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These are very simple exercises with few clubs to teach how to make good throws before there is a fixed pattern.

== One Club ==

Throw one club back and forth. All passes go straight. When throws on one hand look good, practice passes from the other hand. 

* Always hold an open hand as a target for the thrower at or a bit above shoulder height. The space between thumb and index finger should show upwards to receive the club.

* stand relatively close together, nice high throws become harder on longer distances.

What to look for:

Throws should 
* go a bit above head height
* touch the floor about 20-30cm behind the other person if not caught
* spin: club should still be horizontal at head height - so the club can be caught between head height and about waist height without being overspun

Posture/technique:

* hold the club in the middle of the handle. Neither at the knob nor at the middle of the club.
* hold the club, relax the arm and let both hang at the side
* arm and club should be a straight line. This is mostly the case when the region between thumb and index finger faces forwards
* let the club *hang* there. You should feel its centrifugal pull when you do the trow
* the club will turn on its own, don't add a lot of spin from your wrist, over time, that is bad for the wrists


== Three Clubs ==

Four hands, three clubs, one hand is always free. The beginner does all straight throws, the more advanced juggler/passer does all diagonal throws. All throws go to the emtpy hand, each passer throws right - left - right - left …