Juggling 4 Balls: Siteswaps

Video Transcript

"We're going to start talking in this video about four ball siteswaps. Now, if you remember, siteswap notation is a notation for how long each ball spends in the air, or spends in the pattern. So if you're juggling three, each ball is a three throw, something like this. If you're juggling four, each ball is a four throw. Now a good thing to remember, all odd throws cross hands, all even throws go straight up to the same hand, so a three is about this high, four is about there, a five's up there. It's pretty easy to understand once you get the main idea. Now four ball siteswaps is where siteswaps start to get fun. With three balls there is a few you can do that look pretty cool, but four, you can start really digging into siteswap notation, and there are a lot of really awesome patterns you can do, mix it up with difference heights, different times. We're going to start talking about the basics, start working that into your four ball routine. Really siteswaps can be very hard at first. Thinking about splitting heights between different hands or throwing a very high then a very low throw, can be very confusing and really mess you up in the head at first. All you need to do is sit down, think about what you're trying to do, and practice each throw individually, and then when you try and put it together, just really work on getting it all to flow. This will take some practice, but put some time into it and you'll get better."