Crossed-Arm Cascade
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The Crossed-Arm Cascade is a
variation of the normal Cascade in which all the throws and catches are made
with crossed arms. This makes the pattern very awkward, but does not
significantly alter its overall shape. The Crossed-Arm Cascade is harder
than the regular Cascade, but should only take at most a couple of days to
master.
To learn the Crossed-Arm Cascade, start with one ball in each
hand. Cross your dominant hand over your non-dominant, and then make a throw
from your dominant hand toward your non-dominant hand. As the ball is
reaching its peak, make a throw from your non-dominant hand to your dominant
hand, clearing space for your non-dominant hand to catch the first ball. The
second ball will then be caught by your dominant hand.
Practice this on both sides (with the same arm arrangement).
After you can make these two throws and catches comfortably, you are ready
to add in the third ball. Start with two balls in your dominant hand and one
ball in your non-dominant. Make the same two throws performed in the first
step, and then make a third throw from your dominant hand, clearing space
for that hand to catch the second throw, made from your non-dominant hand.
Once these first three throws are mastered, you simply need
to keep making alternating throws from each hand, as if juggling the normal
Cascade.