The greatest juggler alive quit to open a construction business

Post by mhartl » Thu, May 01, 2014, 10:20 PM UTC

gcv wrote: post #40

Speaking as a juggler: I've seen Gatto in performance (in Kooza in 2008); he's every bit as good as the article says. I've also seen (and met) many other top jugglers. And yet, to be honest, while I appreciate the talent and skill required to do the kinds of numbers and moves Gatto does, and even though I understand the difficulty of pulling off, e.g., 7 clubs or 7-ball 5-up 360s or 6-club backcrosses — I find this t…

Post by bcjordan » Sat, May 03, 2014, 8:28 AM UTC

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #72

gcv wrote: post #40

Speaking as a juggler: I've seen Gatto in performance (in Kooza in 2008); he's every bit as good as the article says. I've also seen (and met) many other top jugglers. And yet, to be honest, while I appreciate the talent and skill required to do the kinds of numbers and moves Gatto does, and even though I understand the difficulty of pulling off, e.g., 7 clubs or 7-ball 5-up 360s or 6-club backcrosses — I find this t…

Completely agree about that Falco Scheffler video, it's great - https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_C... appears to show him with more than 2 hands! [He does do 5 balls at one point though.] I think the benefit of less balls is that one can actually follow the patterns whilst with more balls/clubs/objects it's all a bit of a blur and one is respecting the skill but not really getting much out o…