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Larry Vee gives tips on tricks for beginners

You are a beginning juggler, and you'd like to learn some basic three object body tricks such as under the arm, behind the back, or under the leg in a cascade. I have some ideas that are sure to help.

First of all, be sure you can do the trick smoothly with one object. Then try it with two. Let's use the arm as an example. Place object A in the right hand and object B in the left. Make the right hand throw under the left arm, then toss object B in the regular pattern. The right hand will have to sweep back under the left arm after its throw to make the catch.

The next step is to do the same move as above, but make the trick throw as the second throw. Be sure that you are catching A first, then B. If your first throw (from the left hand) is too high, they will both land about the same time.

Congratulations! You're now ready to try the stunt with three objects. I recommend starting with two balls in the right hand and doing the trick on the first throw of the cascade. Once you've got that, begin with two balls in the left hand and make your move with the right hand as the second throw of the pattern. A further intermediate step would be to begin with two in the right hand, and do the trick on the second toss from that hand.

By this time, you've done so much ground work that you should be able to do the trick any time in your cascade. In time you can learn to do the stunt on every third throw, every other throw, and every throw. Also, don't forget to work on the same feat left handed shortly after getting it with the right.

Naturally, this instruction method can be used for countless maneuvers. It sure has helped me!