78mm Silx Hybrid
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Thanks to Bach from the Déo company for his photo and thanks to Aymeric for his photo with his yellow Silx Hybrid balls posing in front of Lake Geneva.
Item sold individually - All colours of the Hybrid balls are UV reactive except the white and red ones.
The Silx Hybrid:
The SIL-X Hybrid ball consists of a shell of a Sil-X (originally a ball containing liquid silicone) that has been 80% filled with millet (a seed).
It is our best sell for feet juggling because it stops dead when it lands. It will also roll very little on the ground after a fall.
An extremely versatile ball, excellent for most manipulation styles. Liam Wilson
The fact that the ball is not 100% full allows it to have good trajectories in the air and not to go off spinning. It's a ball that sits well in the hands and excels at making blockings: it stops dead.
Allows you to carry up to 5 balls like these. The bag will be automatically added to your order when being prepared if you order at least 5 of these balls. :-)
Technical characteristics:
- Ball diameter: 78 mm.
- Ball mass: 180 g.
- Item sold individually.
NetJuggler's opinion on the SILX Hybrid ball:
They are heavier than the Sil-X of the same size, allowing them to glide, slow down, make smooth movements, feel and react to the dynamics of the ball. This ball allows a "conversation" between the juggler and his ball. There are surely some styles of juggling where the weight would be a disadvantage - they can be tiring when practicing with more than 5 balls for example.
They roll very well and allow for easy blocking. You quickly feel at ease working on new tricks that you have sometimes been stuck on for several years.
What kind of use ?
The SILX Hybrid ball is ideal for juggling with 3 to 5 balls. If you are a beginner, NetJuggler advises you instead to opt for the Varana 441 ball.
Information about the manufacturer Play Juggling:
Play Juggling manufactures this item in Italy. Play items are known to be of good quality, with special care on the finishes. Among their range of products we find initiation equipment but also reputable equipment used by entertainment professionals.
What is the multiplex? :)
Performing a multiplex in juggling involves throwing several balls (or clubs or rings) from one hand at the same time. They can be thrown at the same height or at different heights. They can be caught in the same hand or in two different hands.
Video multiplex
Here is a video of Wes Peden where there are many Multiplexes:I decided to order some hybrids, yes, now the problem of size arises, 75 or 78? I will use them mainly for 3 to 5 maximum :)
Yes, it was me you spoke to on the phone this morning, thanks for all your advice by the way :) ;)
78mm is quite large, it's very visual while still being juggling. A larger size would still be "juggling", but will require a lot of adaptation if you're not used to it.
The Hybrid ball in 75mm diameter is the "perfect diameter" . It is almost as visual as the 78mm, but these few millimeters will facilitate figures where there are more balls: beyond a 5-ball. But there will also be less risk of collision on a 5-ball.The other advantage is that the 75mm have a mass that remains correct, the 78mm version can be a little heavy for some people. If you easily get tendonitis, I would tend to recommend the 75mm. But I'm not in your shoes ;-)
Or Russian 78mm SRX bullet, professional advice?
Russian balls like the SRX are balls filled with fine quartz sand. This will move much more "brutally" than liquid silicone or millet. So if the movements and body position are not good, these are balls that will spin a little in the air.
Russian balls don't allow for flexibility in movement. If the juggling isn't clean, then you're heading for disaster! On the other hand, the whole point of Russian balls is to force you to have a "clean" juggle. This allows you to make significant progress quickly.If you're more into performance, then Russian balls are the perfect fit for you. But be careful: you either love them or you hate them!
Do not hesitate to contact us by phone to discuss this in person.Having opted for 78 mm balls, I am now hesitating between the hybrid and the classic ones, filled with liquid silicones, in short, I plan to use them to make 3 to 5 balls, I want to let go, and discover lots of things with three balls, certainly never more than 5 balls. What do you advise me to evolve without worries, and not to be limited so soon :) ;) :)
Ps: or Russian bullets, who knows :), thanks :)
I think we had a long phone conversation with you this morning. I tend to recommend Silx and Hybrid balls for this type of use. In 75mm or 78mm diameter.
The 78mm diameter balls are very visual. Be careful though, beyond 5 balls they are a little more difficult to handle. The 75mm diameter balls are excellent for 5 balls but also for 6 and 7 ball juggling where the 78mm will be a little harder to juggle.
The Hybrids are a bit heavy but provide excellent performance with static and dynamic balance (rolling on the body). The Hybrids are also great for foot juggling. They land well and stabilize easily compared to the Silx.Do not hesitate to contact us by phone so that we can present all the balls to you with their strengths/weaknesses and also so that we can share our opinion with you based on our juggling experiences.
I bought these balls a little over 3 months ago with lights and implosions. Here is my opinion on the hybrids:
- Weight: be careful. That's the best I can tell you. It's very heavy, really very heavy. You don't necessarily realize it on paper, but imagine that it's heavier than a classic as much as a classic is heavier than a light. It's significant. As a result, the 7-ball is "doable" but honestly you'd have to be a bit of a masochist to work on your 7-ball with that.... On 5-ball training sessions, fatigue sets in quickly, too quickly, impossible to juggle for more than 1 hour non-stop without your arms feeling stiff. Even on 4-ball, it's borderline... What's the point then? Doing weight training? Yes, but not only that. Their weight gives more pronounced sensations. You really feel the ball leave your hand, and sink in when you receive it, it's very pleasant. It's very nice to juggle with it, from 3 to 5 balls. But it's really only with the 3 balls that you can spend a lot of time on them. (Note: club jugglers love these balls...)
- Volume: perfect. It's the diameter that allows you to juggle up to 7 balls (beyond that, their size becomes problematic), which teaches you to "air out" your juggling, and which is very visual. Almost disappointed that there isn't an 80mm.
- Shell. Very good. It's slightly too hard for my taste, too rigid for multiplexing. Not completely lacking in flexibility, however, it feels good in the hand. It seems less thick and robust than the Implosions' shell, but more so than the Lights'. The balls slide in the hand, and against each other, which makes certain movements easier.
- Look: Classic but effective. Flashy, but not too much, solid colors. It's quite personal, but I prefer this look rather than the implosion one.
- Filling. Strange. With the hybrid filling, the center of gravity is higher than on models with silicone, so the inertial movements should be closer to a stage ball than a Russian ball. But it's the opposite. With a silicone, we're really halfway between the stage ball and the Russian ball regarding inertial movements, in throws, falls and contact. With the hybrid, we blame the Russian ball more. The grains in the ball have more difficulty getting into motion than the silicone, so it's harder to roll from a neutral position. On the other hand, with its weight helping, once in motion it rolls perfectly.
Conclusion: it's a very nice ball. A good stage ball, very pleasant to juggle, giving great sensations. However, it is too heavy for my taste, in the sense that you can't do everything with it. It limits juggling in terms of number, height, and time. It is a little "weird" for contact. Its shell does not facilitate multiplexes at all. It is not suitable for younger people (under 13-14 years old). Resists wind well during outdoor sessions. Fairly slippery shell makes throwing easier. 18/20.
Do these balls have a hard shell or a soft one?
The shell is soft like basic sil-x