3 ball shoulder throws | 3 ball reverse shoulder throws |
4 ball shoulder throws | 4 ball reverse shoulder throws |
A reverse shoulder throw is a throw made in front of the body where the object is caught behind the back in either hand, after going back over the shoulder on the same side where it's caught. A reverse shoulder throw that is caught in the left hand goes back over the left shoulder, whether it was thrown with the right hand or the left hand. Reverse shoulder throws are also called lazies.
Tips[]
- Use a long hold time.
- Throw the clubs almost flat, with very little rotation.
- Make the catches slightly out to your side (but not too far from your body), rather than actually directly behind your back.
World records[]
Reverse shoulder throw world records with publicly available video evidence:
- 3 ball lazies: 6 minutes and 55 seconds by Gustavo Calleja in 2022 (video)
- 4 ball lazies: 93 catches by Simeon Graham in 2024 (video)
- 5 ball lazies: 102 catches by Grygoriy Lovygin in 2020 (video)
- 5 ring lazies: 51 catches by Arttu Lahtinen in 2018 (video)
- 6 ring lazies: 9 catches by Emmanuël Boissé Pinard in 2013 (video)
- 7 ring lazies: 22 catches by Arttu Lahtinen in 2023 (video)
- 3 club lazies: 6 minutes and 34 seconds by Kotaro Minami in 2022 (video)
- 4 club lazies: 1 minute and 28 seconds by Valentín Lopez in 2024 (video)
- 5 club lazies: 31 catches by Kenny Cheung in 2013 (video)
Records with insufficient video evidence:
- 7 ball lazies: 7 catches by Luca Pferdmenges in 2021 (non-public video)
Unverified claims:
- 4 ball lazies: 141 catches by Simeon Graham in 2023 (claim)