In vertical patterns, all the balls are arranged in a vertical line, and move up and down without passing by each other. The examples below are vertical shape distortions of other patterns - they have the same siteswap as those patterns, but not the same shape.
 3 ball vertical cascade with the hands moving down the line |
 3 ball vertical cascade with the hands moving up the line |
 3 ball vertical box |
- Video: Vertical cascade
- Video: Vertical box switching sides
- Video: 4 balls vertical
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Patterns with the balls arranged in two vertical lines:
 4 ball double-vertical fountain with horizontally adjacent balls synchronized (video) |
 4 ball double-vertical fountain with diagonally opposite balls synchronized (video) |
 4 ball double-vertical fountain with vertically adjacent balls synchronized (video) |
- Video: 4 ball vertical tricks
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Vertical box by Tsubasa Murakami
IJA Video Tutorial Contest Entry Inline 3
Vertical box tutorial