504
3-ball siteswap pattern
3 balls · Intermediate
- Siteswap
- 504
- Objects
- 3
- Period
- 3
- Max
- 5
Understand the siteswap
- 5
- 0
- 4
- 5
- High throw. Thrown higher than the pattern's usual height, across to the other hand. It buys time for the other throws.
- 0
- Gap. An empty beat — the hand has nothing to throw and stays open.
- 4
- High throw. Thrown higher than the pattern's usual height, back to the same hand. It buys time for the other throws.
About this pattern
A high throw, a hold, and a fountain-height throw. A gentle way to meet a 5 without leaving three balls.
Learning this
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Easier
Lower difficulty, if this is a stretch.