My turn

[Alan H]

Go slow, Cynthia... work with light weights first, and get at least passable form before starting to really crank into it.

And don't... what-EVER you do... don't try to throw the stone like a softball.

[Christo13]

Cynthia: I'm looking forward to seeing you train--I can't wait for the weekend even more, now!

Panache: The picture of your wife. With the background and the truck back there...the pose...the whole photo...if you use your imagination, it looks like training grounds for some top secret superhero team in the making, with your wife totally flexing her telekinesis muscles (why yes, I am a geek! ).

That's a great photo.

I'll be sure to get photos of Cynthia training.

[Cynthia]

I had a blast at Saturday's practice. We worked on:

- braemar (I can't remember the weight of the stone, but it would have been the ladies' open stone weight, I think... need to practice with a heavier stone, but I was getting form down)
- weight for distance (I think it was a 16 lb weight)
- hammer (16 lb weight... they didn't have a ladies' light hammer with them).

I apparently did fairly decently for my first time out. These folks are GREAT help. Very nice, patient, and awesome tips. I'm so glad we found this group to train with. No one put out the usual cones or had a measuring tape, so I have no idea how far any of my throws went.

We're going out again today (this evening)! I'm not sure what we'll be working on (although I heard mention of a caber) -- they're gearing up for an event next weekend.