- "Ball bounce" redirects here. For the article on juggling balls by bouncing them off the floor, see "Bounce juggling".
Juggling while bouncing a ball on the forehead is a trick similar to juggling while balancing an object on the forehead. Head bouncing is easiest when done with a bigger ball than normal juggling balls.
Pendulballs
Big ball juggling and head bouncing by Pavel Evsukevich
How To Bounce A Ball On Your Head And Juggle!
Head bouncing tutorial
If you do a head bounce while juggling rings, it's possible to do a pull down while still doing the head bounce.(video) It's also possible to do a head bounce with two or more balls at the same time, in columns.(video)
World records[]
Records for juggling while head bouncing:
Balls[]
| Number of balls | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 balls with a head bounce | 4 minutes and 15 seconds | Shmuel Frayberg | 2021 | YouTube |
| 4 balls with a head bounce | 1 minute and 35 seconds | Michael Ferreri | 2024 | YouTube |
| 5 balls with a head bounce | 1 minute and 37 seconds | Jack Denger | 2025 | YouTube |
| 6 balls with a head bounce | 1 minute and 4 seconds | Anthony Gatto | 2000 | YouTube |
| 7 balls with a head bounce | 143 catches | Anthony Gatto | 2001 | YouTube |
| 8 balls with a head bounce | 31 catches | Anthony Gatto | 2009 | YouTube |
| 9 balls with a head bounce | 18 catches | Anthony Gatto | 2005 | YouTube |
Unverified claims:
| Number of balls | Unofficial record | Juggler | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 balls with a head bounce | 6 minutes and 8 seconds | Dmitry Kozlov | 2024 | Claim |
Rings[]
| Number of rings | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 rings with a head bounce | 1 minute and 56 seconds | Cameron Ford | 2024 | YouTube |
| 5 rings with a head bounce | 1 minute and 20 seconds | Sebastiano Riccardi | 2018 | |
| 6 rings with a head bounce | 213 catches | Anthony Gatto | 2000 | YouTube |
| 7 rings with a head bounce | 119 catches | Anthony Gatto | 2008 | Juggling.tv (at 2:34) |
| 8 rings with a head bounce | 61 catches | Anthony Gatto | 2006 | YouTube |
| 9 rings with a head bounce | 31 catches | Anthony Gatto | 2007 | Myspace (at 2:45) |
| 10 rings with a head bounce | 14 catches | Anthony Gatto | 2009 | YouTube |
| 11 rings with a head bounce | 11 catches | Anthony Gatto | 2005 | YouTube |
Records with insufficient video evidence:
| Number of rings | Unofficial record | Juggler | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 rings with a head bounce | 152 catches | Anthony Gatto | Video is not visible to the public |
Clubs[]
| Number of clubs | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 clubs with a head bounce | 38 minutes and 6 seconds | Leonardo Reyes | 2024 | YouTube |
| 4 clubs with a head bounce | 215 catches | Jack Denger | 2025 | YouTube |
| 5 clubs with a head bounce | 145 catches | Toby Walker | 2017 | Vimeo |
| 6 clubs with a head bounce | 106 catches | Toby Walker | 2017 | Vimeo |
| 7 clubs with a head bounce | 28 catches | Anthony Gatto | 2009 | YouTube |
| 8 clubs with a head bounce | 8 catches | Moritz Rosner | 2024 | YouTube |
Unverified claims:
| Number of clubs | Unofficial record | Juggler | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 clubs with a head bounce | 8 catches | Anthony Gatto | Secondhand claim |
Bouncing multiple balls on the head[]
| Number of balls | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 ball head bounce | 62 bounces | Anthony Gatto | 2006 | To Be the Best III (at 1:13:42) |
| 3 ball head bounce | 6 bounces | Raul Canaz | 2021 | |
| 4 ball head bounce | 4 bounces | Raul Canaz | 2022 |
Unverified claims:
| Number of balls | Unofficial record | Juggler | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 ball head bounce | 10 bounces | Konstantin Nikolsky | 1947 or later | Claim |
| Igor Rudenko | 1947 or later | Claim |