27 Ball's over head
Overhead tricks with up to 7 balls by Lauri Koskinen
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Overhead throws or overheads are throws made with the arms in a position where the forearms are higher than the upper arms, and the props are thrown from a position near the side of the head. In the overhead position, the elbows should stay at least as high as the shoulders, and stick out either forwards or to the sides. For overhead throws with balls, pointing the elbows out to the sides is more efficient than pointing them forwards.
World records
Overhead world records with publicly available video evidence (all catches of objects thrown from the overhead position are counted):
- 4 ball overheads: 10 minutes and 5 seconds by Patrick Pettersson in 2016 (video)
- 5 ball overheads: 3 minutes and 12 seconds by Patrick Pettersson in 2016 (video)
- 6 ball overheads: 167 catches by Michael Ferreri in 2016 (video)
- 7 ball overheads: 70 catches by Marcin Hałas in 2016 (video)
- 8 ball overheads: 11 catches by Patrick Pettersson in 2016 (video)
- 9 ball overheads: 9 catches by Patrick Pettersson in 2016 (video)
- 5 ring overheads: 37 catches by Scott Sorensen in 2015 (video)
- 6 ring overheads: 13 catches by Scott Sorensen in 2015 (video)
- 7 ring overheads: 7 catches by Pavel Evsukevich in 2009 (video)
- 3 club overheads: 4 minutes and 37 seconds by Willy Colombaioni in 2015 (video)
- 4 club overheads: 227 catches by Willy Colombaioni in 2016 (video)
- 5 club overheads: 19 catches by Willy Colombaioni in 2015 (video)
- 6 club overheads: 6 catches by Anthony Gatto (video)
Unverified claims:
- 9 ball overheads: 9 catches by Anthony Gatto (claim)
- 4 ring overheads: 116 catches by Alex Lubker in 2008 (claim)
- 5 ring overheads: 61 catches by Sergey Ignatov Jr. in 2008 (claim)