Blind catch

For other kinds of "blind catches" made behind the back, see Reverse backcrosses and Reverse shoulder throws.

Seven ball ass catch

7 ball blind catch by Marcin Hałas

Hard Ass Catch Connections

5 ball blind catch connections by Jason Garfield

Tutorial The @ Catch

3 ball blind catch tutorial

A blind catch (also called an ass catch) is a trick where an object is thrown from in front of the body and goes back over the head, then the juggler bends down, reaches between the legs from front to back, and catches the object behind the back while keeping both feet on the ground.

Blind catches are normally done only one at a time, rather than in a continuous pattern. The throw that goes back over the head can be thrown at the same height as the basic pattern, and then all (or all but one) of the other objects are thrown high to make time to bend over, do the blind catch, and stand up before resuming the pattern.

A body throw in reverse would be something like a blind catch, except the object would go back on a wider path, going over or around the shoulder instead of straight back over the head (called a "quasi-blind catch"). The term "reverse body throw" is usually used for a different trick, where a club is thrown between the legs from back to front.

World records

These are the world records for doing blind catches while juggling the highest number of each type of prop, with publicly available video evidence. The pattern must be qualified after the blind catch. Catches of throws made before doing the blind catch are not counted as part of the qualify.

• Blind catch qualified with the most balls: 7 balls by Marcin Hałas (video)
• Blind catch qualified with the most rings: 5 rings by Jason Garfield (video) and Ben Hestness (video)
• Blind catch qualified with the most clubs: 4 clubs by Jason Garfield (video) and Malte Peter in 2007 (video)

Variations

• Double blind catch
• Froggy style juggling