Major changes:
I
no longer plan to have a “routine” of tricks as my final product. As I have practiced
the tricks individually, I have found that there is no real way to transition
in between them smoothly. For example, there is no way for me to go from
rolling the ball along my shoulders, to spinning it on my finger in one move. I
have to catch the ball with both hands to create the necessary amount of spin
on the ball to keep it on my finger for more than 2 seconds. Instead of a
routine, I will just have to display the tricks by themselves.
Also,
my final product will be mostly based around spinning the ball off of my
finger. In case you guys were envisioning my final product to be something
else, I unfortunately have to say that I can’t do much off of rolling a ball
along my shoulders or on my forehead (which I still have to start).
This
isn’t really a setback, but I haven’t experienced much improvement with
spinning the ball on my right finger this week. My consistency and length haven’t
improved that much. I can’t get a “good” spin that much more often, and there I
can’t keep the ball on my finger for a considerably longer period of time.
Now,
to conclude this update on the lighter side:
In
a different sense, I have improved greatly in spinning the ball on my finger. I
have found that I can do several tricks off of this one basic trick. These
sub-tricks are what will compose most of my final product. I have been
experimenting this week with these tricks. Here is a list of things I have
tried, in descending order: spinning the ball a few feet in the air and
catching it on my finger; spinning the ball on my finger and bouncing it a few
times a couple inches in the air; spinning the ball on my left index finger; transferring
the ball from one finger to the other; spinning the ball, dropping it, catching
it back on my finger off the bounce and get it spinning again. I know these are
confusing, but they will make more sense in my final product.
I have tried a
few others, but I haven’t had enough success to even say that I have made any
progress with them. With the inner roll and outer roll (I just started calling
it that) I have improved slightly, but I haven’t made huge strides. I hope to
perfect these tricks over my spring break in Brazil and I will check in with
you guys then!
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