30 Days of the Bramson’s Rolls Challenge: What I’ve Learned (...and you can too)

When I decided to take on the Bramson’s Rolls Challenge, I knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Training the same trick every single day for thirty days — it sounds a little crazy, right? But that’s exactly why I went for it. I wanted to see what happens when I focus on just one thing, and whether it’s possible to notice real progress in such a short time.

How It Went

The beginning was rough. For the first few days — actually, almost half of the challenge — I wasn’t able to catch even the second hoop, no matter how long I practiced. I quickly realized that this isn’t a trick you can learn in one intense session. It’s a movement that depends on muscle memory and repetition – you just have to keep doing it over and over until your body suddenly goes: “Oh! That’s it.”

But little by little, small sparks of progress started to show. First, I caught the second hoop. Then, sometimes even the third. Around the middle of the challenge came the first big breakthroughs — I managed to catch four, and even five times in a row. Not always, not consistently, but it started happening almost every session. And that’s a huge win for me.

My Milestones During the Challenge

• Day 13 – caught the second hoop for the first time.

• Day 14 – first successful catch of all three hoops.

• Day 17 – several successful triple catches; it started happening regularly.

• Day 18 – first time catching four hoops.

• Day 19 – many triple catches, a few fours.

• From Day 20 onward – three catches almost every session, four becoming more frequent.

Even though progress felt slow (and sometimes frustrating), I could feel how my success rate was rising. And that’s the beauty of this kind of challenge — noticing, day by day, how your body learns and adapts.

What Helped Me the Most (and Might Help You Too)

I got a lot of great advice from people around me. Some tips worked, some less so – but all of them made me think about technique in a deeper way.

• Keep your hands as still as possible, at a 90° angle. I’ve heard this one the most. I still think about it a lot, but I feel this is something that comes with time. In the beginning, the goal is just to catch — no matter messy it looks.

• Shorten the hoop path on your back. Not as long as possible – just comfortable and efficient.

• Timing. The most important part. This trick has only one correct timing. Once you feel it, you know.

• Throw from hand to hand — don’t pass. This was a turning point for me. Once I realized it’s a throw, everything became faster, smoother, and my hands stopped fighting each other.

• “Throw, throw, catch, catch.” A great method for training with two hoops in the right rhythm. Helped me understand timing better.

• Train in front of a wall. Huge energy saver. The hoops don’t roll away, so you can focus purely on technique.

• Throw slowly. This tip didn’t really work for me. I’ve always been used to throwing fast — it feels natural to me — so I adjusted my timing and catching style to that speed.

And one more thing — sometimes, five minutes a day is enough. It doesn’t have to be hours. Short, regular

practice works wonders.

Where I Am Now

My practice looks very different now. In every session, I can manage at least one successful three-hoop catch, sometimes even four. I haven’t gone beyond four yet.

The path the hoops take across my back is never exactly the same. Rather than aiming for a perfect line, I rely on feeling– I can sense where the hoop is, and that helps me catch it. It means my hands still move quite a lot, and the trick doesn’t look “pretty” yet.

But I believe that will change. In a few more months, I think I’ll reach a point where my hands calm down and the back line becomes stable. Until then, I’m compensating with speed and instinct.

What’s Next

This challenge may be ending, but the training isn’t. I’m not yet at the point where I can land this trick every time – and definitely not confident enough to take it to the stage just yet. To truly master it will take months, maybe even years.

So the plan is clear: keep practicing this trick at least a few times a week, ideally with more focused sessions. I also believe that short breaks can help, because sometimes your body just needs time to let the movement settle.

My next step is to look into other tricks from the Bramson’s family – I want this challenge to be more than a one-time experiment. I want it to be a springboard to further technical growth.

And most of all – I hope this challenge inspires you too. Because even one single trick, trained for 30 days, can show you that progress is possible.You just have to keep showing up.

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