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, ''TWJC.co.uk''. The former is considered by some not to be real juggling, however the term is used to distinguish the ''flash'' from the more continuous ''qualify'' or ''qualifying juggle'', wherein every prop must be thrown and caught at least twice. For some tricks the number of throws and catches to complete a juggling cycle for that trick is not simply a multiple of the number of objects being juggled. For example, a three-ball cascade, one throw and catch per ball means three throws and three catches. However, for a four-ball
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In toss juggling
Toss juggling is the form of juggling which is most recognisable as 'juggling'. Toss juggling can be used as: a performing art, a sport, a form of exercise, as meditation, a recreational pursuit or hobby.
In toss juggling, objects — such ...
, a flash is either a form of numbers juggling where each ball in a juggling pattern is only thrown and caught once or it is a juggling trick where every prop is simultaneously in the air and both hands are empty.Three ball flash, ''TWJC.co.uk''. The former is considered by some not to be real juggling, however the term is used to distinguish the ''flash'' from the more continuous ''qualify'' or ''qualifying juggle'', wherein every prop must be thrown and caught at least twice. For some tricks the number of throws and catches to complete a juggling cycle for that trick is not simply a multiple of the number of objects being juggled. For example, a three-ball cascade, one throw and catch per ball means three throws and three catches. However, for a four-ball
Mills Mess
In toss juggling, Mills' Mess is a popular juggling pattern, typically performed with three balls although the props used and the number of objects can be different. The pattern was invented by and named after Steve Mills. It is a well-known t ...
, this means six throws & catches, as one round of the pattern requires six throws to complete it.
The second meaning of a 'flash' is a "flashy" move, such as a clap or a pirouette, performed by the juggler during a pattern with time when all props are in the air, such as during the 3 out of 5 juggling pattern,Siddall, Jeremy and Darbyshire, Lydia (1993). ''Juggling'', p.23. Courage. . (siteswap: 55500). A three-ball flash is considered a good preparation for learning the five-ball cascade pattern.
World records are kept for both juggling (qualifying) and flashing (the first definition of the term) for balls and bean bags, clubs and sticks, and rings.
See also
*Juggling world records
Juggling world records comprise the best performances in the fields of endurance and numbers juggling.
Criteria
For ratification as a world record, the claimed record
* must be proved by video evidence, either available to the general public or ...
References
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Rules
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