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A backcross is a crossing throw that is made behind the back, with the object coming forward on the same side of the body where it will be caught. Backcrosses done in a synchronous pattern are called scissor throws.
World records
Backcross world records with publicly available video evidence:
Balls
- 5 beanbag backcrosses: 2 minutes and 17 seconds by Ty Tojo in 2012 (video)
- 6 beanbag backcrosses: 71 catches by Ty Tojo in 2012 (video)
- 7 beanbag backcrosses: 125 catches by Ty Tojo in 2013 (video)
- 8 beanbag backcrosses: 8 catches by Ty Tojo in 2013 (video)
- 9 beanbag backcrosses: 9 catches by Ty Tojo in 2015 (video)
Unverified claims:
- 3 ball backcrosses: 18 minutes and 36 seconds by Dave Leahy in 2011 (claim)
Rings
- 5 ring backcrosses: 21 catches by Pavel Evsukevich in 2011 (video)
- 7 ring backcrosses: 7 catches by Pavel Evsukevich in 2012 (video, video) and Laido Dittmar in 2014 (video)
Unverified claims:
- 3 ring backcrosses: 2 minutes and 37 seconds by Andy Ford in 1992 (claim)
Clubs
- 3 club backcrosses: 16 minutes and 38 seconds by Chris Fowler in 2007 (video)
- 5 club backcrosses: 199 catches by Thomas Dietz in 2008 (video at 5:42)
- 6 club backcrosses: 14 catches by Wes Peden in 2008 (video)
- 7 club backcrosses: 7 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2007 (video at 5:15), Vova Galchenko in 2007 (video), David Ferman in 2012 (video), Jack Denger in 2013 (video), and Wes Peden in 2015 (video)
Unverified claims:
- 3 club backcrosses: 18 minutes and 41 seconds by Chris Fowler in 2007 (claim)
- 4 club backcrosses: 5 minutes and 19 seconds by Thomas Dietz in 2004 (claim)
- 5 club backcrosses: 200 catches by Jason Garfield in 1990 (claim)
- 5 club backcrosses: 280 catches by Thomas Dietz in 2004 (claim)
- 5 club backcrosses: 306 catches by Kristian Wanvik in 2014 (claim)
- 5 club backcrosses: 320 catches by Wes Peden in 2007 (claim)
- 7 club backcrosses: 7 catches by Manuel Mitasch (claim)
Variations
- Backselves - a non-crossing version of backcrosses. An object thrown as a backself from the right hand is thrown behind the back, comes forward on the left side of the head, and is caught in the right hand.
- Shoulder throws
- Body throws
- Reverse backcrosses
- Backcross rolls
- Contortion
- Blind behind the back
- Behind the back looking
- Behind the back madness