A penguin catch is a kind of trick catch made with the arm extended down and twisted so that the hand points out to the side with the palm facing up. This is similar to a reverse shoulder throw, but the object isn't caught behind the back.
A penguin throw is a throw made from this position; a penguin catch in reverse.(video)
5b penguins
5 ball penguins by Paweł Gębała
World records[]
Penguin catch world records with publicly available video evidence:
- 3 ball penguins: 10 minutes and 24 seconds by Miłosz Bałdyga in 2023 (video)
- 4 ball penguins: 245 catches by Sławek Brzózka in 2023 (video)
- 5 ball penguins: 76 catches by Zak McAllister in 2017 (video)
- 6 ball penguins: 20 catches by Alex McGillivray in 2017 (video)
- 7 ball penguins: 9 catches by Alex McGillivray in 2016 (video) and Zak McAllister in 2017 (video)
- 8 ball penguins: 9 catches by Dorian Todd-Miller in 2025 (video)