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A '''pancake throw''' is a type of [[Trick throws and catches|trick throw]] invented by [[Sergei Ignatov]] where a [[Ring juggling|ring]] rotates visibly when it's thrown, with the top rotating toward the juggler like a [[Club rotation|club]].
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A '''pancake throw''' is a type of [[Trick throws and catches|trick throw]] invented by [[Sergei Ignatov]] where a [[Ring juggling|ring]] rotates in the air in a visible way, with the top rotating toward the juggler like a [[Club rotation|club]].
   
 
[[File:5 ring pancake pirouette|thumb|right|480px|5 ring pancake [[Spins|360s]] by [[Anthony Gatto]]]]
 
[[File:5 ring pancake pirouette|thumb|right|480px|5 ring pancake [[Spins|360s]] by [[Anthony Gatto]]]]
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===World records===
 
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== Tips ==
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* Hold the rings with your fingers spread wide for better control.
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* Hold the rings horizontal, not tilted inward, so they won't wobble.
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* Widen the pattern before [[transition|transitioning]] into pancakes from the [[basic pattern]].
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== World records ==
 
Pancake [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence:
 
Pancake [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence:
*3 rings: 11 minutes and 58 seconds by [[Christian Hauschild]] in 2013 ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMLxjRRNNuY video])
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*3 rings: 12 minutes and 42 seconds by [[Kenshin Tomie]] in 2019 ([https://youtu.be/Zad3G1Re-78 video])
*4 rings: 1 minute and 21 seconds by [[Doug Sayers]] in 2013 ([http://youtu.be/8GdnSpTAaKk video])
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*4 rings: 3 minutes and 48 seconds by [[Alexey Isamukhamedov]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/WJELRhTqCCY video])
*5 rings: 177 catches by [[Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse]] in 2017 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV5-yATL3qU video])
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*5 rings: 1 minute and 27 seconds by [[Spencer Androli]] in 2020 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/B8IUirWASCy/ video])
 
*6 rings: 14 catches by [[Andreas Jordan]] in 2018 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/BeYl8j9g_fi/?taken-by=andy_jordan_juggler video])
 
*6 rings: 14 catches by [[Andreas Jordan]] in 2018 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/BeYl8j9g_fi/?taken-by=andy_jordan_juggler video])
 
*7 rings: 15 catches by [[Tony Pezzo]] in 2011 ([http://youtu.be/QUqsyrDBwak video])
 
*7 rings: 15 catches by [[Tony Pezzo]] in 2011 ([http://youtu.be/QUqsyrDBwak video])
 
Unverified claims:
 
Unverified claims:
*4 rings: 1 minute and 51 seconds by [[Chris Hodge]] in 2010 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20120512142940/http://www.jugglingdb.com/records/record.php?prop=r&number=4 claim])
 
*5 rings: 260 catches by [[Jonathan Lardillier]] ([https://www.facebook.com/groups/JugglingRock/permalink/922309034505319/?comment_id=922319104504312&reply_comment_id=922329551169934&total_comments=11&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R0%22%7D claim])
 
 
*5 rings: 950 catches by [[Alexander Kulakov]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090225154421/http://superjuggler.com/2008/09/ claim])
 
*5 rings: 950 catches by [[Alexander Kulakov]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090225154421/http://superjuggler.com/2008/09/ claim])
   
===Variations===
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== Variations ==
 
*[[Flats]] - similar to pancakes, but the rings stay horizontal and don't rotate visibly. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzc6Zb-DEsg&t=1m16s video])
 
*[[Flats]] - similar to pancakes, but the rings stay horizontal and don't rotate visibly. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzc6Zb-DEsg&t=1m16s video])
 
*[[Outside throws|Outside]] pancake throws - Outside throws done as pancakes, with the bottom of a ring rotating in the direction of the hand the ring is thrown from. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzc6Zb-DEsg&t=54s video])
 
*[[Outside throws|Outside]] pancake throws - Outside throws done as pancakes, with the bottom of a ring rotating in the direction of the hand the ring is thrown from. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzc6Zb-DEsg&t=54s video])

Revision as of 01:07, 26 October 2020

A pancake throw is a type of trick throw invented by Sergei Ignatov where a ring rotates in the air in a visible way, with the top rotating toward the juggler like a club.

5_ring_pancake_pirouette

5 ring pancake pirouette

5 ring pancake 360s by Anthony Gatto

Tips

  • Hold the rings with your fingers spread wide for better control.
  • Hold the rings horizontal, not tilted inward, so they won't wobble.
  • Widen the pattern before transitioning into pancakes from the basic pattern.

World records

Pancake world records with publicly available video evidence:

Unverified claims:

Variations

  • Flats - similar to pancakes, but the rings stay horizontal and don't rotate visibly. (video)
  • Outside pancake throws - Outside throws done as pancakes, with the bottom of a ring rotating in the direction of the hand the ring is thrown from. (video)
  • Helicopters - a ring stays vertical and rotates visibly around the vertical axis. (video)
  • Pancake neck catch - a pancake throw caught around the neck. (video)
  • Pancake pull down - a pull down with one of the rings thrown as a pancake and caught around the neck, normally landing after the rest of the rings are already around the neck. (video)
  • Super pancake pull down - a pancake pull down with the pancake thrown before any rings are placed around the neck. (video)