Begin by learning to juggle two balls in one hand. Start with your dominant hand. Your non-dominant hand should be empty; you won’t be using it. Hold two balls in your dominant hand, and throw one up in a small, contained looping motion. The loop should point toward the inside of your body.
Quickly throw the second ball up and catch the first. Repeat the process by throwing and catch each ball in progression. The pattern of your tosses will form a small loop.
Learn Step 1 with your non-dominant hand. This process is difficult and may feel very awkward at first. When you drop a ball, pick it up and try again. Get best results by stopping to take short breaks during your practices and by giving yourself an ample amount of time to learn the four-ball pattern.
When you can juggle two balls in both your right and left hand for at least 15 to 20 throws without dropping, try juggling four balls together.
Throw balls in either a synchronized pattern or a staggered pattern. For beginning jugglers, a staggered pattern may be easiest. Start by throwing a ball from your dominant hand, and follow immediately with throwing a ball from your non-dominant hand. Keep up the pattern by maintaining two-ball juggling loops in each hand. In this way, you can juggle four balls at once.
To juggle four balls in a synchronized pattern, throw one ball from your right hand while simultaneously throwing a ball from your left hand. Throw the remaining balls in your hands at the same time, and catch the first balls at the same time. Continue in this pattern, throwing and catching with both hands at the same time.