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I'm starting to work on 7-ball juggling and I think I've discovered why there
are fewer and fewer people at each major numbers-juggling milestone. It comes
down to practice time. When you're learning to juggle 3 balls, a drop usually
means you are stuck holding 1-2 bags and have to pick up 1-2. It's rare to be
stuck searching for a bag when this happens. First of all, you're not putting
much energy into the missiles so they won't travel as far. Second, when you
acquiesce to the fact that you've missed your catch, you can track where the
gravitational deviant has gone... as it makes a quiet roll a foot or so away.
Working with 7 means that I get off 7 throws and am lucky to be left holding 2
when I get done, requiring a search of the vicinity to locate the missing 5
bags. They go flying in all directions, with much greater vigor, while my
attention is still directed at the ceiling, getting lost under the couch, the
desk, or my office mate's chair. Most of my 'juggling' time is reduced to
locating the little delinquents, then apologizing to half the office for the
interruption.
-rbarry
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