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blucrylic
 Post subject: Ball size
PostPosted: 15 Aug 2010, 23:25 
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my palm across is 3.5" long
and my hand from top to bottom is 7" long

what size ball should I get 3.5"

can you help me find a translucent ball that is blue?
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Ryan
 Post subject: Re: Ball size
PostPosted: 16 Aug 2010, 04:25 
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look here
http://www.ministryofmanipulation.com/B ... endix2.pdf
keep in mind this guide is for multiball contact juggling, a 3" ball is fine for most isolations/hand rolling, but if you want to learn bodyrolling then a stageball might be better than a translucent acrylic.

These 85mm are slightly larger than a 3inch (75mm) acrylic
http://www.homeofpoi.com/shop/listItems/Acrylic-Balls_2
they have translucent blue (UV), but in 75mm only
http://www.homeofpoi.com/shop/productDe ... m-Clear-UV

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Bri Maneely
 Post subject: Re: Ball size
PostPosted: 16 Aug 2010, 08:18 
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Two different shades of blue for ya...

http://www.neonhusky.com/JShop/product.php/406/28

http://www.neonhusky.com/JShop/product.php/407/28

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Robbert
 Post subject: Re: Ball size
PostPosted: 16 Aug 2010, 09:47 
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always a 100 mm.
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Lady Euphoria
 Post subject: Re: Ball size
PostPosted: 16 Aug 2010, 18:00 
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I also have a 7 inch hand.

When I was looking for a ball size in multiballs, the best advice I got was if you can hold them you and juggle them. Thought not strictly true, it is a good guide.

I have a 3.5 inch for single ball body work and I'm good with 2.25 for multiball holding four flat in my hand at a time. Though I do tricks with no more then three in a hand at a time. I'm still working my way up to 2.5 inch balls.

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Genoscious
 Post subject: Re: Ball size
PostPosted: 16 Aug 2010, 21:38 
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A 4" stage ball is a great place to start. Well for me at least it was. You have the same hand length as me and I thought 3" was way to small. Now 3.5 I can attest for since I don't own one of that size.

If you decide to do multiball j would recommend jumping straight into the deep end of the pool and using 3".

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