing is the same as the one behind learning the under the leg and behind the back tricks in and out of the 3-ball cascade. You throw one ball high to allow you time enough to do the trick ball.
Now I’m doing the head stall boogie using the same method. Sena says I look sexy in the video. I think I look like I’m trying to catch my breath.
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