Comparing European juggling clubs: Dube vs. Renegade 85mm

I was recently shopping for a new set of juggling clubs. My decision came down to Brian Dube vs. Renegade, and I figured I'd share some of what I learned during the decision process and after my new clubs arrived.

Notes: I know the volume is pretty low. This is the first video I made with a new camera. I may redo it at some point. I also spent so much time talking about the physical differences, I forget to mention one major point: the Renegade clubs are substantially cheaper these days. A good $10+ per club cheaper. Particularly if you do numbers at all, that adds up.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• juggling
• club
• comparison
• dube
• renegade
• european

[FERRETMAN9]

you talk in the most boring monotone voice

[dpawson]

@FERRETMAN9 I think you are neat.

[dubejuggling]

This is a excellent, honest review, and we appreciate all the great things you have to say about the Dubé brand. We hear that juggling-hand-slap sound day in an out, it's the sound of a lot of happy jugglers.

[dpawson]

@dubejuggling Thanks for the comments. Having now owned the clubs much longer, I should post an update. A few things I found with the Renegades:

- The appearance of the white handles did not hold up well at all. They really tend to attract dirt/grime on the edges of the tape, and did so almost immediately

- While they might have felt softer in general, the "bad catches" somehow hurt more

- My Renegades since warped, which my Dube clubs never did

The last one being the most serious concern

[dpawson]

The removed comment was asking how I felt about PX3's compared to these; not sure why the author removed it. As it happens, these days I use PX3's, so clearly in general I prefer those. I also recently received a set of Todd Smith Assassins. My quick impression after not using them much is they're more similar to PX3's than a traditional Todd Smith/Renegade/Dube European. Perhaps at some point I'll video a response that covers those two clubs.

[FERRETMAN9]

@dpawson huh?

[dubejuggling]

Interesting. Make a new video? We see some ancient clubs in here that need new knobs, ends, or decorations but that's about it.

[Magicofamazer]

My first set of renegde cclubs lasted me 12 years. The Knobs never broke off my clubs either