- Switch To A Diamond [A2] (Ron Schneider 1973):
- From a Wave (or any Line of 4).
- Centers Run as Ends do your part Diamond Circulate.
- Ends in a Diamond.
- Switch To An Hourglass [A2] (Sandy Knowles 1975):
- From Parallel Waves (or applicable Parallel Lines).
- Centers Run as Ends do your part Hourglass Circulate
(Lead Ends 1/2 Circulate as Trailing Ends Veer Inward to end
in a Mini-Wave with their opposite).
- Ends in an Hourglass.
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Switch To A Diamond:
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| before
Switch To A Diamond | | after
Centers Run as
Ends 'Diamond' Circulate (done) |
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Switch To An Hourglass:
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| before
Switch To An Hourglass | | after
Centers Run as
Ends 'Hourglass' Circulate (done) |
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Notes:
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At A2, Switch To A Diamond should only be called from a Wave;
and Switch To An Hourglass should only be called from Parallel Waves.
At C1 and above, these calls may be called from any legal
starting formation.
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On any Switch call, Centers do a Run (flip away from the Center
of the formation).
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Switch To A formation:
- Centers Run as Ends do your part of a formation
Circulate. Usually ends in the given formation.
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Some glossaries define Switch To A Diamond as
Centers Run + New Centers Hinge. We believe it is better to think instead
about the Ends doing a Diamond Circulate. This simplifies learning
future calls since you can apply the same rule
(i.e., a formation Circulate) to three calls
(Switch To A Diamond, Switch To An Hourglass, Switch To An Interlocked
Diamond). Would you rather memorize three traffic patterns or one
rule that you can use for all three calls?
Switch The Wave [A2] (Roger Chapman 1969):
From a Wave.
Centers Run as Ends Cross Run.
Ends in a Two-Faced Line.
Switch To An Interlocked Diamond [C1] (Sandy Knowles 1976):
From Parallel Lines|Waves.
Centers Run as Ends (do your part) Interlocked Diamond Circulate.
Ends in Twin Diamonds.
Switcheroo [C4] (Lee Kopman 1972):
From Parallel Waves (or applicable Parallel Lines).
Switch To A Diamond; Centers Cast Off 3/4 as Ends Circulate.
Parallel Waves end in Parallel Two-Faced Lines.
Cross Roll To A(n) Diamond | Hourglass | Interlocked Diamond [C4]:
From Parallel Waves (or applicable Parallel Lines).
Centers Cross Run as Ends do your part Diamond | Hourglass |
Interlocked Diamond Circulate.
A better name for this call might be
Cross Switch To A(n) Diamond | Hourglass | Interlocked Diamond.
Cross To A(n) Diamond | Hourglass | Interlocked Diamond [C4]:
From Parallel Waves (or applicable Parallel Lines).
Centers Crossover Circulate as Ends do your part Diamond | Hourglass |
Interlocked Diamond Circulate.
