from struggle to juggle: John Nations 7 balls again

[bloonmaster]

officialy 287 catches

[KARLOSTAR100]

exactly 1 minute

[zxq12]

i watched this in person!

[fitta74]

nice,john!when are u coming to Norway?

[Juggler1097]

I counted 284 catches before the drop. Great run John!

[Reverbdude]

WOW. higher numbers are hard because your arms get tired... at least mine do lol

[xangoacrobat]

crazy enough it was 288 before the first drop,

[superZjozz]

GREAT!

[Mermaid7493]

It was about 250 from what i counted :) Nice job and awesome work!

[5bJuggla]

My goal for juggling is pretty much what you've done right here in this video.

[BelialfromAbbadon]

You must not be human .. I can only juggle three balls for that long

[incredipaininsane]

how long did it take u just to get 7 for a while. not that whole, 200+ catches. maybe like 20?

[johnnations]

@incredipaininsane I guess it took me about 3 months to get it over 20 catches, back when I was in college. Then when I got some "Fergie" beanbags, which are like today's "Sport Juggling Co." balls, I did over 200 catches after a solid 2 years work. Good luck with your 7!

[JakeJax]

man, I wish they still made Fergie's. Nothing compares to those. Good thing we have sportco and Gballz, which come close though.

As always love your juggling John.

[diabolomika]

I stopped counting at 137 catches...good job....mika

[silverback7734]

pretty amazing

[MrJugglr]

its around 287, all you need to do is count 1 ball and however many times that ball hits each hand you multiply that by 7. 41 catches of 1 ball = 287 =] awesome run!

[117buster]

@MrJugglr nerd

[janionnevill]

great run, how long did it take you to learn?

[johnnations]

@janionnevill HI! I saw your nice 9 ball flash video, excellent work! It took me about 20 years to get 7 balls but I honestly only practiced it hard for about 4 total years. I think I learned most when I was using Gballz and these MMX balls.

[welshwarrior1994]

wow amazing

[lovham89]

aah good john nations that is friend i talk to him in summer in bergen.. i like him good.. this nice man.. realy good

[johnnations]

@lovham89 Cool! glad to hear from one of my Bergen people.. hope you're having a nice winter, and happy new year 2010!

[ema08bbal]

248

[dstructor7]

id say about 315 catvhes

[juggler1337]

ive been juggling for like a month and im on 5 balls

[Alithejuggler]

argh, i can only dream :(

[OregonJuggler]

good run i am working on my 5 balls now only be juggling for 6 months now.

[tonyjuggles]

my record is ~ 2 minute about 650 catches in maybe 1985.

I just got a solid 100 and foot catch yesterday. And I am going to get it solid again. I swear!!

nice pattern

[ArgosFitness]

Amazing

[Spathever]

So how is your 7 right now John? That was an awesome run btw.

[JJcanjuggle12]

I was actually hoping to see a ladybug.

But your awesome 7 ball run was enough.

[sheepskin47]

O_O

thats ammazing!

[biferna]

You always rock babe! Goddamn.

[Nomissrs]

One of the best 7 ball patterns i have seen. GJ!

[jugglerman7]

nice run!! what`s your 6 ball record?

[SINFIDEL]

that was very cool.. i was mesmerized by the reflection of the balls in the car window.. (cool fadeout at the end, too!) ♥

[Balmi91]

wow!!! your pattern looks really close to perfect ;) I hope, I gonna be that good one day, too...

[mishafaber]

hallo john, sieht echt toll aus was du da machst! vielleicht bist du ja mal wieder in berlin und ich kann es in echt bewundern. lg aus dem verschneiten deutschland. antonia

[whatdiddesido]

John, you are as GREAT as you ever were. Can't wait to visit SC. Talk soon. Desi

[jugglingfreakozoid]

nice run

[streamingfreedom]

Also 284 here.

[demonofafterlife]

i meet that dude

[Lokkyi]

Ahh, the beauty of parabolas...

[tad4314]

well i am the third person to count 284 so im gonna say that most likely it is 284

[Leeroy49]

i counted in slo-mo again... bart won it's exactly 284 catches

[KelverDummont]

5 Stars!

Oh, I can't see the tiny lady...

[jugglingTobi]

But i think your pattern now looks much better then the pattern 4-5 months ago.

Also great juggling, great skill. I hope i will be so good like you some day ;-)

[jugglingTobi]

hm...i cant juggle 7 balls like u. I can throw a flash not more. But here are some ideas:

For me it looks like u throw the ball but you havent enough time to make a circle with your hand and catch the ball clearly. So if i were you, I would try to make the pattern higher, to have more time to make a circle with the hand and catch them clearly.

Vova and Anthony dont catch the balls earlyier i think, they only make a bigger circle with the hands.

Oh my english is bad, i hope u can understand me ^^

[mampiciPB1]

oh, waw maniac

[thestarsprism]

291. its off by one or two

[docpaluch]

258

[zenfis]

i counted about 310 but not shure too fast

[BartHoving]

It's 284 + or - 3. Somewhere between 281 or 287. Nice pattern, and a very long run ;)

[JakkinWiss]

Ok mr "I never practice 7 balls".. I will beat you next time! ;)

[NeedBetterLoginName]

About 264 by my way of counting. Nice run.

[tad4314]

its SO hard to count 7, but i got aroud 290ish...hope it helps

[ilovekenwin]

i counted 216 but i doubt that right. nice smooth pattern by the way.

[blauerbaer]

very nice john i am just struggling with 7 balls over 2 years now i think maybe my problem is my fulltime job :-)

i hope i am able to come to the swedish con but if not we will see in rostock :-)

greets from danmark

[eilakuoyevoli]

Lovin' it. I wish my 7bcascade was that smooth..

By the way, you're one of the only people on youtube I know that has style. The point/disappear thing at the end of the video thing was awesome.

[johnnations]

Thanks for saying that!

I love video editing tricks as long as they don't take away from the juggling or the focus of the vid.

[eilakuoyevoli]

Yeah. I know what you mean. Just curious, what video editing software do you use? I've been looking for one for a while now..

[johnnations]

I've been using Vegas Video, which was by Sonic Foundry but now it's Sony.

[Doodlegirl13]

thanks mr. John, hopr to see u again!

:)

[Doodlegirl13]

You know, I met him in macon georgia, my dad is an artist, and he was drawing at the same mall opening as him!

He taught me how to juggle! My sister knows, but I didn't really ask her...

[johnnations]

Your dad is a BRILLIANT artist and the mall opening was lucky to get him. Also, a nice guy and conversationalist! hi to you and to him.

[domsok]

lolz nice man, never saw a vid. from you but its very cool, im working on 7 ball running and 8/9 club passing etc. but i saw only once a long 7 ball run like that xD

good work

[zxq12]

you are awsome,!!!, gimme a half of a year and ill be there 2 (:

[yamoy12]

can you qualify 7 balls john

[johnnations]

I'd say i can qualify it every time, and sometime get long runs. I can't do as long as I want every time yet. But i'm working on it...

[Tejinu]

I really like your videos. I shall subscribe.

[Tejinu]

Your pattern is just like Anthony Gattos! Not too wide or narrow. Lovely.

[coldflame91]

amazing!

[JuggleTalk]

Very nice work John I know you've been at it a while now :) I'm still getting 5 more solid and learning some 6 on the side.

Really nice long run!

[ctjuggles]

Nice stuff-- all I can say, seeing as I am totally unqualified to comment on your form, etc. Great run, John.

[Jugglenerd]

Amazing! Congratulations! Maybe your pattern is just a little low but personally, I think if its comfortable for you, you shouldn't worry about it too much. Also, I don't really know what Sondre is talking about it being too wide, it seems perfect other than the occasional wide throw. Cool that you're using MMX, I just got some and I love them.

[johnnations]

Thanks all of you for watching and commenting!

I know what Sondre means, about getting it higher to get it narrower, but I always have collisions when I juggle narrow. It's a form problem of mine. I think maybe Doug does it a little higher and narrower than I do. I want new video of Haavard too, to see how he's doing it now that he's up to 2 minutes.

I gotta get smoother so I won't move around.

I try 966, 5up 360 and half shower but can't do them yet.

Cheers guys.

[themusician31]

I saw Haavard do 7 balls at BJC two days ago, his pattern was about the same height as yours I think.

[juggler4rent]

can you do any tricks yet?

this is almost double record

lol

im still at 149

[jugglinjosh]

nice run!!

[jugglinjosh]

nice run!!

[Leeroy49]

great :)

[Yomay]

286 catches I believe. But your record is 321,85 if I remember correctly.

[Yomay]

Holy shit and all that.

Ok, it seems to me that your pattern is much too low. I've never seen anyone do 7 balls that low for their normal pattern height. I feel that making the pattern higher makes it narrower, and easier to make it narrower. Which you btw also need.

[Haavard93]

how can that be too low? most people do it alot lower, and its not to narrow either. its perfect! great job, John!

[tduermeier]

It's a rough count, possibly off by 3 or 4, but I've got about 287 before a drop.

[ijuggle42]

very nice, if I can get my 7 that good someday in the near future all would be good