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Triangles


With three jugglers one of the most natural arrangements for a passing pattern is the triangle. This gives rise to a number of possible patterns, some of which are tabulated below.

Two count feed.
A juggles two count passing to B and C in turn, and B and C juggle four count.
A B s C s
B A s s s
C s s A s

Four count feast.
Everyone juggles four count passing to every other juggler in turn, including themslves.
A B s s s s s s s C s s s
B A s s s C s s s s s s s
C s s s s B s s s A s s s

Pulsar.
The feeder passes to his right and then to his left. The juggler on his left then becomes the feeder, but they pass to their left and then their right. Then the third juggler becomes the feeder, but they pass to their right and their left and so on! It helps if each feeder says 'right, left' or 'left, right'.
A B s C s s s C s s s B s C s B s C s s s B s s s
B A s s s C s s s C s A s s s A s s s C s A s C s
C s s A s B s A s B s s s A s s s A s B s s s B s

Three count feed.
A juggles pass,pass,self passing to B and C in turn, and B and C juggle three count.
A C B s
B s A s
C A s s

Abnormal three count feed.
B juggles three count, A and C juggle pass pass self.
A C C s
B A s s
C B A s

Three count feast.
Everyone juggles three count passing to every other juggler in turn, including themslves.
A B s s s s s C s s
B A s s C s s s s s
C s s s B s s A s s

JED's Nightmare.
(pass pass self feast)
Everyone juggles pass pass self to every other juggler in turn, including themslves.
A B s s C B s s C s
B A C s s A s C s s
C s B s A s s B A s

Selfless pass pass self feast.
(one count feast)
A C B s
B s A C
C A s B

Three count on outs.
Everyone juggles three count, passing right hand passes to the right and left hand passes to the left. The first pass is right handed.
A B s s C s s
B C s s A s s
C A s s B s s
You can also try this on ins or on ins and outs.

Three count on outs Jim's style.
A rxB rs ls rtB ls rs lxC ls rs ltC rs ls
B rxC rs ls rtC ls rs lxA ls rs ltA rs ls
C rxA rs ls rtA ls rs lxB ls rs ltB rs ls
This pattern has crossing passes and hurries. For example rxA means a right hand crossing pass to A, whereas rtA means a right handed tramline pass to A. After every crossing pass there is a hurry which is a self pass with the same hand.

Pass pass self on ins, right hand start.
A C B s B C s
B A C s C A s
C B A s A B s
You can also try this on outs or on ins and outs.

One count feed.
This is a lovely pattern for three jugglers of different abilities. A feeds on one count, B juggles pass pass self and C passes three count.
A C B B
B s A A
C A s s

Suburban terror feed.
Another one count feed. A feeds on one count, B and C pass chocolate bar (pass, pass, self,self).
A C C B B
B s s A A
C A A s s

Abnormal one count feed #1.
A feeds on one count, B and C juggle pass pass self.
A B B C
B C A s
C A s A

Abnormal one count feed #2.
A and C pass one count, B juggles pass pass self.
A B B C
B C C s
C A A A
You can find causal diagrams of 10 club versions of these last four patterns here.

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