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It Was the [Second] Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times

I juggled today for the first time in a while. The weather hasn't been all that inspiring lately. Since it finally cleared up to become a beautiful day today, I decided to take advantage of it and get outside a bit. When I first started juggling, I felt horribly uncoordinated and amateurish. I could not get over 100 hits consistently, which is really bad for me. I'm not sure what it was. Perhaps it the fact that I got new shoes a while ago, am used to them now, but went back to my old shoes for juggling (don't want to get my new ones dirty yet). Perhaps it was the heat - normally I don't get horribly tired from juggling. Today I was sweating almost immediately because of the sun. In the end, I don't really know the reason. I was simply lacking focus. I can't remember every doing so consistently horrible - EVER!

I decided toward the end of my session to do some SocSum to see if that would help. I have claimed and "advertised" that SocSum is an excellent way to improve one's focus, balance and soccer ball juggling skills. Well, today I put that ole theory to the test! So I did 4 or 5 rounds of SocSum Advance, one time getting as many as 17 (sounds so small, but it's just one below my personal best!).

Immediately after doing the small amount of SocSum, my focus improved drastically. I went back to regular jugglisk, and the chalcord below clearly demonstrates the improvement. The last three bouts were achieved after SocSum. Everything prior to that was hit and miss. The 3 bouts after Socsum were consistently really good. In fact, the last bout ended up being my second best score EVER: 4738. I actually thought I was going to break my record, but then I suddenly lost focus for a brief second, and the ball exited my sphere of control.

So I went from the worst ever to almost the best ever, all in about an hour! I have a hard time believing that is pure coincidence, as I was trying as hard as my brain allowed the entire time. So it's proven: SocSum, especially the Advance variety certainly has the potential at improving one's soccer ball juggling skills.

Jugglisk XXVIII Chalcord
6 32 40 31 26 56 72 84 122 169 143 27 7 26 103 109 58 19 100 170 142 68 347 824 4738
Total Recorded Hits: 7519	Average Hits Per Volley: 300.7