How to Entertain a Juggler
by Jono
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EJC 2023
rec.juggling
State transition diagrams
Causal diagram
(3 ball cascade)
Siteswap notation
3
"Siteswaps" idea
use numbers to record only the order
the balls are thrown and caught
Vanilla siteswaps
- two hands
- alternate throws from each hand
- only one ball in a hand at a time
- 1 = pass [between hands]
- 2 = hold [one hand/no toss]
- 3 = (3-ball) cascade toss [between hands]
- 4 = (4-ball) fountain toss [into same hand]
- 5 = high toss [between hands]
3
441
4413
51
531
53
5
|
= 3 balls
= 3 balls
= 3 balls
= 3 balls
= 3 balls
= 4 balls
= 5 balls |
Make your own siteswaps
its fun!
Property
odd number of steps = symetrical pattern
Theorem
number of balls in the pattern = average of the throws
| pattern | average | ball count |
|---|
|
3
441
4413
51
531
53
5
|
3 / 1
(4 + 4 + 1) / 3
(4 + 4 + 1 + 3) / 4
(5 + 1) / 2
(5 + 3 + 1) / 3
(5 + 3) / 2
5 / 1 |
= 3 balls
= 3 balls
= 3 balls
= 3 balls
= 3 balls
= 4 balls
= 5 balls |
Is 631 a siteswap?
(6 + 3 + 1) / 3 = 3.3333333 balls
Nope
Chocolate siteswaps?
- synchronous
- multiplexes
- composites
- orbits
- generations
- orientations
- adding hands
Multijuggler Causal Diagram
First there was "every others"
Siteswap notation: <3p333:3p333>
Simul Squirrel
Why not / popcorn feed
Passing recap
- Tricks
- Numbers
- Rhythms
- Simuls
- Zips
- Patterns (3+ jugglers)
- Static
- Feeds
- Social
- Rotations
- Takeouts
