Thanks dude! This was the exact video that I needed! So much curtail information for a beginner, it's super appreciated that you took the time to make this video!
I wish I saw your tutorial before my hubs and I picked up some balls. I really appreciate the way you get into detail and next payday, I'm going to take a look at the larger stage balls. I'm a tiny woman with small hands so I made a wild guess. I never took into account Mr. over here needing a larger ball. He hasn't had much of a chance to actually practice because of my mistake. Thanks again for your tutorials. :)
This fellow reminds me of actor Montana Jordan who plays Georgie on the Young Sheldon sitcom. Excellent video on what works best in the beginning stages of contact juggling.👍
Very awesome overview. I found a beginners guide to contact ball juggling in a used book store except it says nothing about the ball itself. Thank you!
Great advice here this is exactly what i was after, I'm a fire twirler with 20+ years in the biz but new to contact work and was unsure about the sil-x its what ill go for for my practice ball now though after hearing that you recommend it thanks for the video !
The best weight is the one you feel comfortable with. It depends on where you go with your juggling. A 4 inch acrylic ball can weigh about 1.5 pounds, which can be heavy for small hands or thin fingers like mine. After much practice, I can comfortably use a 4 inch acrylic. However, I feel more comfortable using a 2.75-3.5 inch ball. If I'm working with a single ball, the 3.5 inch acrylic is my favorite to play with. However, for multiball work and palm spinning, 2.75 (about half a pound)
Just to help anyone else out, I got a 100mm acrylic ball, I'm a 5'11 man but have pretty small hands, I found 100mm way too large so I bought an 80mm and it feels a million times better.
I am the same height, I must have big hands! :D A 100mm is large, but not overly large. I found that working your way up through the size of ball helps your performance. So starting off with a small one and gaining a little proficiency with it, then moving on to a slightly larger ball; practicing with the smaller ball will help to gain stability and fluidity with the larger ball. The 100mm ball, when sat in the centre of my palm, sticks out a little over the edges or my hand; it was not possible to palm spin nor isolate with, when I first started CJ with acrylics! Now the 100mm ball is not a problem, and actually one of my favourites to work with :)
i'm so glad i watched your vid before hurting myself. I'm prone to rsi's already and bought these beautiful 4 inch glitter and water (i think it's water) filled balls from a dollar store. they probably weigh about 2-4 pds. kind of heavy. i'm a beginning hooper and was interested in learning some simple juggling tricks. i won't continue with these. i will probably knock myself out or bring back the tendonitis monsters or worse. lol you probably saved me, lol thanks so much.
Thanks for the video, off to buy my first ball! (Small hands, Sil-x 2.75) at renegade. If you need some help with preventing RSI, I can highly recommend Sharon Butler's "Conquering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (and other RSI)". I love it because it has a section on exercises to PREVENT injury, listed by profession. It's kept me working for the past 16 years! Thanks again for wonderful vids!
Ordered a 4” acrylic for my 7.5” hands thinking it’ll be perfect for a beginner. It’s pretty heavy. Going to practice with a Sil-X and a 3” acrylic instead.
I'm sure it's fine to work with. It's not so much a problem as it takes some time for your hands to build up the muscle strength and be comfortable with using that ball. I remember my first 4" ball felt like I had a bowling ball on my hand :(
I actually started out with Chinese zen balls when I was little (about 7 or 8 years old) They're great weight wise and size wise for beginners in my opinion, but they do have incredibly noticeable tell marks. They also make a lot of noise since there are bells inside them. I've since moved on to the fushigee acrylic balls, for better or worse, and I will often practice with fruits when available.
@FOREVERxSWIFT hah, I actually preferred and bought both! :D Anyways, choose a color that you like, they all look amazing (every color I've seen has always looked 10 times better than what they show in a picture online) Like I mention in the video, a good 4" stage ball is something you'll probably end up buying anyways, and it's pretty cheap. If you want to jump into acrylic straight away, I'd get a 3 or a 4".
Hey, I think I will get the Sil-X ball - thanks for the informative video! I actually found out about contact juggling just today, the Fushigi looked interesting so I looked it up and to my dismay, it doesn't float. Good thing I didn't buy it. But I'm interested in poi/skill toy things in general so it'll be fun. :)
Nice breakdown of the ball types man. I like the sil-x but just ordered a play stage ball. I've heard some folks say they don't want onlookers accusing them of having some gimmick in the ball that makes the "tricks" possible. So they don't use the sil-x for street performances.
You don't have to at all, it's all up to personal style. Most people begin with single ball, if for only the reason that multiball still requires at least that first ball :D This is simplified if you make your first ball a 3" acrylic. It's convenient for 1 ball CJ and you will still be able to multiball with a set of 3" balls.
@Dracomancer3 A lacrosse ball used to be the old standby for starting since they can be foud at sporting goods stores, they are a little small tho and with the ubiquity of stage balls at online jugglig stores it is usually better to shop online. As far as filled tennis balls go: much much worse than an empty. It alters the roll too much.
for tennis balls, you cazn cut a hole in it (small one) and fill it with lead shot. then wrap it up in electrical tape. works great and lasts long great for practice
@AkaCakeMaster No problem, thanks for watching! They are 2.75 inches, the cloest in mm would be a 70mm with 75mm (closer to 3") being a standard that many CJers start with.
@aslyter45 the ball inside is not placed exactly inside, and since im pretty sure the 2 balls have different weights, that means a center of gravtiy not in the middle, therefore when you spin fast, you can tell that it is spinning. The ball inside was a really stupid idea. The material is okay though
i have had sil-x and the mb 125mm body rolling ball my self. mb was a far better ball but if you like the size of a 100 mm ball and dont want a liquid inside the you might try a dube extera thick contact ball. man i love mine and will never go back to sil x. i got ink on it and it washed off. the waight is great to. this is a extra heavy stage ball . loving it :) have fun and dont stop playing it keeps you young :)
@TheElement04 Unless you have a juggling supply or magic store in your town, you may have to settle for sporting goods stores. Try picking up a lacrosse ball (standardized size and weight), a mini soccer ball for bodyrolls or even better if you can find it a rhythmic gymnastics ball.
THANKS!!! I will start practicing with my stage balls. Do the rythmic grmnasts who compete with contact body rolls and ribbons and hoops use the same kind of balls, i.e., stage or silicon? FWIW I have bony hands so I juggle with 3 and 6 inch koosh balls. They are soft, but asymetic, so they actually be mistraining me. Meigs
@jajuggler14 Aside from that, Play is a prop company from Italy that is now producing a stage ball that has more heft to it. It clocks in at about 260grams and can be found at jugglingstore and neonhusky as a Contact Stage Ball.
Good review. Maybe in a future video you'll cover stainless steel balls, for practice and performance. They can be polished so that there are few tell marks from a distance, they're inexpensive, and light enough to play for extended periods.
this video is really helpful. you obviously know your stuff. At the end of the video you said not to get a ball with a darker center because thats a tell, so does that mean those Fushigi balls are no good?
@SnaipaSpottage Should be fine, my pink one feels pretty light and is only 160 grams and yet it's one of my favorite balls. Just remember to practice each move as slow as possible. Lighter balls can be difficult to control at high speeds.
onions can be nice as they are round and rather heavy, but once the skin starts breaking, you have to peel it off. add to that a few hard drops and it (and your hands) will start to smell oniony.
This was so helpful... I have a question though that maybe you can answer. You said a 3 inch ball was best for your size hands. My hands are definitely smaller than yours so I should probably get a smaller ball?
Hi. Great video! Question: Have you ever used the Mister Babache "Body Rolling" Ball? I was curious how the Sil-X contact juggling balls feel, and how they compare to the Body Rolling Ball (which I own)? Since the Sil-X ball is filled with the liquid, do you feel the liquid inside slows down the ball at all when using it, with the liquid "sloshing" around inside, making it a "slower" ball to use when contact juggling?
my friend briught his ball to school lst week and it was a tennis ball, what he did was to open it and put dirt in it then rap it in tape and it worker perfectly and he was telling me about this video but i want to know should i do wat he did or try and buy one of the balls cas i live jamaica
OK . now i get it . in the beginning i thought you wanted the orange for performance and that sounded weird . so to start contact juggling you can use even oranges?
@jajuggler14 The sloshing motion of the silicone lubricant can actually hinder a stall. However, it does help with catches (say, from outer elbow to the other outer elbow).
Really awesome video very informative can you recommend me a site where i can get one of those i leave in the caribbean so i dont know where to shop for them thanks!
Is there a way to tell what kind of ball I have? I bought one a couple decades ago as a beginner, and I don't remember a thing about it. That would make for an interesting video.
I haven't gotten the chance to use the body rolling ball, sorry. However, I don't feel the silicone lubricant inside the sil-x slows the ball so much as adds weight. It definitely doesn't "slosh" around :P If I had a giant 4 inch clear Sil-X and a very high frame rate high quality camera, I would film this, but alas, I don't. If you get the chance to try a friends though, you'll see what I mean. :D
Even oranges are out of my budget. xP I started a few days ago, and I used a softball and occasionally a croquet ball just because it's a solid color will no tell marks [ You know... after I went over all the chips with black nail polish. xP] I wanna get a clear one though, just 'cause it would look awesome when I -attempt- to perform next year. xD
Hey a couple things, would a lacrosseball work? Cause I've been using that to practice with. And the other, would putting something like a solid substace inside a tennis ball be ok to work with?
I have a set of Tennis balls that are covered in electrical tape and filled with rice that I use for juggling. Would I be able to use those for contact juggling?
I heard the white silX picks up alot of dirt really easily. Is that true? and can you notice the plug on it from a distance? I just had an acrylic shatter on carpeting, so for that price I'm avoiding them.
I bought a sil-x and I'm waiting for it to arrive in the mail. How is the sil-x with tell marks? Because I know that there's a plug in there to keep the silicone inside.
I have pretty small hands being a woman. does that matter in the size I should pick for contact juggling? I am a total newb. you answered my question further into the video. thanks!
@silverback7734 Right, I definitely agree with you on these points. I just meant they aren't absolutely terrible for toss juggling compared to their usage in contact juggling. Like, I can do The Box with tennis balls. A can not, however, do a bridge roll (outer elbow stall, roll up the arms over the head, transfer across, roll back down to an outer elbow stall on the other arm...) with a tennis ball. :D So, they are -definitely- worst for CJ than they are for toss juggling. Worst toss? Scarves.
I was hoping that I would be able to use a pool ball for contact juggling...? I have smaller hands, and it has a smooth serface, and it has a good weight to it. So....yeah.... pool ball for practicing?
Thanks dude! This was the exact video that I needed! So much curtail information for a beginner, it's super appreciated that you took the time to make this video!
Now I have to learn contact juggling.... Great...
Exactly what I was thinking magician in crime.
Very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to film this.
Definitely gonna pick up some Sil-X stage balls. Would love to practice contact juggling along with my 3 ball juggling.
I wish I saw your tutorial before my hubs and I picked up some balls. I really appreciate the way you get into detail and next payday, I'm going to take a look at the larger stage balls. I'm a tiny woman with small hands so I made a wild guess.
I never took into account Mr. over here needing a larger ball. He hasn't had much of a chance to actually practice because of my mistake. Thanks again for your tutorials. :)
This fellow reminds me of actor Montana Jordan who plays Georgie on the Young Sheldon sitcom. Excellent video on what works best in the beginning stages of contact juggling.👍
Finally! None of the other tutorials cover this. you rock!
Very awesome overview. I found a beginners guide to contact ball juggling in a used book store except it says nothing about the ball itself. Thank you!
Thank you! I have a stage ball & fushigi ball, was looking to buy a sil-x... glad i'm making the right choice!!
Great advice here this is exactly what i was after, I'm a fire twirler with 20+ years in the biz but new to contact work and was unsure about the sil-x its what ill go for for my practice ball now though after hearing that you recommend it thanks for the video !
I'm just getting started, this was very helpful. Thank you!
This was super helpful to a complete newbie!! Thank you!
I love the fact that you use so much time on trashing the tennis ball :)
The best weight is the one you feel comfortable with. It depends on where you go with your juggling. A 4 inch acrylic ball can weigh about 1.5 pounds, which can be heavy for small hands or thin fingers like mine. After much practice, I can comfortably use a 4 inch acrylic. However, I feel more comfortable using a 2.75-3.5 inch ball. If I'm working with a single ball, the 3.5 inch acrylic is my favorite to play with. However, for multiball work and palm spinning, 2.75 (about half a pound)
Just to help anyone else out, I got a 100mm acrylic ball, I'm a 5'11 man but have pretty small hands, I found 100mm way too large so I bought an 80mm and it feels a million times better.
I am the same height, I must have big hands! :D
A 100mm is large, but not overly large. I found that working your way up through the size of ball helps your performance. So starting off with a small one and gaining a little proficiency with it, then moving on to a slightly larger ball; practicing with the smaller ball will help to gain stability and fluidity with the larger ball. The 100mm ball, when sat in the centre of my palm, sticks out a little over the edges or my hand; it was not possible to palm spin nor isolate with, when I first started CJ with acrylics!
Now the 100mm ball is not a problem, and actually one of my favourites to work with :)
this is really helpful in deciding what to use. im only just starting i hope with enough practice that i can get really good at it.
i'm so glad i watched your vid before hurting myself. I'm prone to rsi's already and bought these beautiful 4 inch glitter and water (i think it's water) filled balls from a dollar store. they probably weigh about 2-4 pds. kind of heavy. i'm a beginning hooper and was interested in learning some simple juggling tricks. i won't continue with these. i will probably knock myself out or bring back the tendonitis monsters or worse. lol you probably saved me, lol thanks so much.
Just the video I was looking for. I was looking for some starter tips and you gave me all I needed. Thanks! :D
Thanks for the video, off to buy my first ball! (Small hands, Sil-x 2.75) at renegade.
If you need some help with preventing RSI, I can highly recommend Sharon Butler's "Conquering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (and other RSI)". I love it because it has a section on exercises to PREVENT injury, listed by profession. It's kept me working for the past 16 years! Thanks again for wonderful vids!
Informative! Just starting out, thanks for the direction!
Ordered a 4” acrylic for my 7.5” hands thinking it’ll be perfect for a beginner. It’s pretty heavy. Going to practice with a Sil-X and a 3” acrylic instead.
Thank you for this, I've just bought myself that white one. I'll see how I do. Great help.
I'm sure it's fine to work with. It's not so much a problem as it takes some time for your hands to build up the muscle strength and be comfortable with using that ball. I remember my first 4" ball felt like I had a bowling ball on my hand :(
Great video, I've wanted to start contact juggling for a while but was unsure what to get for a starter ball
wow, thanks for the info....very helpful with some of the jargon and with picking a ball just starting out
I actually started out with Chinese zen balls when I was little (about 7 or 8 years old) They're great weight wise and size wise for beginners in my opinion, but they do have incredibly noticeable tell marks. They also make a lot of noise since there are bells inside them. I've since moved on to the fushigee acrylic balls, for better or worse, and I will often practice with fruits when available.
If you wanna end up looking like this guy you better start contact juggling.
True :D
Those chops just don't quit.
I have really tiny hands, but I'd still recommend a 4" for stage ball and a 3" for single ball acrylic with a 4" once you build up some hand strength
I like the part where he talked about "ball work."
Very easy to follow! Wish you could do tutorials on everything
I started trying to learn contact juggling today...I now have the most bruised orange I've seen in my life.
Thanks I have been using an orange for a few years now but now I realize that there are others, I never would have know thanks
awesome tutorials keep them coming
excellent video. thanks. renegade juggling has an excellent dvd on contact juggling that I found.
@FOREVERxSWIFT hah, I actually preferred and bought both! :D Anyways, choose a color that you like, they all look amazing (every color I've seen has always looked 10 times better than what they show in a picture online)
Like I mention in the video, a good 4" stage ball is something you'll probably end up buying anyways, and it's pretty cheap. If you want to jump into acrylic straight away, I'd get a 3 or a 4".
Hey, I think I will get the Sil-X ball - thanks for the informative video!
I actually found out about contact juggling just today, the Fushigi looked interesting so I looked it up and to my dismay, it doesn't float. Good thing I didn't buy it. But I'm interested in poi/skill toy things in general so it'll be fun. :)
Nice breakdown of the ball types man. I like the sil-x but just ordered a play stage ball. I've heard some folks say they don't want onlookers accusing them of having some gimmick in the ball that makes the "tricks" possible. So they don't use the sil-x for street performances.
Nice videos! I really want to get into contact juggling.
You don't have to at all, it's all up to personal style. Most people begin with single ball, if for only the reason that multiball still requires at least that first ball :D
This is simplified if you make your first ball a 3" acrylic. It's convenient for 1 ball CJ and you will still be able to multiball with a set of 3" balls.
@Dracomancer3 A lacrosse ball used to be the old standby for starting since they can be foud at sporting goods stores, they are a little small tho and with the ubiquity of stage balls at online jugglig stores it is usually better to shop online.
As far as filled tennis balls go: much much worse than an empty. It alters the roll too much.
for tennis balls, you cazn cut a hole in it (small one) and fill it with lead shot. then wrap it up in electrical tape. works great and lasts long great for practice
@AkaCakeMaster No problem, thanks for watching! They are 2.75 inches, the cloest in mm would be a 70mm with 75mm (closer to 3") being a standard that many CJers start with.
Good video. Also, nice mugs in the background. ;)
Ty, now i know what kind of ball i need to buy to start contact junggling
@aslyter45 the ball inside is not placed exactly inside, and since im pretty sure the 2 balls have different weights, that means a center of gravtiy not in the middle, therefore when you spin fast, you can tell that it is spinning. The ball inside was a really stupid idea. The material is okay though
i have had sil-x and the mb 125mm body rolling ball my self. mb was a far better ball but if you like the size of a 100 mm ball and dont want a liquid inside the you might try a dube extera thick contact ball. man i love mine and will never go back to sil x. i got ink on it and it washed off. the waight is great to. this is a extra heavy stage ball . loving it :) have fun and dont stop playing it keeps you young :)
Thank you so much you answered all of my questions :]
thanks man, this was very helpful
@TheElement04 Unless you have a juggling supply or magic store in your town, you may have to settle for sporting goods stores. Try picking up a lacrosse ball (standardized size and weight), a mini soccer ball for bodyrolls or even better if you can find it a rhythmic gymnastics ball.
@illusionists1 , a 2.75 inch will run about $16. I'd go with a 3" though for about $20 and a 4" will cost around $36 usd
I have this foam rubber baseball I use. I think it's good for a beginner like me .
all i could afford were lacrosse balls and they work pretty well but their surface texture makes multi ball juggling a lil tough
THANKS!!! I will start practicing with my stage balls. Do the rythmic grmnasts who compete with contact body rolls and ribbons and hoops use the same kind of balls, i.e., stage or silicon? FWIW I have bony hands so I juggle with 3 and 6 inch koosh balls. They are soft, but asymetic, so they actually be mistraining me. Meigs
Thanx alot. Good Overview for starting this.
@jajuggler14 Aside from that, Play is a prop company from Italy that is now producing a stage ball that has more heft to it. It clocks in at about 260grams and can be found at jugglingstore and neonhusky as a Contact Stage Ball.
Good review. Maybe in a future video you'll cover stainless steel balls, for practice and performance. They can be polished so that there are few tell marks from a distance, they're inexpensive, and light enough to play for extended periods.
this video is really helpful. you obviously know your stuff. At the end of the video you said not to get a ball with a darker center because thats a tell, so does that mean those Fushigi balls are no good?
I have heard for multiball, its great to go to a craft store and buy some wooden ones. Spraypaint, and a clear gloss paint. Have you heard of that?
@SnaipaSpottage Should be fine, my pink one feels pretty light and is only 160 grams and yet it's one of my favorite balls. Just remember to practice each move as slow as possible. Lighter balls can be difficult to control at high speeds.
what am I doing with my life?
Le'Onto P , You found yourself here for a reason. Commit! it's what the Goblin King would have wanted.
hahahah thank you, very comforting!
Erin Clark goblin king ! Goblin king !
onions can be nice as they are round and rather heavy, but once the skin starts breaking, you have to peel it off. add to that a few hard drops and it (and your hands) will start to smell oniony.
@DeI2anGeD That is true, and it is good for practice for beginners, right?
This was so helpful... I have a question though that maybe you can answer. You said a 3 inch ball was best for your size hands. My hands are definitely smaller than yours so I should probably get a smaller ball?
Hi. Great video! Question: Have you ever used the Mister Babache "Body Rolling" Ball? I was curious how the Sil-X contact juggling balls feel, and how they compare to the Body Rolling Ball (which I own)? Since the Sil-X ball is filled with the liquid, do you feel the liquid inside slows down the ball at all when using it, with the liquid "sloshing" around inside, making it a "slower" ball to use when contact juggling?
It's a 4 inch rubber stage ball filled with silicone lubricant called a Sil-X.
my friend briught his ball to school lst week and it was a tennis ball, what he did was to open it and put dirt in it then rap it in tape and it worker perfectly and he was telling me about this video but i want to know should i do wat he did or try and buy one of the balls cas i live jamaica
@DtGrL100 Sil-X balls are produced by Play Juggling, an Italian company. You can purchase them in the US at jugglingstore and neonhusky
What is the advantage of starting contact juggling with a stage ball to an acrylic ball?
OK . now i get it . in the beginning i thought you wanted the orange for performance and that sounded weird . so to start contact juggling you can use even oranges?
those are some nice balls there man
@jajuggler14 The sloshing motion of the silicone lubricant can actually hinder a stall. However, it does help with catches (say, from outer elbow to the other outer elbow).
sure, for practicing, but make sure you don't break anything, since they're kind hard and heavy! :)
This was so helpful! Thank you!
@TheHaZMaTBand, I have small hands and use 2.75" acrylics. I should have bought 3" though, they look better in the hands
Really awesome video very informative can you recommend me a site where i can get one of those i leave in the caribbean so i dont know where to shop for them thanks!
should I start learning both single and multi contact juggling?(also with the 3" acrylic balls)
How big ARE your hands (like, length?) and how big hands do you think would be necessary for a 4" ball?
Thank you for the video. Definitely helpful!
yes. i lovfe those. and if your new you can get a giant maybe 4.5" one and its mucgh easier
Is there a way to tell what kind of ball I have? I bought one a couple decades ago as a beginner, and I don't remember a thing about it. That would make for an interesting video.
I haven't gotten the chance to use the body rolling ball, sorry. However, I don't feel the silicone lubricant inside the sil-x slows the ball so much as adds weight. It definitely doesn't "slosh" around :P
If I had a giant 4 inch clear Sil-X and a very high frame rate high quality camera, I would film this, but alas, I don't. If you get the chance to try a friends though, you'll see what I mean. :D
Can you three ball juggle with stage balls, or any of the other ones?
so an orange is good to start out withjust for a few days though rite
Thanks Mr. Zamarripa (love your name), very informative!
Even oranges are out of my budget. xP
I started a few days ago, and I used a softball and occasionally a croquet ball just because it's a solid color will no tell marks [ You know... after I went over all the chips with black nail polish. xP]
I wanna get a clear one though, just 'cause it would look awesome when I -attempt- to perform next year. xD
Hey a couple things, would a lacrosseball work? Cause I've been using that to practice with. And the other, would putting something like a solid substace inside a tennis ball be ok to work with?
You know what they say about guys with small hands..
They have smaller balls.
AHAHAHA
That orange killed me xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD i laufer too hard :'D
thanks a bunch for the Silx i was curious about it :)
I have a set of Tennis balls that are covered in electrical tape and filled with rice that I use for juggling. Would I be able to use those for contact juggling?
i have a clear rubber ball, that is filled with water. besides the bouncing, would it work as a contact ball?
Great informative video. What size of hands would be considered small?
I heard the white silX picks up alot of dirt really easily. Is that true? and can you notice the plug on it from a distance? I just had an acrylic shatter on carpeting, so for that price I'm avoiding them.
LOL the acrylics he starts off saying the balls weight is perfect and a few minutes into it he changes his mind and says "the weights not TOO bad"
I bought a sil-x and I'm waiting for it to arrive in the mail. How is the sil-x with tell marks? Because I know that there's a plug in there to keep the silicone inside.
I have pretty small hands being a woman. does that matter in the size I should pick for contact juggling? I am a total newb. you answered my question further into the video. thanks!
what if, i tried a field hockey ball? smooth surface, about 7.5 cm in diameter. i have no idea what they weigh but i have lots of them in funky colors
@silverback7734 Right, I definitely agree with you on these points. I just meant they aren't absolutely terrible for toss juggling compared to their usage in contact juggling. Like, I can do The Box with tennis balls. A can not, however, do a bridge roll (outer elbow stall, roll up the arms over the head, transfer across, roll back down to an outer elbow stall on the other arm...) with a tennis ball. :D
So, they are -definitely- worst for CJ than they are for toss juggling.
Worst toss? Scarves.
I was hoping that I would be able to use a pool ball for contact juggling...? I have smaller hands, and it has a smooth serface, and it has a good weight to it. So....yeah.... pool ball for practicing?