How many Highland Athletes are here on XMTS?

[Alan H]

I'm a newbie. Just started training, fisrt competition is in May. Looking forward to finishing last.

I did that a LOT my first year! LOL

[BigMikeLV]

i just completed my first games. Took overall 4th with 26pts. 1st place was 21 pts, ties for second was 22pts. So over all I don't think I did too bad.

What do you all think of these scores? Are they good for a first timer?

Braemar Stone 22# 3rd @ 29'-6.5"
Open Stone 16# 2nd @ 35'-7"
LW for Distance 28# 3rd @ 43'-11"
HW for Distance 56# 4th @ 20'-0"
LW Hammer 16# 2nd @ 75'-6.5"
Weight over Bar 56# 4th @ 9'-0"
Caber (16' 70#) 8th 01:00

[Alan H]

Crikey, Big Mike...that's great...

Those are great Stone marks, especially for your first outing. Let me rephrase that...GREAT stone numbers for your first outing.

This is my third season and your LWFD mark has 3 feet on me!
You turned a caber in your first Games? Yer an animal!!

I sure hope you're going to keep throwing!

[BigMikeLV]

I'm so hooked at this point that I have completely changed my gym workout.

Thanks for the remarks. If it helps I have a Track & Field background ;)

We plan On making a few trips to other West Coast Games this summer.

[Alan H]

I'm so hooked at this point that I have completely changed my gym workout.

Thanks for the remarks. If it helps I have a Track & Field background ;)

It helps!!

make sure you check the SHA website and schedule...

http://www.rwdb.us/sha/index.cfm

Modesto, Monterey and Fresno would all be long drives for you, but not totally beyond reason. A lot of the Nor Cal Rabble will probably attend the Monterey event, and Yaish, who started all this, often comes up for Monterey (though he doesn't post at X Marks any more).

Costa Mesa is coming up, in So Cal..

http://www.unitedscottishsociety.com/games.htm

[BigMikeLV]

I'm on SHA quite a bit. AZ has a few coming up as well as Utah. Mid to Southern Cali is best for me.

[Alan H]

I'm on SHA quite a bit. AZ has a few coming up as well as Utah. Mid to Southern Cali is best for me.

Great! Then with any luck I'll be able to buy you a beer at Modesto or Fresno!!

[BigMikeLV]

Great! Then with any luck I'll be able to buy you a beer at Modesto or Fresno!!

We will see how the finances work out this summer.

[mike landrich]

i just completed my first games. Took overall 4th with 26pts. 1st place was 21 pts, ties for second was 22pts. So over all I don't think I did too bad.

What do you all think of these scores? Are they good for a first timer?

Braemar Stone 22# 3rd @ 29'-6.5"
Open Stone 16# 2nd @ 35'-7"
LW for Distance 28# 3rd @ 43'-11"
HW for Distance 56# 4th @ 20'-0"
LW Hammer 16# 2nd @ 75'-6.5"
Weight over Bar 56# 4th @ 9'-0"
Caber (16' 70#) 8th 01:00

Not bad at all. You and I are pretty comparable, although I've done 3 games.
My best at the same events are close to yours. With some events, you will see huge improvement the second time you try an event. Others, you will see slow improvement. After the second games, you will officially be hooked.

22# Braemar 25' (1st time I did Braemar)
16# Open Stone 35'2" (1st time I did Open Stone)
28# LW for distance (49' 9" the second games, 40'6" the second time)
42# HW for distance (25'10" the first time I did it)
no hammer, YET
42# Weight over Bar 13' (same height, all first throw, all 3 games)
28# weight over bar 15' (first games, 2nd throw)
Caber, very bad at it. Best was an 18' heavy caber 75 degrees
Sheaf 16# 22' (second games, 14' the first, my release sucked)

[BigMikeLV]

I see you are in Fredonia. I'm a born and bred Central New Yorker. (Chittenango, NY). I'm already hooked but it may be a month or 3 before I can make it out to the next games.