Anthony Gatto‘s newest juggling video is of seven-club backcrosses. Just for fun, let’s do an exercise. Hold your breath, stand up, and imagine seven clubs in the air plummeting towards your head. Now imagine that instead of running away, you’re going to catch all seven very gravity-conscious objects and throw them back to the heavens in a coordinated way. To make things easier, you’ll have two clubs in your hands at all times (so there are technically only five clubs aiming for your head at any given time). To make things far worse, however, you’ve got to catch them in front of you, and then throw them behind your back.
There’s no conceivable way of explaining how complicated and difficult this is. Anthony Gatto is the best juggler in the world (try out any of his other videos). To put this in comparison, I can juggle five balls, six on a good day, and seven sometimes. I can’t juggle four clubs. He can juggle seven–behind his back. This man is god.
Seven-club backcrosses [homepage.mac.com]
Anthony Gatto Videos [homepage.mac.com]
Gatto Documentary [The Long Huck]