What are the best Rola-Bola tricks?

[Iain Duncan]

I am looking for new rola-bola tricks to learn, what have people seen
done that they especially liked? If describing tubes, please clearly
indicate whether the tubes are rolling horizontally or placed vertically
for stacks. Anyone know where to find out more?

Thanks, Iain.

[quiddity]

only thing i can think of that isnt a 'stack' trick, is travelling. this
presumes you use a cylinder and board with grooves/tracks. get an extra long
board, and zigzig your way aroundd the stage. ie slide all the way to the
right(cylinder at far left, body and board at right), twist your body and
the rolabola around 90degrees clockwise, and then slide body/board all the
way to the left, twist body/rolabola 90degrees anticlockwise, etc.

aside from this, theres
-stacking of 2 or more tubes in multiple configurations
-jump up and spin the board one or more rotations before you land on it
again.
-jump up and spin yourself one or more rotations before landing
-if you strap your feet to the board or are just really damn fancy, there
are various ways to slide the board all the way to one side, then touch that
far end of the board to the ground, then jump it up so that its balancing at
about a 45degree angle on that one end of the board, using either straps, or
(in this case) your left foot under the left hand edge of the board to
leverage the other side. then fall back ontu the cylinder and keep going.
-using this same end levering, you can do skateboard ollies, even ollieing
from one cylinder to another.

thats all i can think of right now, hope some of it sounds good.

nick
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[Mark Tamburrino]

Lain, here's a really simple one: learn jugglers tennis doing over the
head throws with clubs, then get on the board and sway from side to side
while catching... you've probably already tried this, but I just think
it's pretty damn cool. Also, if you're anywhere near reno, I remember
seeing and excellent rola bola show there with two guys jumping all over
the damned things. If you're interested, it was downstairs between
circus circus and the silver legacy.

Mark

>
> I am looking for new rola-bola tricks to learn, what have people seen
> done that they especially liked? If describing tubes, please clearly
> indicate whether the tubes are rolling horizontally or placed
vertically
> for stacks. Anyone know where to find out more?
>
> Thanks, Iain.
>

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Before you buy.

[Orinoco]

I used to be in a small circus show which also featured Trevor & his wife
Bonnie Delmarr as Duo Delmarr & he did a brilliant rola bola act. He does
much of the multi rola & juggling tricks already mentioned but he also does
it one footed, on his knees, sitting down & squeezing through a juggling
ring amongst loads of other stuff. My favourite trick that he did with one
rola was a handstand on two 1.5ft poles wich slotted into holes in his
board. Superb act.

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Orin
or...@twjc.co.uk
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[Rob McDonald]

> I am looking for new rola-bola tricks to learn, what have people seen
> done that they especially liked? If describing tubes, please clearly
> indicate whether the tubes are rolling horizontally or placed vertically
> for stacks. Anyone know where to find out more?

Not exactly a trick, but a lot of fun can be had by simply rotating the pipe
90deg. (only if it doesn't have one of those silly tracks (: ). In this
mode, you must flex your feet toe to heel to stay on. After you can do
this, you should be able to rotate the board from normal Bola to the front
to back stuff. (This takes a TON of leg strength.)

Also, although it takes new props, a bowling ball Rola-Bola (Bola-Ball) is
a lot of fun. I made one a few summers ago, but never used it much. Just a
while at the Groundhog fest here in Atlanta, I finally got some practice in,
I got to the point where I could free-mount it about 60%, until the
exhaustion set in. I haven't been on it since. You definately want to be
able to handle the bola front to back in addition to side to side before you
try a bowling ball.

Mine is two plywood discs (actually oak venier table tops, pre cut to
circles) separated by the bowling ball. I have some slit rubber tube
screwed around the perimeter of the discs to keep them from getting chipped,
or damaging the floor.

Have fun

Rob

[quiddity]

one of the things i like doing, and im curious as to whether anyone else
finds it hard, is staying on the rolabola with your eyes completely shut. i
cant stay on for more than 30 seconds or so with eyes shut. seems to be
excellent practice though, and even harder workout for the legs.

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[Sarah Gorner]

I am really not meaning to sound ignorant here, but what is a rola bola?
This will obvioulsy sound very amusing to everyone but I haven't got a clue!
Thanks!

Sarah :o)

[Ransom]

That's the usual response from people when I tell them I have a Rola-Bola.
Imagine a plank of wood balancing on a cylinder like so, where the line is
the plank of wood, and the feet sit either side of the "roller". You balance
on it so that neither side touches the ground.

_foot______foot_
O

I'm not sure if i've explained it well..... can someone offer a URL of a
picture?

CHRiS

[Loh Koah Fong]

I saw a guy on "Just for Laughs" who go on jumped up from a rola-bola
and then placing a 2nd board under his feet before landing. He went on
until he has about 5 or 6 boards.
Other tricks he did on the rola-bola were skipping rope, handstands and
even a back flip.

koah fong
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Iain Duncan [mailto:iaind...@home.com]
> Posted At: 08 April 2000 03:12
> Posted To: juggling
> Conversation: What are the best Rola-Bola tricks?
> Subject: What are the best Rola-Bola tricks?
>
>
>
> I am looking for new rola-bola tricks to learn, what have people seen
> done that they especially liked? If describing tubes, please clearly
> indicate whether the tubes are rolling horizontally or placed
> vertically
> for stacks. Anyone know where to find out more?
>

> Thanks, Iain.
>

[Iain Duncan]

Thanks for all the replies. I'll definately try some of them out. Has
anyone tried the two tube criss-cross stack? I'd like to know what
diameter tube would be best for learning this. Also how does one get on?

Thanks,
Iain.

[Tim Goodwin]

Ransom wrote:
>
> _foot______foot_
> O
> I'm not sure if i've explained it well..... can someone offer a URL of a
> picture?

How about five balls on a rolla bolla?

o
o
o _O_ o
\_/| |\
|_| \-o
/ \
| |
_d___b_
O

Notice the figure is wearing a cylinder on his shoulders while he
balances atop a severed head. Please don't try this at home.

--
TG

[Tr...@email.fake]

While stranded on the hard shoulder of the information super highway
Iain Duncan <iaind...@home.com> wrote:

>I am looking for new rola-bola tricks to learn, what have people seen
>done that they especially liked?

The most impressive rola-bola trick I have seen done is the old
catching cups and saucers on the head routine. (Generally this is done
on a unicycle, and often on a tightwire). You need a long board, on
which you balance lop-sided. You place the cup on the long end, and a
quick bend of the knee closest the cup, will propel it into the air,
whereby you "simply" catch it on your head. I have seen the Chinese
State Circus do this. They made it even harder by having a bloke
standing on a rola-bola, with a frame on his shoulders, which holds a
platform above his head. A girl was doing the cup and saucer
catching, on a rola-bola on this platform.

Trog Woolley
(A Croweater languishing in Pommie Land)

Isis Astarte Diana Hecate Demeter Kali Inanna

[Ransom]

I've got a few URL's for some amazing stuff on Rola-Bola's from Trey Wedge,
you should check these out -

.
>
> One URL is http://www.bodytrends.com/vewride.htm
> or try: http://www.bungersurf.com/skateboards/index.html
> and of course: www.vewdo.com
>
>
> and for the basic model:
>
> http://store.yahoo.com/cc44721/186---324301-.html

and the other day, I found in the back of a surfing magazine an ad for "indo
boards", which is an indoor surfing simulator (a rola-bola in principal).

check out www.indoboard.com

Thanks Trey for the links!!

CHRiS

[Jan Hader]

Hi Iain !

Most of the tricks I know have already been mentioned, but I think you could
try the following ones.

Someone proposed to use multiple boards and tubes, if you want to start with
it you can try this easy but impressing trick :
First you should get two pieces of wood of approximately the width of your
board.
Then get another board and pile the two pieces at the ends of the first one,
place the second board above them. Then mount the whole thing like you would
do with only one board. If you start to juggle or do anything other than
just standing there and trying not to fall off, most people will be very
impressed. (Or amused if you can´t win your battle with gravity ...)

To juggle on your board is very easy.

I think that it should be possible to use a strong stick and balance with it
while you are completely standing on one side. If the pressure is strong
enough, you can balance and look completely relaxed while leaning on it. I
never tried this but it should be possible.

Bye, Jan

P.S.: Good luck !

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