Sorry this is not very magic but.
I am interested in learning contact juggling but I don't know how to start
Can you make home-made balls to start with?(and how to)
Is there a good dvd or is it better to learn on you tube for nothing?

My Friend James Ernest wrote one the definitive text on contact juggling. It is available from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Contact-Juggling-J......juggling

Look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6wZbVWxHPQ

A lacrosse ball is around $3 and works great for learning to do this. You can probably buy a few and have one in every place you are likely to have a couple of minutes to play around. I have one in my jacket pocket right now.

There are a lot of tutorials on YouTube and I find a good video to be very helpful. Unlike magic, there are not a bunch of secrets to juggling. The whole point is to display a skill as opposed to displaying an impossiblity (that takes a lot of skill but should look effortless to look like magic).

-Patrick

G'day SethJM
Tutorial dvd's on contact juggling will suggest that you practice with a plastic ball the same size as the clear acrylic ball that you plan to use for performance. So an inexpensive ball from a $2 shop would be adequate.
In WA you will most likely have to order a proper clear acrylic ball for performance from a juggling supply shop online. You could check out the following - http://www.threeworlds.com.au - or - http://www.circusstuff.com.au - both have a good name for honest and reliable service.
There are a number of contact juggling tutorials on you tube and I am sure one of them will help you along the way.
BTW - contact juggling is pretty magical.
Bob Latta (aka Troppo Bob)

Thank for the responding