Monterey (CA) Scottish Games

**bunchdescendant** · 6th July 07, 08:40 PM

Sadly, we will not be in attendance.

This weekend will be filled with celebrating the Little Celtic Dancer's 18th birthday.

Much to do on Saturday to get ready and family stuff and cake on Sunday!

To all that are going-

Enjoy the day and use your sunblock!

Ray

**Alan H** · 6th July 07, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by bunchdescendant

Sadly, we will not be in attendance.

This weekend will be filled with celebrating the Little Celtic Dancer's 18th birthday.

Much to do on Saturday to get ready and family stuff and cake on Sunday!

To all that are going-

Enjoy the day and use your sunblock!

Ray

Happy birthday to little miss Trouble!!!

..and I'm aafraid I won't be there, but DANG want to meet Yaish if he's throwing... grrrr..maybe I can get some time on Sunday.

**Yaish** · 7th July 07, 07:16 AM

I will be there Alan. Throwing on Sunday. I'll be wearing a SWL Nightstalker kilt and probably my maroon SAAA shirt from the Vista Games.

**AtagahiKC** · 8th July 07, 08:39 PM

Traffic was horrible from San Jose south (and worse yet northbound on the way home), but I finally got there at 3:00 p.m. today (Sunday). I have been sick all weekend, but felt good enough to go this afternoon.

I tried to spot familiar faces, but didn't see anyone. I even brought my saltire kilt so Panache and Walkerk could satisfy their curiousity about it. Oh well, maybe at the next games or Bay Area Kilt Night.

Sorry that I didn't catch your throwing, Yaish. You were probably there, but I couldn't see the throwers very well from across the field. I forgot what you said that you'd be wearing, so I may have seen you and not known you since we've not met.

I was glad that I went, even if it was short-lived by the time that I arrived.

Who else went?

**Panache** · 9th July 07, 07:30 AM

AtagahiKC,

Sorry to miss yo a second time. I got to the games around 9:15 and had to get going about 15 minutes after you arrived. In attendence were walkerk (and the amazing Madalyne), Yaish, and yours truly. Here is the photographic proof:

I expect that Plesasanton Games will have the full assembly of the Nor Cal Rabble.

The Monterey Highland Games were fairly small, but it was a pleasant venue and a very nice way to spend an afternoon.

It was very nice to meet Yaish and his lovely red haired wife. Often on X Marks the Scot he has given advice and encouragement to people interested in Heavy Atheletics. I watched him on the field I saw that him doing the same with some of the less experienced throwers. He was rather modest about his abilities but watching him throw...well, you'll just have to wait until he posts about his day at the Monterey Highland Games.

Here's a picture of Yaish in action

Cheers

Jamie

**Alan H** · 9th July 07, 08:45 AM

I was packing for backpacking and replacing a kitchen faucet...*sigh*.. Well, it made pointswith the Luminous Joan.

Yaish, so you wear those latex rubber-cotton gloves, too. I've been thinking about trying them out. Right now I go bare-handed for hammer and WOB,but I'm starting to wear an old pair of fingerless sailing glovesfor the WFD's. It helps with the grip and I get fewer callouses.

**Yaish** · 9th July 07, 10:43 AM

Sorry we missed you Alan. I actually brought my chain practice hammer to show you, but I will post pictures of it later.

I wear the latex palmed gloves for Hammer and Caber, everything else I go bare handed. Gloves tend to reduce my grip on any of the weight throws, and of course gloves are prohibited on the stone throws.

I find the gloves to be a much better alternative than the pine tar and tacky other use for grip. For one, I can let go when I WANT to let go, rather than when the tack loses adhesion. Second, I then have clean, non sticky hands for events like the WFD so I dont tear off a callous or wrench a shoulder because I could not let go.
They provide superb grip for the hammer and especially the caber, even more so in inclement weather. A dusty field or a light mist will make the caber slick even with tacky, but the gloves grip all day long.

As for how I did, I actually took FIRST PLACE! I'll be making a picture thread with stills and video of the day some time later, but I did not get home until 1:00 am this morning and I have to go out of town again tonight.
I set a few PR's yesterday and had a really good day throwing all together, so it was a very good trip. Getting to meet Panache and WalkerK was icing on the cake.