Sunday @ Stone Mtn

**Shriner** · 23rd October 07, 06:43 AM

more to come..

John

**Shriner** · 23rd October 07, 06:49 AM

John

**Yaish** · 23rd October 07, 08:14 AM

Great photo's, especially of the athletics.

One thing I've noticed is that with all the braces, supports, and guards about half the athletes at a given Game look like the bionic man.

**Shriner** · 23rd October 07, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by Yaish

Great photo's, especially of the athletics.

One thing I've noticed is that with all the braces, supports, and guards about half the athletes at a given Game look like the bionic man.

Yaish,

I went to my first clinic Sunday morning at Stone Mtn and competed Sunday afternoon in the clan challange. It was great!!! I am going to compete Nov. 3rd at the Tampa Bay Highland Games in Div. "C" I can't wait..

John

**Yaish** · 23rd October 07, 09:11 AM

WooHoo!

Great news. It's an addicting sport to be sure. How did you feel at the clinic?

Favorite event? Least favorite? Any events you were a 'natural' for? Any you just couldn't get the hang of?

**Shriner** · 23rd October 07, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by Yaish

WooHoo!

Great news. It's an addicting sport to be sure. How did you feel at the clinic?

Favorite event? Least favorite? Any events you were a 'natural' for? Any you just couldn't get the hang of?

Yaish,

Yes, it is. I can't believe at age 43, I am starting something like this. Alot of the guy are in thier twenty's.

Favorite event the Stone.. Least favorite Sheaf toss... Natural for the stone, that why it's my favorite.... Caber toss, I havn't got the hang of only because I only have tried it twice and that was during competetion.

John

**McFarkus** · 23rd October 07, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by Shriner

Yaish,

Yes, it is. I can't believe at age 43, I am starting something like this. Alot of the guy are in thier twenty's.

Favorite event the Stone.. Least favorite Sheaf toss... Natural for the stone, that why it's my favorite.... Caber toss, I havn't got the hang of only because I only have tried it twice and that was during competetion.

John

You're a better man than I am Gunga Din.

**Yaish** · 23rd October 07, 05:50 PM

I really like Sheaf, but I wouldn't want to use those three pronged forks. We usually go with two. You get a better toss off it.

The trick with sheaf is to bend forward at the waist, look up ABOVE the horizon (not down at the fork) and keep your arms stiff. Swing like a pendulum, swing them in the same plane in front of you, not around to your sides.
Always swing higher on the backstroke than you think, it won't fall off the forks. Swing hard, but NOT behind you on the final swing, bring your hand nearest the bag up to about a 60 degree angle from your shoulder, and HIT THE BRAKES HARD! You need that sudden STOP at the end to get the proper flick off the forks.

The final trick is to have someone watch you and tell you where you are peaking, either in front or behind the bar. On your set up take steps either forward or back as appropriate to peak directly over the bar.