When you don't get the juggling rythm into your system scarves can be very helpfull. Is it the actual throwing and catching that gives the hazzard scarves are in my opinion totally useless as startingpoint towards balljuggling. The throw/catchtechnique of scarves is totally different then that of most other objects like balls/rings/clubs etc.
The best thing to do when you have a dead point in learning to juggle, when you have the feeling there is no progress is trying to make it into smaller steps. I put some add ons in Tim's story for when you have difficulties in going from one step to the other. How you could make the steps smaller:
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Instead, toss the first ball up to its proper point. When it reaches it's climax and just begins to fall, you throw the other ball up to its proper point. (Just like before, but with two balls, now, instead of only one.) So it's toss, toss, catch, catch. Just try it in "sets" like this until you have it solid.
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A good toss,toss to the proper point is far more important than a good catch,catch. So when your tempted to throw the second ball directly accross STOP just do a few catch,catch,drop,drop. See where the drop is. It should be about 5-10 inches away from your toes. Of course when the ball wants to drop in your hand do catch!
When you try in "sets" you will notice that you will probably constantly throw the first ball from your dominant hand. I would suggest to do the same practice but now starting the "sets" with the other hand. When this is solid start to do the "sets" quickly after eachother by which you start in turn left and then right and so on. After that you could try to after each "set" to clap with the startinghand to clap on your topleg. This clap is where your third ball will come.
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Once you can handle that, you're ready to add in the third. Start with two balls in your dominant hand. Toss one up, then the one from that other hand as that first ball starts to fall, and finally the third as the second is about to fall. Catch each in order. One time through is called a "set." If you can do it, then you can just keep going.
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Again the throw is far more important than the catch. So when the balls go all over the place. Start focussing on your toss not on the catch. You can even just only do a few toss, toss, toss, drop, drop, drop and see were the balls are laying on the floor. Try to get them all in the area of 5-10 inches away from your toes. Then slowly start to first try to catch only the first trown ball and slowly build this up towards a toss, toss, toss, catch, catch, catch.
Your finished now with one ball in your dominant hand and 2 in your none dominant hand. Bravo! You could try now to do the same from there on sarting with your none dominant hand or go to the next step.
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Once any ball reaches its climax and starts to descend, you throw a ball from the opposite hand (thus making room to catch the one which is falling) to the opposite point. Forever and ever (or until you decide to stop and just catch them all). Amen.
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Amen