If it is straight the toss is said to be in the 12 o'clock position. Competitors are judged on how closely their toss lands to 12 o'clock. The hammer throwing event features a hammer made from a metal ball weighing around 22 lb for men or 16 lb for women, attached to a wooden pole or handle. Participants use the handle to whirl the hammer around their head and then throw it as far as they can. The shot put is a favourite at all good Highland Games.
Competitors throw a large stone of around 20 - 26lbs in weight as far as they can. The stone is thrown either after a short run-up to the toeboard or from a fixed standing position, depending on the rules of the competition. The contestant who throws the furthest wins. Sometimes referred to as 'weight over the bar', this game requires competitors to throw a weight over a raised bar.
The object thrown is a With each successful attempt, the bar is raised higher and higher, eliminating the contestants one by one. American Dan Williams broke the record in with a throw of 6. The tug o'war is one of the most fiercely contested competitions at the Highland Games. This involves eight men pulling against another team of eight, coached by an additional member of the team who shouts encouragement and instructions to spur them on to pull their opposite number across the line.
If the caber lands on its end and falls back towards the thrower, the score is lower than for any throw that falls away from the thrower but will be based upon the maximum vertical angle that the caber achieved.
And as you can imagine, the athlete needs to move out the way pretty fast if the caber falls backwards! Watching a stong man dressed in a kilt 'Tossing the Caber" or "Poles tossed by Scots" is an amazing sight. Try and get to see it if you can. If you've found this page "Poles tossed by Scots" interesting, see also the following:- Athletic Events - Highland Games Categories always include a variety of athletic or sporting competition.
Dancing Events - Learn more about the Dancing competitions, always a joy to see, and again featured in every Highland Games. Music Events - Learn a wee bit more about the different Music Events which are a common feature in all Highland Games.
Highland Games in Fife - for this year's venues for the games in the Kingdom. Underneath Men's Kilts - A quick look at the age-old question, and the fascination people have about what Scotsmen wear under their kilt. Kilts and Flashes - A brief look at the history of the kilt. Tartan Clothes from Scotland - A summary of some of the tartan clothes that come from Scotland.
Click on the crown to go back to top of this page Poles Tossed by Scots. The Scottish Highland Games events rules are not exclusive to Scotland. But, it is where costumed challengers compete in the traditional attire of kilt and sporran. Each year, the long and proud history of the Scottish Highland Games events celebrate the Gaelic culture and heritage of Scotland. The costumed challengers compete in traditional Highland attire with kilt and a sporran. They wear them most for the putting and throwing activities in the heavy events section.
Shot putting, throwing the weight, and tossing the caber rules, all belong in this section of the Highland Games. The triple jump, the pole vault, and the high jump are three of the athletic events. Other emblematic events also include competitions held in drumming, piping, dancing, tug-o'-war events, cycling, and the unique Cumberland and Westmoreland wrestling. They will get contested to the background sounds of the distinctive Scottish bagpipes. Note : Most Highland Games Rules are not too difficult to understand.
But they are often interpreted ' ad-lib '! Tossing the Caber rules is one of the best known. It belongs with the Highland traditional heavy events. Caber originates from the Gaelic word ' cabar ' meaning wooden beam or long tapered pole - like a log. Where does the technique of Scottish pole throwing, or tossing the caber, derive from? It comes from a need to toss long tall logs across narrow chasms many years ago in the Scottish highlands.
Cabers used in the games weigh around 80 kilograms. Even so, they do vary in weight, taper, and length. It is usually a section of a Larch tree measuring 5.
This length complies with the Scottish Highland Games rules. The competitor gets called the ' tosser ' in Highland Games terminology. He hoists and balances a long pole vertically against his neck and shoulder.
He does this while holding the tapered narrow end downwards. The objective is to run or pace forwards to build momentum and toss the caber end over end so that it flips. The large upper end hits the ground first and the Highland Games pole falls away from the thrower.
0コメント