How often do you compete?
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Topic: How often do you compete?
Posted By: ROB EVANS
Subject: How often do you compete?
Date Posted: 4/26/11 at 11:15am
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I am trying to get to about 5 this year and going to try to bump it up to 8 next. But I would like to know how many other competitors PROS and JOES do annually. ------------- If Spencer Tyler is the gamma bomb of explosion, you and I are like single-serving flan cups in his lunchbox. Pasty, Jiggly, Delicious, but otherwise not very explosive. DUNCAN MCCALLUM |
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Posted By: S McCracken
Date Posted: 4/26/11 at 1:00pm
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somewhere around 5 now. used to be around 10. I am slowing down in my old age to get ready to be a master. ------------- North American Highlander Ohio Chair www.nahighlander.com |
Posted By: Tim P
Date Posted: 4/26/11 at 1:16pm
5 so far...shooting for 10 this year but it's all still new and shiny to me
------------- "What's the matter boy? you got ants in your pants? No Ma'am...hot steel balls!" Jerry Clower |
Posted By: Ak thrower
Date Posted: 4/26/11 at 3:47pm
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we have only one game in Alaska, Cost alot to travel to other games , not from lack of wanting to . ------------- Remember when mom told us never throw stones ? |
Posted By: Sammy68123
Date Posted: 4/27/11 at 2:59am
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I know pros do a lot more. As for me, I did 1 my first year, 2 my second, 5 my third (to qualify for MWC), and 7 last year (including MWC). So far, I'm looking at about 6-8 this year: travel time, travel expenses, and other committments all figure in. But if I can't make it to as many games, I still get out and practice. ------------- Teresa Merrick Bellevue, NE |
Posted By: ROB EVANS
Date Posted: 4/27/11 at 3:15am
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I like the fact that the NTH put on a few games a year and that affords me the oppurtunity to got to the DFW area and throw. Also here in Oklahoma we have two regular games. So 5 next year for sure. Trying to make it to Rio Grande next year and possibly one either in MO or AR. Nice thing about living in the center of OK we are only about 8-10 hours from a lot of stuff. ------------- If Spencer Tyler is the gamma bomb of explosion, you and I are like single-serving flan cups in his lunchbox. Pasty, Jiggly, Delicious, but otherwise not very explosive. DUNCAN MCCALLUM |
Posted By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 4/27/11 at 3:29am
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My first few years as a pro I did ~20. Since my competitive retirement in 2006, I do 10-12. ------------- |
Posted By: ROB EVANS
Date Posted: 4/27/11 at 3:39am
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WOW 20. I think I would never recover. ------------- If Spencer Tyler is the gamma bomb of explosion, you and I are like single-serving flan cups in his lunchbox. Pasty, Jiggly, Delicious, but otherwise not very explosive. DUNCAN MCCALLUM |
Posted By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 4/27/11 at 3:42am
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It wasn't that bad, and most of the top guys still do about that every year. IIRC, Larry did 44 one year. I know Ryan and Francis have had around that, if not more, as well... ------------- |
Posted By: ROB EVANS
Date Posted: 4/27/11 at 3:46am
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WOW you guys are seriously some of the top athletes on the planet. not many people can go balls out 44 comp days a year. Considering football players get up to 16 a year with playoffs. Their comps only being 3 hours at the most you guys doing it 20-40 times per year at 8 hours a day. Damn mad props. ------------- If Spencer Tyler is the gamma bomb of explosion, you and I are like single-serving flan cups in his lunchbox. Pasty, Jiggly, Delicious, but otherwise not very explosive. DUNCAN MCCALLUM |
Posted By: BrittneyBoswell
Date Posted: 4/27/11 at 4:14am
| To chime in for the women folk with Sammy, I did 15 last year and should have as many again this year. |
Posted By: Tim P
Date Posted: 4/27/11 at 5:14am
Cosign. ------------- "What's the matter boy? you got ants in your pants? No Ma'am...hot steel balls!" Jerry Clower |
ROB EVANS wrote:Posted By: Sammy68123
Date Posted: 4/29/11 at 8:30am
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Yep, you're in the TX heartland (and younger) where the season starts a bit earlier <LOL> ------------- Teresa Merrick Bellevue, NE |
Posted By: JSiau10
Date Posted: 4/29/11 at 12:38pm
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Last year was my first and I did 4, this year I am doing 6 if I can find to money. ------------- I'm just an idiot, pretending to be smart. |
Posted By: Alan H
Date Posted: 5/01/11 at 5:33pm
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First year 2007 ... 4 2008 ... 4 2009 ... 7 2010 ... 8 Plan for 2011:: Ardenwood, Woodland, Costa Mesa, Watsonville, Enumclaw, Monterey, Pleasanton, Santa Cruz, Ventura ... 9 Games all Masters 50-59 class, except my very first two Games in 2007, when I threw in the C's. ------------- Alan Hebert Geezer-In-Training |
Posted By: Krazy40
Date Posted: 5/06/11 at 6:28am
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2007 - 1 2008 - 11 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 5 with 10+ more scheduled
I'm gonna assume he(they for that matter) don't go "balls out" in every games. For example, Brock is a 90+ lwfd thrower, but if 75' is second place, I assume he doesn't have the pedal to the floor for all three throws. ------------- Jeremy Gillingham "Go Big or Go Home" Sponsors: http://www.stoutbarbell.com/Home_Page.html http://www.backinact.com/newpatients.htm |
Posted By: Throwgrl
Date Posted: 5/06/11 at 5:03pm
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Alan and anybody else interested, after you compete at Enumclaw why don't you come on over to Spokane the next weekend 8/06, in eastern Washington and compete in our Spokane Highland Games. We'll be on the huge, flat main field with 4 trigs, and will start at 8:30 AM and finish at noon. At 1:30 PM you'll get to watch the IHGF AM Worlds for men and women. Ryan and Francis will be there. Should be lots of fun. ------------- You can overcome adversity! |
Posted By: Tommi
Date Posted: 5/27/11 at 11:29pm
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Money + Time = Problem
I am looking at 4 this year, IF I'm Lucky. ------------- Tommi.Kitchens. |
Posted By: JSiau10
Date Posted: 6/02/11 at 5:45am
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I would go to Spokane, but I don't even have the money to get to all the games I'm already signed up for. ------------- I'm just an idiot, pretending to be smart. |
Posted By: BigScot50
Date Posted: 6/02/11 at 4:21pm
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4 so far this year, have Arlington this weekend, KC next, one in Ohio after I move to Indiana, maybe 2-3 more after the move. Looks like 8-9 for me. Did 3 last season, my first season. ------------- "He who makes a beast out of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man." - Samuel Johnson (english poet) |
Posted By: Alan H
Date Posted: 6/09/11 at 5:49am
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I asked Francis Brebner this question while we were sitting around at Costa Mesa. I'll let him answer it here, but my jaw was on the ground when he gave me a number.
------------- Alan Hebert Geezer-In-Training |
Posted By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 6/09/11 at 6:50am
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FYI Alan - Francis has never once posted on this board and doesn't even have an account afaik.
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 6/09/11 at 6:59am
I wish I had an unlimited supply of funds, a new truck, and kids that thought watching Daddy was much more fun than going to 6 flags or camping, or the train museum. If that was the case between the Highland Games, highlanders and strongman stuff I'll bet I would do 20 different events this summer, there is so much I wish I could do. But due to the above factors I decided to pick one each month, but I already cheated and did 2 in May. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: Alan H
Date Posted: 6/15/11 at 5:40am
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No? OK, Craig... so Francis told me that during his heyday, he'd do about FIFTY Games a year. He'd do the whole season in Scotland, 2-3 Games a week. Then he'd come to the USA and do the last month or two of the USA season and then he'd fly to New Zealand and do Games down there. He also said that in retrospect, he should have taken 2-3 months off in between seasons, if he'd done that he'd still be throwing, but instead of that, he was working hard in the gym to stay strong during the entire off-season. ------------- Alan Hebert Geezer-In-Training |
Posted By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 6/16/11 at 12:34am
Yea, that's what I figured and why earlier in the thread I said:
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Posted By: Alan H
Date Posted: 6/16/11 at 4:58am
Hey....I finally figured out what IIRC stands for! 
------------- Alan Hebert Geezer-In-Training |