A penguin catch is a kind of trick catch made with the arm extended down and twisted so that the hand points out to the side with the palm facing up. This is similar to a reverse shoulder throw, but the object isn't caught behind the back.
5b penguins
5 ball penguins by Paweł Gębała
World records
Penguin world records with publicly available video evidence:
- 3 balls: 9 minutes and 45 seconds by Thaddaeus Hug in 2016 (video)
- 4 balls: 126 catches by Alex Rozanov in 2016 (video)
- 5 balls: 73 catches by Jan Poolen in 2017 (video)
- 6 balls: 20 catches by Alex McGillivray in 2017 (video)
- 7 balls: 9 catches by Alex McGillivray in 2016 (video)
- 8 balls: 8 catches by Jan Poolen in 2014 (video) and Felix Sürbe in 2017 (video)
Unverified claims: