Balance

Balancing involves keeping a prop (in a vertical position) on your face or other part of your body by constantly adjusting it to keep the prop from falling. Balls and rings are usually balanced on the forehead. Clubs can be balanced on the chin, nose, or forehead. When you have enough control over the balance, it's possible to juggle at the same time.
thumb|360px|right|7 ring blind kick with a ring balance by Pavel Evsukevichthumb|360px|right|Club balance tutorial
==Tips==
* Don't try to juggle with a balance until you have complete control over the juggling and the balancing separately. Then re-learn the juggling with the balance.
* Focus on the top of the balanced object and use tiny movements to keep it as still as possible. Try not to move your feet or lean or twist your body.
* When you juggle while balancing, focus mostly on the balance.
==World records==
Records listed on this page must be done while doing a dynamic balance (the kind of balance that requires continual adjustment to maintain) on the face. Ball balance records must be done with a large ball.
Records for juggling while balancing with publicly available video evidence:
===Balls===
*3 balls with a club balance: 10 minutes and 7 seconds by Max Kuschmierz in 2023 (video)
*4 balls with a club balance: 9 minutes and 29 seconds by Max Kuschmierz in 2023 (video)
* 5 balls with a club balance: 5 minutes and 5 seconds by Max Kuschmierz in 2023 (video)
*5 balls with a pole balance: 3 minutes and 4 seconds by Scott Sorensen in 2015 (video)
*6 balls with a club balance: 250 catches by Simeon Graham in 2024 (video)
*6 balls with a pole balance: 154 catches by Scott Sorensen in 2017 (video)
* 7 balls with a ball balance: 117 catches by Toby Walker in 2017 (video)
*7 balls with a club balance: 128 catches by Max Kuschmierz in 2023 (video)
*7 balls with a pole balance: 123 catches by Scott Sorensen in 2017 (video)
*8 balls with a ball balance: 40 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2007 (video at 0:40)
*8 balls with a club balance: 48 catches by Anthony Gatto (video)
*8 balls with a pole balance: 24 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2007 (video)
*9 balls with a ball balance: 14 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2000 (video)
*9 balls with a club balance: 19 catches by Tom Whitfield in 2021 (video)
*9 balls with a pole balance: 11 catches by Scott Sorensen in 2016 (video)
*10 balls with a ball balance: 10 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2009 (video)
* 10 balls with a club balance: 14 catches by Tom Whitfield in 2021 (video)
*11 balls with a club balance: 11 catches by Luke Davies in 2017 (video)
Unverified claims:
* 6 balls with a club balance: 318 catches by Simeon Graham in 2024 (claim)
* 7 balls with a club balance: 136 catches by Jack Denger in 2022 (claim)
*7 balls with a ball balance: 145 catches by Max Kuschmierz in 2020 (claim)
*9 balls with a club balance: 21 catches by Tom Whitfield in 2021 (claim)
===Rings===
*3 rings with a club balance: 8 minutes and 54 seconds by Max Kuschmierz in 2023 (video)
*4 rings with a club balance: 4 minutes and 30 seconds by Max Kuschmierz in 2023 (video)
*5 rings with a club balance: 2 minutes and 41 seconds by Scott Sorensen in 2015 (video)
*5 rings with a pole balance: 4 minutes by Scott Sorensen in 2015 (video)
*6 rings with a ring balance: 145 catches by Pavel Evsukevich in 2016 (video)
*6 rings with a club balance: 214 catches by Scott Sorensen in 2016 (video)
*6 rings with a pole balance: 221 catches by Scott Sorensen in 2017 (video) 
*7 rings with a ring balance: 109 catches by Pavel Evsukevich in 2011 (video)
*7 rings with a club balance: 85 catches by Scott Sorensen in 2015 (video)
*7 rings with a pole balance: 115 catches by Scott Sorensen in 2018 (video)
*8 rings with a ring balance: 47 catches by Pavel Evsukevich in 2019 (video)
* 8 rings with a club balance: 23 catches by Scott Sorensen in 2015 (video)
* 8 rings with a pole balance: 47 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2007 (video at 7:22)
*9 rings with a ring balance: 13 catches by Pavel Evsukevich in 2009 (video)
*9 rings with a club balance: 13 catches by Scott Sorensen in 2015 (video)
*9 rings with a pole balance: 20 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2007 (video)
*10 rings with a ring balance: 10 catches by Pavel Evsukevich in 2009 (video), Anthony Gatto in 2010 (video) and Laido Dittmar in 2014 (video)
*10 rings with a club balance: 10 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2007 (video), Pavel Evsukevich in 2013 (video), Willy Colombaioni in 2015 (video), and Laido Dittmar in 2015 (video)
*10 rings with a pole balance: 10 catches by Anthony Gatto in 1991 (video), Nikolai Gerasimov in 2001 (video), Willy Colombaioni in 2015 (video), and Rudolf Levitskiy in 2016 (video)
*11 rings with a ring balance: 11 catches by Pavel Evsukevich in 2013 (video)
*11 rings with a pole balance: 11 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2000 (video)
Records with insufficient video evidence:
*7 rings with a club balance: 108 catches by Willy Colombaioni in 2015 (video no longer available)
*9 rings with a club balance: 27 catches by Anthony Gatto (Gatto Entertainment 12 video no longer available)
*10 rings with a ring balance: 10 catches by Willy Colombaioni in 2015 (video no longer available)
Unverified claims:
*8 rings with a pole balance: 100 catches by Alexander Kiss (claim)
===Clubs===
*3 clubs with a club balance: 29 minutes and 31 seconds by Jasper Murphy in 2023 (video)
*4 clubs with a club balance: 6 minutes and 57 seconds by Ameron Rosvall in 2023 (video)
*4 clubs with a pole balance: 2 minutes and 27 seconds by Willy Colombaioni in 2015 (video)
*5 clubs with a club balance: 3 minutes and 8 seconds by Jorge Rojas in 2024 (video)
*5 clubs with a pole balance: 2 minutes and 4 seconds by Willy Colombaioni in 2015 (video)
*6 clubs with a club balance: 40 catches by Toby Walker in 2017 (video)
*6 clubs with a pole balance: 35 catches by Toby Walker in 2017 (video)
*7 clubs with a ball balance: 43 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2007 (video)
*7 clubs with a club balance: 44 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2006 (video)
*8 clubs with a club balance: 8 catches by Moritz Rosner in 2023 (video)
*8 clubs with a pole balance: 8 catches by Willy Colombaioni in 2015 (video)
Records with insufficient video evidence:
*5 clubs with a club balance: 2 minutes and 32 seconds by Christof Buch in 2017 (video is not visible to the public)
*8 clubs with a club balance: 8 catches by Willy Colombaioni in 2015 (video no longer available)
==See also== 
*Placements
*Chin rolls
*Head bounce
Category:Tricks