Changes: Penguins

Revision as of 02:01, 5 February 2014

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.

[[Video:5 Ball Penguins Request|thumb|right|640px|5 ball penguins by Brian Koenig]]

World records

Penguin world records with publicly available video evidence:

5 balls: 30 catches by Chris Noonan in 2013 (video)
6 balls: 12 catches by Paweł Gębała in 2014 (video)

Unverified claims:

3 balls: 6 minutes by Chris Hodge in 2009 (claim)
4 balls: 108 catches by Chris Hodge in 2008 (claim)
5 balls: 40 catches by Chris Hodge in 2011 (claim)
5 balls: 45 catches by Chris Noonan in 2011 (claim)

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-A '''penguin catch''' is a kind of [[Trick throws and catches|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 trick is similar to a [[Reverse shoulder throws|reverse shoulder throw]], but the object isn't caught behind the back.
+A '''penguin catch''' is a kind of [[Trick throws and catches|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 throws|reverse shoulder throw]], but the object isn't caught behind the back.
 [[Video:5 Ball Penguins Request|thumb|right|640px|5 [[Ball juggling|ball]] penguins by [[Brian Koenig]]]]
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 Penguin [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence:
 *5 balls: 30 catches by [[Chris Noonan]] in 2013 ([http://youtu.be/WYRDBuhOnog?t=18s video])
-*6 balls: 7 catches by [[Wouter van Doorn]] in 2013 ([http://youtu.be/rlEFWx3lzgg?t=33s video])
+*6 balls: 12 catches by [[Paweł Gębała]] in 2014 ([http://youtu.be/MpfRbaMjJiM?t=4m13s video])
 Unverified claims: