441
3-ball siteswap pattern
3 balls · Intermediate
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Understand the siteswap
Each number is one throw. The highlighted number is the throw happening right now.
- 4
- 4
- 1
- 4
- High throw. Thrown higher than the pattern's usual height, back to the same hand. It buys time for the other throws.
- 4
- High throw. Thrown higher than the pattern's usual height, back to the same hand. It buys time for the other throws.
- 1
- Quick transfer. A quick, low transfer straight across to the other hand, barely leaving it.
Pattern information
- Siteswap
- 441
- Objects
- 3
- Period
- 3
- Max throw
- 4
About this pattern
Two throws that stay in their own hand, followed by a quick low exchange. It reads as a pair of columns interrupted by a swap.
Learning this pattern
Practice tips
- Throw the two 4s to the same height as each other before worrying about the 1.
- The 1 is a fast hand-to-hand transfer, not a throw.
Related patterns
Similar
Patterns that share structure or feel with this one.
Easier
Lower difficulty, if this one is a stretch.
Try next
A reasonable step up once this is solid.