Yes I tried it on skinny rings, they spin a little longer, but kinda wobble or tilt. The fat ring locks right in and stands straight up, but it scrubs off speed faster. Outside the fat rings really pop too, the color is great because they let light through.
I just got some regular rings a couple weeks ago because they were on sale at the place we have yo-yo club. Someone at juggling club showed me the fat rings and I came home and ordered some right away. So much easier on the hands!
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So these are the hollow rings on their site?
Yes, I got the renegade 14ā x 1/2ā.
Cool. I might try a larger size!
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There are tons of amazing instagram reels with juggling, itās very encouraging. Lately I have been working on 4 balls, which is really hard, but I have got some good help from folks in the juggling club.
With clubs I have started to practice low, fast doubles, that way I can drink beer and practice in my living room.
The juggling club I go to is predominantly older folks, all vaccinated and very careful to do all the Covid protocol jazz. My yo-yo club is much younger, but still very careful to stay safe. Unfortunately even with all due cautions, 3 of the 4 key people in the group came down with it in the last 3 weeks.
Do what you can to stay safe folks, even if most people get it, at least we donāt have to get it all at once!
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Thinking of hitting JuggleFest 2022 in March. Austin,TX.
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Congrats on working on 4! Itās for sure up there for one of my more favourite groupings.
I found to work on it really well is practice 2 left and right, then with 3, do two in one hand, and just do the third asynchronous, or synchronize if youād like that rhythm.
While yo-yoing has been something Iāve truly started practicing in the last while, juggling is something Iāve done for 15 years now. 5 is where my brain likes to struggle, but hey itās all fun, and a good learn.
When you have four down, the cascade with them is so satisfying and fun.
Good luck with the adventure, itās so much fun, and such a great way to relieve stress. Much like yo-yoing, Iāve always found it to just be cathartic.
And if youāre ever finding the feel weird, I highly recommend trying a smaller set of juggling balls, I have 90mm that I started with for 5, but switched to 72mm and they are the perfect size for me.
Oh I could nerd about this for so long. So good luck with your adventure! I wish you the best in getting 4 down, and hope the journey there is fulfilling, and cathartic all at the same time 
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Thanks, I will try some of those tips.
Yeah my yoyo time is definitely giving way more and more to juggling.
The return is very different than hammering away at a yoyo trick. Yo-yos are fun, but juggling messes with your brain. In a good way.
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Yeah I am bumping this old thread because I want to give a pep talk to anyone struggling with or even just thinking about juggling clubs.
Even though I started way to old to expect to be a great club juggler, I am still improving and I am starting to learn how to pass.
So if you want to learn clubs just keep at it and you will get it, even though itās kind of an ugly learning curve.
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Working on under the arm throws, and over the top throws. My progress is slow, learning new club tricks is harder than 3 ball tricks (although they are pretty hard too!) Itās very challenging but fun.
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Best of luck!!
The thing that finally got me going with clubs was when I watched someone doing a 3 club cascade and just watched their hands and listened to the rhythm . The tendency is to want to raise your hands up to make the catch and to throw too fast, itās really kind of slow and lazy, let the clubs fall into your palms, keep a steady pace. Your hands donāt move very much at all.
You donāt want to just use your wrists to throw, but you donāt want to move your forearms higher than nec. to make the pass.
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Thanks for the advice! I spent the day working on the grips and collecting the clubs.
It feels more natural starting off with the ācircus gripā but only having luck collecting two clubs with the āregular gripā.
I feel pretty confident with two clubs but find my hands are sore after a short time. Pretty sure I need to refine my technique before moving on to three clubs.
Iāll take your advice and try to slow down throws and focus on letting the clubs fall into the hands. 
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Circus grip for sure! Let the club fall to waist height or so, then the angle is shallower when it contacts your hand, and it is a softer catch. You can hardly hear the catch when the folks at the juggling club do a cascade, they are catching a bit higher up the handle and let the club slide down to the knob before they throw it. When I was learning, it really made my hands sore, but I am working on that āquietā catch.
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Tried adding the third club today. Iām way more comfortable catching in standard grip, so Iāve been practicing using thatā¦ It feels good for about three catches then my throws start to get wonky.
Hands are hurting a little less today. But so far its been fun!
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That looks very good! You will have it in no time. Try using a little less wrist, you donāt have to flip the club quite that hard, a slightly softer throw would add up to a softer catch and the club would be slightly tilted down (away from you). But the way you are going is very good, you have a very solid start, I believe you are going to be an excellent club juggler very soon.
Check this website out, you can find if there are events in your area, and more importantly, juggling clubs, which would get you up to speed in no time,
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Been getting some decent runs in today, this one was my best so far. I can get into a groove every now and again but it still doesnāt feel natural.
I checked out that link and found a club an hour away from my house. Sounds like they usually meet up weekly but they are on a temporary hiatus until April. Will try to reach out to them at some point!
Thanks for all the info and tips and tricks! (Also, I promise I wonāt post videos everyday, haha.)
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You sure enough look like a juggler to me.
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Something to try, after your catch as you lower the club before the next throw, allow it to slide downward in your hand until you feel the knob hit your hand. That will slow things down a bit and also allows you to throw with a bit less wrist action. This will help when you start passing clubs.
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I am going to attempt to learn Mills Mess with 3 clubs. Been working on a reverse cascade, but the underarm throws make me feel like my hands are wired on backwards.
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