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juggling pro level

What level of skill would you consider “professional” in juggling?

Normally, the distinction between a professional and an amateur is based on whether it is your main occupation and whether you make money from it. In juggling, you could similarly define a professional as someone who regularly performs professionally at shows, events, etc.

But if we set aside the occupational and financial aspects and look purely at skill level, what would you consider “professional-level” juggling?

5 balls? 7 balls? 5 clubs? Being able to perform difficult and complex high-level tricks? Or something else?

There probably isn't a precise or universally accepted definition, but what do you guys think? At what skill level would you personally consider someone a professional-level juggler?

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u/Fun-Independent1503 — 14 days ago
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juggling Popularity in the United States

100 Most Popular Sports in United States 2026 — by Audience Size | Rascasse
According to this site, is it true that juggling is more popular than table tennis and badminton in the United States? I’ve heard that the United States, along with Russia and Japan, is one of the countries with the highest global juggling awareness, but is this information reliable? They say rankings are ordered by search behavior signals rather than just simple popularity, but even considering that, it’s truly astonishing that juggling ranks higher than table tennis and badminton

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u/Fun-Independent1503 — 2 months ago
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Number of 7-Ball Jugglers

I heard that around 10,000 people worldwide can do a 7-ball flash. I wonder how many can do 100 catches or more. Maybe around 1,000?

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u/Fun-Independent1503 — 3 months ago
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7ball 100catches

I'm korean and I finally hit 100 catches with 7 balls today!!!

I started learning 7 balls on January 25th, so it took me almost six months to reach this milestone.

7 balls is on a completely different level compared to 3, 4, or even 5 balls. I got comfortable with 3 and 4 balls in about a week or two each. Five balls was much harder, but I still reached 100 catches after a little over a month. My first one-minute 5-ball run came after about 3–4 months, and I eventually reached a best of 4 minutes after around 8–9 months.

With 7 balls, though, just getting to 100 catches took me nearly six months.

To be fair, there were a few things working against me. I was taking classes during the semester, so I couldn't always practice as much as I wanted. There were also plenty of rainy days, and my usual practice spot was sometimes unavailable because of construction.

The biggest thing I learned was that frequent practice matters more than I expected. I could practice 3, 4, and even 5 balls indoors, but with 7 balls my ceiling is too low, so I have to practice on my knees if I'm inside. For months I mostly did two one-hour outdoor sessions each day. Recently I started squeezing in short practice sessions at home whenever I had a few minutes, even if it was just flashes or short runs on my knees, and that's when my progress really took off.

Looking back, I honestly think I could have reached this milestone much sooner if I'd been using that approach from the beginning, or if I hadn't been balancing practice with university.

Either way, I'm just really happy to finally join the 100-catch club!

u/Fun-Independent1503 — 3 months ago