3 Ball Snake
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The concept for this pattern is a 3-ball Chase:
But it looks like this only if quite high -- this version is like 3-in-1 meaning '6's tossed in both hands.
It is for many a difficult pattern -- some who can do 5-Cascade still cannot do this one.
The speed for each hand is that needed for five balls, and the accuracy needed is also greater.
There are three ways to start.
If you can launch all three from one hand accurately, you will have the timing right away.
You will have to do that for 5 Ball Cascade, but this will be twice as fast and so more difficult.
Or, tossing two from one hand very close together, like starting "Shower", lets you make sure the top is where you need it,
then toss the single ball under and the two coming down following it.
If you are going to do 4-ball 552, start the single ball first, then under it with a 2-ball chase:
that will be the start for '552' and you will be getting ahead with it here.
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The basic pattern is more like this:
There are two top-points, the hands are making the usual Cascade swing -- and make sure that is your toss for all balls.
But notice the red and blue balls at the top together.
At normal height, the odd timing of the third-first tosses that trades sides, is the hard part:
Go for absolute accuracy, before bothering about runs of any length.
That's what you need for five, and what will make this one so pleasant to do.
If you keep having trouble, you may want to back up and try:
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Keeping the two high '5's very close together is the game here.
Don't do it any longer than to get good with the two '5's --
you are also practicing not tossing the first ball into the pattern.
If it is Cascade, how about Reverse Cascade?
If it is Cascade, how about Under-arm Reverse Cascade?
If you want to make yourself do this very high, or use this to work on tossing '7's, try:
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The fourth ball passing back and forth is a timing drill: you can't do that with shorter throws or poor timing for them.
