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Half shower

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A half shower is a pattern where one hand does outside throws and the other hand does inside throws.

It can be done in any 2-handed period 2 crossing siteswap that isn't a shower. If one hand throws higher than the other, that hand does outside throws.

5 ball half shower 3 up 360 animation
5 ball half shower 5 up 360 animation

Outside throws with rings and clubs are normally done with the props turned sideways (flat fronts). In a half shower, the flat fronts can be thrown behind the other throws to avoid collisions.

You can transition from a 5 ball cascade to the sync half shower (6x,4x) the same way you would transition to (6x,4)* - make two crossing throws from one hand in the cascade at 6 ball height: ...5555555555 6x56x1x (6x,4x)(6x,4x)(6x,4x)(6x,4x)(6x,4x)... (The 1x is a very short pause in the pattern while holding a ball in the hand that would have thrown next after the second 6x.) To transition back to the cascade, do a pair of (6x,4x) throws with the lower throw at 5 ball height: ...(6x,4x)(6x,4x)(6x,4x)(6x,4x)(6x,4x) (6x,5)(1x,5)! 5555555555... (The (1x,5) is just the first cascade throw, while holding a ball in the other hand a little longer than usual. The exclamation mark means that there is no empty beat after the synchronous (1x,5) pair.)

Siteswap transition animation

The term "half shower" is also sometimes used for crossing patterns where one hand throws higher than the other without doing outside throws. Some jugglers find this to be the easiest way to juggle an even number of objects, especially 6 clubs.

doing a half shower

Thomas Dietz doing a half shower

Rojic_levicky_7_balls_Half_shower

Rojic levicky 7 balls Half shower

7 ball half shower by Rudolf Levitskiy

3_ball_half_shower_tutorial

3 ball half shower tutorial

3 ball half shower tutorial

3O3I 200

3 ball half shower
Siteswap: 3

4xO4xI 200

4 ball sync half shower
Siteswap: (4x,4x)

5O3I 200

4 ball async half shower
Siteswap: 53

5O5I 200

5 ball async half shower
Siteswap: 5

6xO4xI 200

5 ball sync half shower
Siteswap: (6x,4x)

7O3I 200

5 ball 73 half shower

7O5I 200

6 ball half shower
Siteswap: 75

8xO4xI 200

6 ball (8x,4x) half shower

8xO6xI 200

7 ball half shower
Siteswap: (8x,6x)

53 200

4 ball 53

6x4x 200

5 ball (6x,4x)

75 200

6 ball 75

World records[]

Half shower with outside throws

Half shower world records with publicly available video evidence:

Unverified claims:

Half shower siteswap

High-low crossing pattern world records with publicly available video evidence:

Unverified claims:

Siteswap exercises[]

You can use these exercises to practice the same kinds of throws that are done in half shower patterns, before you learn the full pattern.

Some of the siteswaps listed below are shortened to leave out parts where you’re not doing anything. Click on them to see animations of the exercises (without the outside throws).

You should practice doing these starting with your right hand and with your left hand, so that you will be able to do the pattern on either side.

4 ball half shower:

Prerequisites: 4 ball fountain, 3 ball half shower

Exercises to prepare for 53:

5 ball half showers:

Prerequisites: 5 ball cascade, 4 ball half shower

Exercises to prepare for (6x,4x):

Exercises to prepare for 73:

6 ball half shower:

Prerequisites: 6 ball fountain, 5 ball half shower

Exercises to prepare for 75:

7 ball half shower:

Prerequisites: 7 ball cascade, 6 ball half shower

Exercises to prepare for (8x,6x):

Variations[]

  • Crossing high-low patterns with the low throws as outside throws

5I3O 200

4 ball inside-outside 53

6xI4xO 200

5 ball inside-outside (6x,4x)

7I5O 200

6 ball inside-outside 75

  • Crossing high-low patterns with all the throws as outside throws

53 rev 200

4 ball reverse 53

6x4x rev 200

5 ball reverse (6x,4x)

75 rev 200

6 ball reverse 75

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