Todo

Theory

a.k.a "what do all the numbers mean".

You have already seen numbers being used to describe the pattern and to create the animation. Feel free to read about theory whenever you get curious about what they mean.

Most patterns can be described best by a juggling math called Siteswap, and from that it is possible to do animations and tell passers what they have to do and how they have to start the pattern. You don't need to know how this works to juggle the patterns, but you will constantly see traces of the theory being used throughout the pages and at some point understanding will be helpful. This is described here:

• Entry point Siteswap

Zaps and Selfs

This is a good start into patterns with zaps and selfs, because the zip-self can just be substituted with doing nothing:

• Breakfast at Tiffany's zap-self-zip-self-self 56662

• Dead bunny and killer bunny 5-club 2-counts with zaps

The next patterns already mix high selfs and low zaps:

• 75666 pass,self,self,zap,self
• 7566666 pass,self,self,self,zap,self,self

Single Passes and Selfs

6 club Half-Synchronous patterns (right hand of both jugglers throws at the same time), a.k.a "normal passing":

• 6-club 4-count
• 6-club 3-count
• 6-club 2-count
• 6-club 1-count
• 6-club PPS - Pass Pass Self
• 6-club Chocolate bar - PPSS
• 6-club Vanilla bar - PSSP

"Jim's" version of those patterns:

• 6-club Jim's 4-count
• 6-club Jim's 3-count
• 6-club Jim's 2-count - 77466
• 6-club Jim's 1-count
• 6-club PPSPPZS (replacement for the boring Jim's PPS)
• 6-club Jim's PPSPS

Double Passes

• early double - in 4-count, 3-count, 2-count, etc?
• late double - in 4-count, 3-count, 2-count
• Throwing the first double passes - self-pass
• pass-self vs dpass-zip 7962
• doublepass-zip <4p|1><1|4p>
• dpass self zip self zip - 96622
• PZPZPZZ (doubles) - 9229922
• [[7-club 2-count <4p|3><3|4p>]]

Heffs in Solo Patterns - 4 club exercises

Recommended solo-patterns before you start:

• solo 423
• solo 40 - two clubs in one hand with doubles
• solo 441
• solo 4 clubs with doubles

Heffs in Passing Patterns

Tricks, typically done in 4-count, 3-count, etc.

• 441 heff,heff,zip in 4-count
• heff,hold in 3-count
• heff,hold in 4-count
• heff,zap in 4-count

First patterns with a heff - 5 club why nots

• 5c why-not
• 5c not-why

The Why not Family - 6-7 clubs

• Why not
• Not why
• Maybe
• Not likely
• Only on Sunday with good weather

7 club why nots:

• 7 club why-not 9968926
• 7 club not-why 9689962

Double Selfs in Solo Patterns // Learning the 5 Ball Cascade

The "normal" 5 club cascade is juggled with double selfs. Usually long before that you learn to juggle 5 balls.

The patterns for practicing double selfs and for preparing you for each 5-object pattern are mostly the same.

• Shower 51
• Snake 505050
• Solo 552
• Solo 5551
• Solo 55550

Triple Selfs in Solo Patterns

• solo 531
• solo 534

Popcorns (Heffs or Triple selfs)

• 6-count popcorn
• 5-count popcorn - 78686
• sync 5-count popcorn

Doubles vs Passes

• Dpass,Self vs. Pass,Zip - 7926
• DP DP Z DP ZZ vs. P Z Z P P Z - 979222972722
• DP DP DP DP DP DP Z vs. P P Z P P P

Here Be Dragons - The Quest for the Holy Grail

A dragon is a double pass followed by a zap. They both arrive at the same hand, the zap first.

• 92522
• baby dragon 756
• dragon - black beast of aaaarg - 945
• dragon cat - 95524
• 97522
• Holy Grail - 975