Flash (juggling)
The term flash has two meanings in juggling . On the one hand, it denotes the success of the one-time dropping and catching of a certain number of objects. On the other hand, a flash is a juggling trick in which all objects are in the air for a certain period of time and both hands are free, which is often underlined by clapping the hands.
Throwing and catching once
The term is used in this way in connection with the maintenance and recognition of juggling records. In the case of Flash, it is sufficient to throw off all objects individually and catch them again. This is in contrast to juggling, in which every object has to be thrown and caught at least twice. A successful 7-ball flash is therefore easier than a successful 7-ball juggling.
All objects in the air
In this context, the Flash is a juggling trick . In order to incorporate a flash into a normal juggling pattern, the objects must first be thrown a little higher and faster in order to gain the time to have both hands free for a certain period of time. The juggling trick can be accentuated by clapping your hands or doing one or more pirouettes .
The flash is also suitable as a preliminary exercise for the 5-ball cascade , if you have already mastered the 3-ball cascade. The flash is built into the 3-ball cascade and repeated continuously. In this exercise, the throwing height and the required speed already correspond to the cascade with five balls.
Flash can also be expressed in siteswap notation. Two consecutive zeros indicate a flash. For example, for a flash in a 3-ball cascade, the siteswap is 55500.
Individual evidence
- ^ Bernhard Neugebauer: The siteswap notation - an introduction .
Web links
- The Internet Juggling Database, Steven Ragatz: More on pirouettes