Learn Astrojax Tricks

Astrojax is a completely new game and much is still to be discovered. Become an AJ-pioneer yourself and submit your tricks to us to have them listed with your name! So, send in new tricks you've invented, with any explanations, photos, animations or video clips you have to: tricks@jaxing.com

How to Start

The easiest way to start is to hold the two end balls in each hand. Drop one ball and give the ball you are holding light, rhythmic bounces. You can start from any position, bounce them off the ground, flick and punch them, throw them in the air... just keep the balls moving!

Basic Tricks

Vertical Orbits
Vertical orbits arise naturally through regular up-and-down motions, one small bounce of the hand per orbit. Notice how the orbits feel: each upwards hand motion should correspond to when the tension of the string is greatest.Vertical orbits can be performed parallel or perpendicular to the body. Both varieties will be needed for the tricks described later.

Horizontal Orbits
Also called the helicopter - a basic move which allows for some difficult variations. Start holding the two end balls, one in each hand, shoulder width apart. With circular motions of your hands you can spin the middle ball slowly. Don't hit yourself in the chin!! Turn your hands so that you have one hand above and one below. Let go of the ball in the bottom hand and continue rotating the upper hand. The balls will move in circles. Try to bring it behind your back and transfer it to the other hand - 'around the world!'

Butterfly
When you try this one the first time it might look a little messy. But with some practice you will get a stable butterfly form. Start with vertical orbits then smoothly move your hand left to right. The balls will follow making a figure of eight movement. Practise makes perfect. This one looks really impressive when you master it.

Rebound Tricks

Changing the rotation of aj is a useful basic manoeuvre. Bounce aj off the wall, floor, your foot, head or whatever you can think of!

String Tricks

Venus
Start with clockwise vertical orbits. Do a large orbit so that the outer ball passes over your wrist.As the outer ball descends and the string slides over your wrist, quickly move your arm upwards and to the right to swing the middle ball up and over your wrist. Continue orbiting!

Juggling Tricks

Switch
Practise your vertical orbits so that you can get the same size circles every time. After a while you can predict where the bottom ball is going to be. Make suer that the bottom ball is spinning into your hand from the front. Keep your palm facing the roof with the top ball in the middle of your hand. Practise catching the bottom ball in your hand first without switching balls, when you get good at catching the ball every time then start up with singular switches and train and move on with consecutive switches. This just comes with lots of practice, try two catches and then three, eventually you're up to 100 in no time. Practice, practice, practice!!!

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Also known as Astro-Jax Trix, Astrojacks Tricks, and Astro-Jacks Trix.