Hat manipulation

[1] Tricks can range from rolling a hat up and down the various parts of the body to throwing and catching the hat in amusing ways.

Part of the appeal of the art is in the necessary equipment; all that is needed is a good, heavy, brimmed hat, which can be found at many juggling stores.

Famous manufacturers of manipulation specific hats are Nils Poll and Dubé.

Hat manipulation is also frequently combined with traditional forms of juggling in order to create more varied acts.

The types of tricks performed during hat manipulation fall into seven major categories.