Vesuvius

When I noticed a 5 ball multiplex pattern that actually has a name I was shocked and straight away became interested and excited. It must be a classic, I must learn it, I thought! I mean there are not many of all the best things I've learned so far the only interesting name is a confusing string of numbers and square brackets. Or even worse a string of numbers and square brackets within a lot of normal brackets and comma's!

Then I see wow Vesuvius is the only active volcano in mainland Europe and yes the juggling pattern is 'active volcano like' and fun.

Name I found in the excellent 'Addicted to Juggling' Pdf book by Hans Vanwynsbherg.

Simple concept and should be a good base pattern for more interesting variations and mix-ups.
It's [43][54]522

Exploring [53]

[53] or [6x4x]
 A new one for me and I found a bit like with [64] the patterns become more interesting when something different happens to both the balls. Otherwise it might as well be another [33] or [55] type pattern where the only interesting thing that happens is 2 balls travel instead of one.

4 balls 

[53]22 is symmetrical, simple and good.
[53]125 where the 3 from the [53] becomes the next 5.
(2x,2)(2x,[6x4x]) shower type pattern is faster and feels good to run.

5 balls

 5 ball [53]25 looks really good on juggle lab but then you try to run it. Much harder than it would seem. One way  [54][53]12 is quite easy and fast paced, good.
Best run-able symmetrical one I've found so far is 25[53]24[54]5 which is actually lot of fun.

 It could look something like this below video (except the balls don't fall on the ground!)
 Nice feel with the two 5's flowing through the [54] split. When doing new 5 ball multiplex things that are quite long I seem to aim for 5 rounds to get the 'I've learned this' feeling.

First new things in India, I feel a multiperplexing learning binge coming on now. 

4 ball Mills mess progress

A beautiful pattern but it's hard to get properly solid. Even so it's surely worth the effort.
Best I could do in half an hour of tries, then darkness.
Must reach the stage of passing 50 catches and more.

Love Multiplex

Some of the patterns you can find are just great. I love the visual effect when a ball flies through a split like this. It's [64]25[22]4 but with the 5 as an outside throw. 
Getting more into multiplex all the time, just need imagination sometimes and ideas for the good patterns.

3 balls - Learning binge

 I try to give this Luke's shuffle pattern a go, just fantastic, love it. So happy to find and get it better to use in other even more radical patterns.
Also another new one today in juggling library just 'Shuffle' which of course felt easy after learning a bit of Luke's shuffle. Until 2 days back I had never shuffled or slammed a ball but now starting to like it.
Then this 'Frantic Cascade' Under the wrist catches pattern is twisting my brain till it's almost broken. Another move which seems good to use in more radical new things.

441 Mills mess
I must get Revenge against shuffle's so flowing and free after all the jumpy box patterns and jerky shuffle practise.
531 Mills mess feels funky and also funny.

18/11/2018
 Broken burst brain from new Burst and broken boxes. I'm finding these patterns difficult and too much fun. So bad style and can't stop dancing with my feet!

After all this brainstrain I changed pattern and seemed to be kind of running a Gilligans box of some sort in no time at all. I didn't even know it was easier! What a superb flowing type of thing. Under the wrist catch only but not the next throw.  

Managing multiplex sync siteswap brainstrain ([64],2)(2x,[6x4])(4x,2)*

 I'm starting to like it when there is a vertical [64] stack and a [54] split in the same pattern. Especially when different things happen to the two balls in the [64] and it feels and looks sweet when a ball goes through that [54] split also.
I had started the day with this great 4 ball pattern which seemed to be 23[64]21[54]1  which then turned into another one

Which had seemed to be 23[64]21[54]14522 so then I wanted to make some type of 5 ball model.
5 ball versions
I had the feeling for this next one without simulator so an extra ball but keeping some of the same idea. The main thing I wanted was the lower ball of the [64] to become a single 5 throw splitting a [54]. I pieced something together and after managing to juggle it at least a little bit tried to work out the siteswap for myself. That was a bit of a brain strain as I only worked it out when I switched my thinking to sync mode! I still find working out multiplex siteswaps in true sync mode can be quite taxing so I was relieved (some few long minutes later) to get it. Of course, I said, it's obviously going to be ([64],2)(2x,[6x4])(4x,2)* silly me!

Great to find this pattern but I have to keep the [64] throws straight and make it smooth. Depending on the height it can feel quite fast to juggle but a whole lot of fun.

5 ball Multiplex box training patterns

So having decided that I want to juggle a 5 ball multiplex box what to do? Nothing to understand about this just juggle it. ([44],2x)*  I tried it for a bit and realized it's harder than I thought.
I won't let go of the idea though so now I'm devising 'practise patterns' as stepping stones to the real thing. Today these patterns which should help and actually feel quite good anyway.
This first one is more like a multiplex version of 441 but you keep a hold of a ball when doing the pass so [21] or [22x]

  4[44][21]

Sync version

Siteswap ([22x],[44])([22],4)* if it's sync which boxes usually seem to be ?! But we could say it's 4[44][21] also maybe.  I'm having a lot of fun trying to understand which patterns are sync or async. It's kind of important for me to learn about it as at the moment I'm finding most of my new patterns from jugglelab generator.

Next pattern for instance could be reverse ([6x4],2)(4,[22]) or could also be [54]24 reverse. or we could even just say 'Gattoplex reverse' ! This is all quite new to me which is why I'm so into it.

([6x4],2)(4,[22])* from jugglelab or 'Sync Gattoplex reversed'

Another one is [44][44]13 where one side is the box then a normal crossing throw on the other side. But it's one sided so to be really box practise I have to be trying it both sides.

Now I have feeling that there will be more practise of these and also new funny patterns on this road to 5 ball multiplex box which may be quite long and winding.

(6x,4)(4,2x)*

 To avoid frustration I've decided to not let myself try and learn the 5 ball (6x,4)* until getting at least 10 rounds on the three main 4 ball 'training patterns' which seem anyway good in themselves. It's a way of tricking myself and getting more motivation to get on with it. It's also good as I have something to play for and get to learn more of these superb things on the way. 

Here an angry person finally gets 10 rounds in bad style and form with this tricky so called 'training pattern'

It's actually a classic, siteswap (6x,4)(4,2x)*
Next on the 'training pattern' tick list for 10 rounds.... (6x,4)(4,6x)(0,4)* mmm.

63551

Happy to run a bit this new superb 4 ball siteswap today. Just flows.

[64] 4 ball multiplex box fun

These box like and busy patterns feel good to juggle as well as being easier than the 'normal' 4 ball boxes. 

First pattern is ([64],2x)(2x,2)* then some ([64],2)(2x,6)(2x,2)* which I learned as [64]6121
The two patterns here are similar but feel very different, both classics.