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Quick Look:
- Prerequisites: 3 Ball Cascade (Lift or Force); 3 Ball Toss Cascade; Siteswap Notation
- Number of Balls: 4
- Last Modified: 2/19/21
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This is one of my favorite bounce juggling tricks. It’s really relaxing to juggle once you have it down, and people love it. The idea for this trick is that one ball stays in your RH the entire time; one ball stays in your LH the entire time; and the other two balls are juggled in a normal toss cascade between your two hands. Those two balls never touch the ground. If you do this trick with all the same colored balls, the audience can’t tell what’s happening.
This is a pretty difficult trick. In fact, when I tried to draw illustrations, I found that even I was confused by the diagrams. For that reason, I suggest that you check out this video tutorial I made.
You can also check out this video by my friend Jared:
Step 1: One Sequence
Like 423 and 441 (and most siteswap tricks), the key to learning this trick is to practice doing one sequence starting with the RH and starting from the LH. After that, you can start doing sequences back-to-back.
The trick starts off with a “6”. Since it’s an even number, that means the ball is going to stay on the same side that threw it (i.e., the right). Throw the ball up so that it peaks about head height and moves in a clockwise arc. The ball should hit the ground slightly to the right of your body.
Next, we have two “3”s. These “3”s are not bounce juggling throws; they are actually regular toss juggling throws. (That’s why the 3 Ball Toss Cascade is a prereq for this trick). Throw a toss juggling “3” from your LH and another one from your RH. Catch all the balls.
As usual, practice this sequence on both sides until you have the hang of it. Then, move on to Step 2.
Step 2: Two+ Sequences
Now, it’s time to run the pattern. First, do two sequences, one starting with the RH and the other starting the LH. When that feels solid, try to keep the pattern going. You know the drill at this point.
This is a hard trick, so don’t get discouraged if you have trouble getting it to work. Mentally, it’s hard to wrap your mind around what’s going on. Physically, there are a lot of balls moving in the air at one time so it’s a lot to keep track of. Remember the rhythm: bounce throw -- toss throw -- toss throw; bounce throw -- toss throw -- toss throw. As a tip, once you throw the “6” from the right side, you can shift your focus slightly to the left side of your body to make the “6” throw on the left side. When the ball is in the air on the right side you don’t need to look at it! You only need to look once it hits the ground and starts to rise back up.
Keep practicing until you get it; this trick is worth it!