Club passing is my favourite kind of juggling! Hope you are enjoying it too.
Don't worry about making mistakes, we all do. I have thrown clubs straight in the face of at least two passing partners (and they are still passing with me when we meet). I have also had clubs thrown in my face or the back of my head, even by experienced passers. Well, if I get one in the back of my head it's most likely my mistake, me standing somewhere else than where I should be at that moment or not turning around to catch a pass when I should... but even very good passers make bad throws, they just do them in more complicated patterns/tricks than the beginners does.
Anyway... Tom ha already given you most of the advice I had in mind. The "move your arm down beside your hip between throws" is a good exercise for passing, and trying to do that on every throw also helped me learn to keep my elbows down.
One thing I found helpful in the "looking through the pattern" practice is to find a mirror, if possible stand on a distance corresponding to normal passing distance from your mirror image, and try to look into your own eyes. Because that is pretty much what you want to do while passing, looking at the other person instead of at your own clubs (most of the time). You can also see your own juggling in the mirror, making it a bit easier than just looking at something else.
Oh... And I have been hitting myself in the head/ear/face with a club more than once when being too focused on another club, so you are not alone. I have not managed to break my glasses yet, but I did choose a pair that seems like they won't break too easily.
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Post by Maria
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