Juggling 3 Clubs: Single Back Cross

Video Transcript

"A very common three club trick, is the back cross. The back cross, just like it is with balls, is a one throw behind your back like that. Now the important thing to notice about clubs, is that not only do you control height and times in the air, you also control spin. Certain heights correspond with certain spins better. If you throw it really high, it's easier to throw a double than a single really high. So when you throw a back cross you want to give yourself some extra time. So the best way to learn is to practice throwing back crosses at double height. I throw them so they spin twice behind your back like that. Now, proper back cross technique is a little tricky at first. What you need to do, is you're going to have your hand come around from this throwing pattern, pretty far up your back around here, and from here you want to be continuing to throw naturally and letting your wrist spin the club up. Now, the way I throw it, there are multiple techniques for throwing back crosses. Different jugglers will teach you different things. The way I throw, is I have the back of my hand perpendicular to my back just like this. You bring the club around and throw, bring around and throw. So practice this throw with each hand, over and over, trying to get double spin heights, and then we'll work on incorporating that into a pattern."