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In toss juggling, the box is a juggling pattern for 3 objects, most commonly balls or bean bags. Two balls are dedicated to a specific hand with vertical throws, and the third ball is thrown horizontally between the two hands. Its siteswap is (4,2x)(2x,4).
The box pattern can be seen as a synchronous shower (a fountain), which direction is changed at every throw. The half-box is similar, but asynchronous, with siteswap 441.<ref>Template:Library of Juggling {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 441 has been described as, "the simplest non-obvious siteswap,"<ref>Borwein, Jonathan M. (1997). Organic Mathematics, p.141. American Mathematical Soc. Template:ISBN.</ref> as, "a very popular and pretty pattern,"<ref name="Darley">Darley, Vincent (1996). "Siteswaps: Examples Template:Webarchive", Juggling.org. Accessed November 7 2016.</ref> and, "a great pattern."<ref>Knutson, Allen (1993). "Siteswap FAQ Template:Webarchive", Juggling.org. Accessed: November 7 2016.</ref> The seesaw (siteswap: 612),<ref name="Darley"/> is also known as the box.<ref>Darbyshire, Lydia; ed. (1993). Juggling, p.26. Siddall, Jeremy; illustrations. Courage. Template:ISBN. "."</ref> It resembles 441 without the two-in-one or an asynchronous (4,2x)(2x,4).
Vamp TypesEdit
The horizontal, hand-crossing throw in the box is known as the "vamp". In a traditional box pattern, the vamp crosses underneath the vertical paths of the other two "side balls". However, there are several variations on this vamp's placement.
| Title | Description | Demonstration |
|---|---|---|
| The Shuffle | In a shuffle throw, the vamp ball begins above and outside the vertical path of one of the box's "side balls" and is thrown diagonally downward, caught below the opposite "side ball". As such, it begins with the vamp ball raised in the upper corner of the pattern, and ends in a typical box position. | File:Shuffle Throw Demonstration.gif A shuffle throw from left to right in slow motion |
| The Reverse Shuffle | The reverse shuffle is a time-reversed shuffle throw. The ball begins below one of the box's airborne "side balls," as in a normal box, but is thrown diagonally upwards, and caught above the opposite "side ball". As such, it ends with the vamp ball raised in the upper corner of the pattern. | File:Reverse Shuffle Throw Demonstration.gif A reverse shuffle throw from right to left in slow motion |
| The Inverted Vamp | The inverted vamp travels above both "side balls", switching between the upper corners of the pattern. The fast movement required of the vamp ball, as well as the height limit imposed on the "side balls" to allow the vamp to travel above them, make the inverted vamp one of the most difficult vamp types. | File:Inverted Vamp Throw Demonstration.gif An inverted vamp throw from left to right in slow motion |
VariationsEdit
Inverse boxEdit
In the inverse box, the siteswap stays the same and two balls (4s) are still thrown in straight lines, but the ball thrown from the right hand is going up and down on the left side and vice versa. This results in rather fast hand movements, because after the right hand has thrown all up on the left side, both hands need to rush to the right so that the left hand can throw the next ball on the right side.
Outside boxEdit
Outside box is same as the original version, except that the fast horizontal (2x) ball is thrown outside the landing vertical ball and caught outside the next thrown vertical ball. For visual appeal, the 2x should thrown as vertical as possible; very easily its flight path becomes too arced and the trick loses its visual appeal.
Luke's shuffleEdit
Luke's shuffle is a variation on the box in which the throws that are normally thrown horizontally are thrown diagonally downward. In this pattern, the siteswap stays the same, but the throw involves carrying the ball up over the rising 4 throw. The ball is then thrown from above the 4 diagonally downward to the opposite hand. The resulting downward throw is often known as a shuffle, giving the trick its name. This trick was invented by Luke Jugglestruck (Luke Gravett) in 1991 and shown to Charlie Dancey who included it in his book.<ref name=Dancey>Dancey, Charlie. Charlie Dancey's Encyclopædia of Ball Juggling p98. Butterfingers: Bath, England 1994. Template:ISBN.</ref>
ReferencesEdit
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External linksEdit
- "The Box", Juggling with Balls.