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Juggling clubs are often simply called clubs by jugglers and sometimes are referred to as pins or batons by non-jugglers. Clubs are one of the three most popular props used by jugglers; the others being balls and rings. A typical club is in the range of 50 centimetres (20 in) long, weighs between 200 and 300 grams (7.1 and 10.6 oz), is slim at ...
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Whereas traditional clubs weighed up to seventy pounds, those recommended, and adopted by Britain's army, weighed four. [9] While torches and other stick-like objects have been used in juggling for centuries, the modern juggling club was inspired by Indian clubs, which were first repurposed for juggling by DeWitt Cook in the 1800s.
Technical club juggling focuses on three to five clubs. There are many moves to do with clubs, among them being pirouettes, juggling above the head, backcrosses, shoulder throws, and kickups. Also juggling with a balance or head bounce. Many jugglers do Siteswap, although this is less common with clubs than with balls.
Most cities and large towns now have juggling clubs. These are often based within, or connected to, universities and colleges. There are also community circus groups that teach young people and put on shows. The Juggling Edge [20] maintains a searchable database of most juggling clubs. Since the 1980s, a juggling culture has developed.
It is also important to note that some schools (mostly private) are placed in classes higher than their enrollment. This is due to a new IHSAA rule that took effect for the 2012-13 year that dictates that a school that has made two appearances at the state championships in a row, win or lose, is automatically moved up into the next class.
The Juggling Information Service or JIS is a website with the goal of being, "the primary informational resource on the subject of juggling." [1] Launched in 1994, the free information service is a successor to the FTP juggling archive at Indiana University. The website is maintained by five people in various locations, primarily Barry Bakalor.
World Juggling Day is the Saturday nearest 17 June (the day the IJA was founded in 1947). [10] There are events organized worldwide to teach people how to juggle, to promote juggling, or for jugglers to get together and celebrate. Many countries, cities, or juggling clubs hold an annual juggling convention.