Outside throws

3 ball basic cascade (inside throws)

3 ball reverse cascade (outside throws)

A basic 3 ball cascade is done with inside throws, where the balls are thrown on the inside of the pattern and caught on the outside. Each throw goes underneath the incoming ball.

In a cascade done with outside throws, the balls are thrown on the outside of the pattern and caught on the inside. Each throw goes over the top of the incoming ball. This pattern is called a reverse cascade or a full reverse, because this is what a video of a normal cascade looks like if you play it in reverse.

4 ball asynch reverse fountain

4 ball synch reverse fountain

5 ball reverse cascade

A pattern where one hand does outside throws and the other does inside throws is called a halfshower.

3 ball halfshower

4 ball synch halfshower

4 ball asynch halfshower

Other patterns that combine inside and outside throws include tennis (a basic cascade with an outside throw every third throw) and reverse tennis (a reverse cascade with an inside throw every third throw).

3 ball tennis

3 ball reverse tennis

5 ball tennis

Outside throws with rings and clubs are usually done as flat fronts.

Inside-outside-patterns

4 and 5 ball inside/outside patterns by Paul Lind

Your First 3-Ball Juggling Tricks

3 ball outside throws tutorial

World records

Full reverse world records with publicly available video evidence:

• 3 balls: 2 hours, 29 minutes, and 17 seconds by Jake Saye in 2018 (video)
• 4 balls: 34 minutes and 38 seconds by Patrick O.Q. in 2020 (video)
• 5 balls: 5 minutes and 55 seconds by Patrick Frey in 2019 (video)
• 6 balls: 130 catches by Matan Presberg in 2017 (video)
• 7 balls: 90 catches by Jan Fichtner in 2006 (video)
• 8 balls: 17 catches by Luca Pferdmenges in 2020 (video)
• 9 balls: 16 catches by Matan Presberg in 2017 (video)

• 3 rings: 1 hour, 53 minutes and 11 seconds by Ameron Rosvall in 2018 (video)
• 4 rings: 19 minutes and 26 seconds by Ameron Rosvall in 2020 (video)
• 5 rings: 1 minute and 54 seconds by Jean-Philippe Deltell in 2017 (video)
• 7 rings: 44 catches by Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse in 2018 (video)
• 8 rings: 24 catches by Nikolai Gerasimov in 2013 (video)
• 10 rings: 10 catches by Nikolai Gerasimov in 2001 (video)

• 4 clubs: 4 minutes and 46 seconds by Alexey Isamukhamedov in 2018 (video)
• 6 clubs: 15 catches by Haavard Hvidsten in 2017 (video)
• 8 clubs: 8 catches by Nikolai Gerasimov in 2001 (video)

Records with insufficient video evidence:

• 7 balls: 110 catches by Daryl Sims in 1994 (the whole pattern isn't continuously visible in the video)

Unverified claims:

• 5 balls: 7 minutes and 30 seconds by Robin Lövgren in 2009 (claim)
• 5 balls: 7 minutes and 32 seconds by Thomas Dietz in 2004 (claim)
• 7 balls: 1 minute+ by Daryl Sims in 1994 (claim)

• 5 rings: 500 catches by Marco Bonisimo (claim)

• 3 clubs: 31 minutes and 17 seconds by Michael Geddes in 2011 (claim)
• 5 clubs: 61 catches by Jan Poolen in 2020 (claim)

See also

• Reversed patterns
• Flat fronts
• Slam
• Lid
• Columns