🚀 go-pugleaf

There is some debate about whether half showers or full showers (especially
with 4 balls) is easier. The full shower is obviously physically harder,
both from the site swap analysis, but also a glance at the network records
list shows that, with any number of objects, the half showers have much longer
records than the full showers.

However, the full shower maybe (for some) easier mentally. It's more natural
(remember what you thought juggling was before you learned the cascade?) and
easier on the eyes (you only need to watch throws from one side, though you
do need to see more of them per unit of time). It is this mental - physical
tradeoff that makes one pattern or the other easier to learn for any individual.
Also, regarding all the talk about carpal tunnel syndrone specifically and
wrist troubles in general: I know of no one who has contracted wrist trouble
because of juggling. Every juggler I know of with such problems contracted them
from keyboarding or other job related activities. Juggling may be hard if 
you've already got wrist trouble (and I suppose it could make it worse), but
that's all. However, juggling (especially numbers juggling) can cause neck and
upper back problems, so all the advice about warming up, stretching, etc.,.
should not be ignored.

Arthur Lewbel    Lewbel@binah.cc.brandeis.edu