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How do you bounce juggle?
Secondly, you need to have the 3 ball cascade working pretty smoothly. It helps to have a reverse cascade down pat too.
All right, another way of bounce juggling is called force juggling or Force Bounce. As can be guessed, instead of gently lifting and bouncing each ball, you force them to the ground by throwing them at it. This requires a little more energy and the balls bounce back harder and therefore faster. You've got less time to compensate for errors so your throwing should be more precise. For this type of juggling, I use the "reverse cascade", each ball bounces to the outside of the previous one. |
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Well
first you need to get some bouncy balls. Most juggling supply places have them, but you
can also find reasonably priced balls at your nearest pet store (I just got 3 from
PetSmart for $4.95 each). 
OK,
let's bounce. The easy way to start is to use a cascade pattern using what I call the Drop
Bounce. You might want to start with just two balls to get the feel for the exchange.
Instead of juggling up just give each ball a gentle lift, sort of scoop it up and let it
drop to the ground. It will bounce as it comes back up and then arcs move to catch it with
your other hand, as you do that give a little lift to the second ball and let it go down
to the ground, catch the incoming first ball. Lift, drop, bounce, lift & drop ball2,
catch ball one. Repeat. I guess the best description of the first part of the trajectory
is a crook or candy cane. 
