THE
ROLY POLY BY
HAMILTON
FLOYD
Sorry
I missed the 1973
Convention. I'm still trying to digest some of the ideas I picked up
at the 1972 Convention. And that might interest those who would like
to learn some new tricks.
I
was encouraged to try the Roly Poly, or Bongo Board.
In making
my own, I used a 1" x 12" board, 30" long. And a
12" 1ength of 6" (I.D.) pipe.
I tried plastic
(PVC), but found it had gotten slightly out of round, just from its own
weight. So I used iron
pipe.
It stays
round. Its weight may slow the action a bit, but
it's easier to learn that way. You can slow it even more if you roll
it on a rubber mat. Then if you have a post or bar to hold
on to, you can keep practicing until you don't need to hold on any
more. In the cartoon below, the performer is on the Roly Poly
I'm talking about.
When
Juggling and Roly
Poly are both so easy you hardly even think about it, then you can do
them both together.
But that seems to be
kindergarten stuff for a
lot of IJA members. I
saw them doing some complicated and weird variations.
Do
the gag shown here, and you might get a
laugh.
BUT
HERE'S A WAY
YOU MIGHT BE A SENSATION!
Just
give the guy a light, while you keep everything going.
YOU
work out the details and let me know how you do it.
Hamilton
(Ham) Floyd
- San Antonio
,
Texas
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