caber technique

I'm not sure if this is even a possibility of being an improvement, but is it in the rules to put one knee down to assist with picking up the caber? I think it would help with the flexibility to get down to the ground, but it might put you more off centered, so i'm not sure if its even an improvement. Just wondering.

JP - Spread legs waaay out and drop butt. Not the knee thing.imo

Yep, that'd be hard for your balance - which is the key for caber.  Without balance, you've got no hope!

Spread the legs out and bend at the waist.  If flexibility is tough, then hit those hammy streches. 

p.s. if that is you craig- I have watched thsi video 100 plus times!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEO8b4hDJVs

 

and you make me have hope that I can compete some day.

if the above poster is not Craig, well - you may want to check this bad ass out!

FF

C. Smith wrote: Tis I. Glad I could be of some assistance   (and btw, that caber actaully weighed out at 168, not 140.)

yeah yeah blah blah,,,

 

so, about the forward movement and the pull.  You seem to run real fast.  what is your breathing thoughts.  Are you breathing alot, or buildi9ng pressure?

well, from what I understand the caber was significantly heavier than what the video says

 

turning 168 lbs is not blah to me. that is a heavy freaking tree...

will barron wrote: turning 168 lbs is not blah to me. that is a heavy freaking tree...

 

I was teasing with the blah blah.  This dude Craig is radical.

 

Some folks like to run real far, and others only take a step or 2.

Some of this depends on the length of the caber and the amount of taper
on it. I think the folks who run a long way with it do this because the
caber gets in front of them and they are chasing it.

I would think that 10 to 20 steps should really be the maximum you
would need to run with it in order to impart the maximum velocity on the
stick. - however if it gets away from you, it may be possible to run back
underneath it, necessitating longer running.

For me, its not really how fast I run, (or how far) but how fast I can stop
and still get a full pull on it.

p.s. and seriously 168lb caber is no joke - that's godlike.

Silverback wrote: Running is key if you ever wanna turn BIG sticks.

 

fyp

Ignore me and listen to Craig.  Clearly turns the big sticks.

I think I was holding my breath as I was working my way down the caber and taking too long.

I am in cardio shape, but I was suprised how out of breath I got on that caber toss.

hmmmm, just thought about it when I am training at the park it didnt happen, so I think nerves played a role too.

Well said Mike

Physics of Caber Tossing:

Like EVERY throwing event its the same 3-variables:

 

1)  height of release (more on that later)

2) Angle of release

3) V-E-L-O-C-I-T-Y

 

!) a TALLER thrower has an advantage, however a shorter thrower that CARRIES the caber higher (versus arms extended) could have an advantage !

2) The kinethetics or FEEL of when too pull is probably the biggest technical fault (after dropping the hands= lifting the caber twice) .

3) Yeah a 14-foot 80-lb caber can be tossed by just about anyone from a stand with one-arm.  IF. however, you are in Braemar in front of the Queen with a 19' 6" ( 140-lb) stick...you are going to have too either get the top of the caber moving as fast as possible OR dead lift 1.000 -lbs.   too even get a turn on it.

Matt Sanford...Jim Mc Goldrick (Ryan -when he not conservative... ) have EXCELLLENT technique !

Coach Mac wrote:   2) The kinethetics or FEEL of when too pull is probably the biggest technical fault (after dropping the hands= lifting the caber twice) .

This is the part of a throw that in my opinion you either have or do not have.  Very hard to coach kinisthetic awareness.

Good point coach.