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globular-toastlast Monday at 9:51 AM2 repliesview on HN

Juggling two with the non-dominant hand is so hard. Much harder than juggling three balls. There's something fundamentally different about using your non-dominant hand independently as opposed to in coordination with your dominant hand. I can use my left for many things: juggling, typing, playing guitar etc., but as soon as I try to do it with my right hand behind my back I feel incredibly weak.

It would be so useful to have two right hands. I'm curious whether you think getting over the hump helps with ambidexterity in general.


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nickcwlast Monday at 10:15 AM

Something I learnt was when learning new juggling tricks, make sure to practice them both ways round. For example if you are learning to shower 3 (round in a circle juggling) make sure you practice the high throws with your right and left hands. It gets easier the more you do it so I guess that it does help with ambidexterity.

Thlomlast Monday at 12:39 PM

I can juggle 4 balls for a little while, but two in my non-dominante hand? That's so unnatural I don't think I've even bothered trying.