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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:52:24 -0500
- From: Benjamin Rudd Schoenberg <bs26+@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Subject: Re: learning left and right
- In-Reply-To: <TERRY.92Nov22233934@nambe.santafe.edu>
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- [interesting post by Terry Jones omitted]
-
- This is an interesting topic, and one which is very important for anyone
- puting in a lot of time learning hard tricks. I think it's most useful
- to think about when learning even numbers in the fountain pattern (each
- hand independently juggling half the objects), where even a small
- shortcut may save many many hours.
-
- I remember reading about a university study of learning with each hand
- (I'm pretty sure it was in Juggler's World) about a year ago. The
- researchers (who were not researching juggling in particular) reported
- that people's weak hands improved even when they weren't being
- exercised. In other words, it is often sufficient to get good at a
- trick with your strong hand, and let your brain translate it for your
- weak hand!
-
- In practice, I'd say that I agree with this, but of course some practice
- is necessary to get that off hand going smoothly. For example, I find
- that when I first start attempting a large even number of objects a
- comfortable progression would be:
- practice right hand only
- practice both hands on synch
- practice left hand only
- practice both hands off synch.
-
- I definitely find it easier to attempt things on synch, which I can
- sometimes get going even when my left isn't strong enough to do it off
- synch.
-
- So go ahead, be lazy, get good at a trick with your strong side first!
- -Ben
-