A pseudohalfshower is a pattern similar to a fountain, but with each hand juggling a different number of objects, so one hand throws higher than the other. Any 2-handed period 2 non-crossing siteswap that isn't a fountain is a pseudohalfshower.
- Video (from 0:07 to 0:39): 64 with balls, rings, and bounce juggling
The 6 ball pseudohalfshowers 84 and (8,4) are excited state siteswaps, so you can't enter them directly from the basic pattern. You can transition from the async fountain to a pseudohalfshower with a 7, and back to the fountain with a 5:
To transition from a sync fountain to a pseudohalfshower you can use a pair of (8x,6) throws, and you can go back to the fountain with a pair of (6x,4) throws:
Beat old records - 5 ball (6,4)
5 ball synchronous pseudohalfshower by Ilia Poliakov
Siteswap exercises[]
You can use these exercises to practice the same kinds of throws that are done in pseudohalfshower patterns, before you learn the full pattern.
Some of the siteswaps listed below are shortened to leave out parts where you’re not doing anything. Click on them to see animations of the exercises.
You should practice doing these starting with your right hand and with your left hand, so that you will be able to do the pattern on either side.
5 ball pseudohalfshower:
Prerequisites: 5 ball cascade, 3 balls in one hand (with each hand)
Exercises to prepare for 64:
Exercises to prepare for (6,4):
- 2 ball (6,4)
- 3 ball (6,2)(6,4)(0,0)
- 3 ball (6,4)(6,0)(0,0)
- 4 ball (6,4)(2,4)
- 4 ball (6,4)(6,4)(0,4)
6 ball pseudohalfshower:
Prerequisites: 6 ball fountain, 8444, 4 balls in one hand (with each hand)
Exercises to prepare for 84:
Exercises to prepare for (8,4):
- 3 ball (8,4)(8,0)
- 4 ball (8,4)(8,4)
- 5 ball (8,4)(8,4)(2,4)
- 5 ball (8,4)(8,4)(8,4)(0,4)
7 ball pseudohalfshower:
Prerequisites: 7 ball cascade, 6 ball pseudohalfshower
Exercises to prepare for 86:
- 2 ball 86
- 3 ball 86
- 3 ball 8680
- 4 ball 86
- 4 ball 8686
- 5 ball 8642
- 5 ball 868
- 5 ball 86868
- 6 ball 864
- 6 ball 868626
- 6 ball 8686860
Exercises to prepare for (8,6):
- 2 ball (8,6)
- 3 ball (8,6)
- 3 ball (8,2)(8,6)
- 4 ball (8,6)
- 4 ball (8,6)(8,6)
- 5 ball (8,6)(4,2)
- 5 ball (8,4)(8,6)
- 5 ball (8,4)(8,6)(8,6)(0,0)
- 6 ball (8,6)(4,6)
- 6 ball (8,6)(8,6)(2,6)
- 6 ball (8,6)(8,6)(8,6)(0,6)