Pancakes

A pancake throw is a type of trick throw invented by Sergei Ignatov where a ring rotates in the air in a visible way, with the top rotating toward the juggler like a club.
thumb|right|480px|5 ring pancake 360s by Anthony Gatto
== Tips ==
* Hold the rings with your fingers spread wide for better control.
* Hold the rings horizontal, not tilted inward, so they won't wobble.
* Widen the pattern before transitioning into pancakes from the basic pattern.
== World records ==
Pancake world records with publicly available video evidence:
*3 ring pancakes: 18 minutes and 34 seconds by Florian Lange in 2024 (video)
*4 ring pancakes: 3 minutes and 48 seconds by Alexey Isamukhamedov in 2018 (video)
*5 ring pancakes: 4 minute and 13 seconds by Alexander Kulakov in 2021 (video)
*6 ring pancakes: 18 catches by Andreas Jordan in 2020 (video)
*7 ring pancakes: 21 catches by Delaney Bayles in 2022 (video)
Unverified claims:
*5 ring pancakes: 950 catches by Alexander Kulakov (claim)
== Variations ==
*Flats - similar to pancakes, but the rings stay horizontal and don't rotate visibly. (video)
*Outside pancake throws - Outside throws done as pancakes, with the bottom of a ring rotating in the direction of the hand the ring is thrown from. (video)
*Vertax pancakes - a ring stays vertical and rotates visibly around the vertical axis, similar to helicopters with clubs. (video)
*Pancake neck catch - a pancake throw caught around the neck. (video)
*Pancake pull down - a pull down with one of the rings thrown as a pancake and caught around the neck, normally landing after the rest of the rings are already around the neck. (video)
*Super pancake pull down - a pancake pull down with the pancake thrown before any rings are placed around the neck. (video)
Category:Patterns
Category:Trick throws
Category:Prop rotation
Category:Ring juggling