Penguins

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.

5b penguins

5 ball penguins by Paweł Gębała

World records

Penguin world records with publicly available video evidence:

• 3 balls: 6 minutes 59 seconds by Árisz Ziszisz in 2014 (video)
• 5 balls: 65 catches by Alex McGillivray in 2015 (video)
• 6 balls: 16 catches by Paweł Gębała in 2015 (video)
• 7 balls: 9 catches by Alex McGillivray in 2016 (video)
• 8 balls: 8 catches by Jan Poolen in 2014 (video)

Unverified claims:

• 3 balls: 10 minutes by tadhug in 2016 (claim)
• 4 balls: 192 catches by Jan Poolen in 2014 (claim)