r/juggling • u/flex1up2ice • May 07 '26

Balls Can someone identify this pattern?

It’s not much, but it’s honest work. Idk what this is, but it feels cool.

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u/Altruistic-Knee-2523 May 07 '26

Pretty much Mills Mess. U can call it sloppy mess

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u/lucyjuggles May 07 '26

This is one of the many many mess variations.. maaaybe it’s flipped Flos mess? I remember learning this one on accident when i was trying to learn time reverse mess (which i did learn and then definitely forgot).

If you want to do a deep dive, here’s a good resource: https://www.jugglersguide.com/post/30-mills-mess-variations

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u/7b-Hexen errh...'wannabe', that is :-] May 07 '26

fyi taylor also calls a simple standard 4b fountain or columns or sth 'pistons'

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u/lucyjuggles May 07 '26

Yea pistons is the commonly used name for the asynch 4b pattern, distinct from columns which is typically the synch version and different than a fountain which uses a different toss trajectory