Join the Celebration of games during the Highland Fling weekend. Witness the strength of the athletes with the 7 series heavy games while kicking back in your kilt. Experience Fantastic Feats and Flings!
West Palm Beach, Florida
Years Throwing: 13 years
Favorite Event: Caber Toss
Least Favorite Event: Open Stone Putt
Grove City, Ohio
Years Throwing: 10 years
Favorite Event: Caber Toss
Least Favorite Event: Heavy Weight for Distance
Fort Collins, Colorado
Years Throwing: 8 years
Favorite Event: Light Weight for Distance
Least Favorite Event: Sheaf Toss
Prior Lake, Minnesota
Years Throwing: 5 years
Favorite Event: Light Weight for Distance
Least Favorite Event: Weight Over Bar
Wichita, Kansas
Years Throwing: 12 years
Favorite Event: Heavy Hammer Toss
Least Favorite Event: Sheaf Toss
Yacolt, Washington
Years Throwing: 6 years
Favorite Event: TBA
Least Favorite Event: TBA
Salado, Texas
Years Throwing: 4 years
Favorite Event: WOB and Shef Toss
Least Favorite Event: Open Stone and Caber Toss
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Years Throwing: 2 years
Favorite Event: Open Stone Toss
Least Favorite Event: Weight for Distance
The hammer head is a 22 pound iron ball on the end of a cane shaft, measuring 4 feet 2 inches overall. The hammer is thrown from behind a trig and the athlete is allowed to count the best of three throws.
The stone of strength is the Scottish shot put. It weighs 16 or 22 pounds. Legend has it that the distance a guest of a Scottish landlord could put the stone of strength determined the sleeping accommodations he could expect to receive during his stay. The stone is put with one hand, from behind the trig.
Weight for distance event. The weight is made from iron and is spherical or box shaped with a chain and ring attached. The total length is 18 inches and the weight is 56 lbs (half a hundred weight). The weight is thrown with one hand for distance from behind a marker or trig and the best of three throws is counted.
Weight for distance event. The weight is made from iron and is spherical or box shaped with a chain and ring attached. The total length is 18 inches and the weight is 28 lbs. (2 stones). The weight is thrown with one hand for distance from behind a marker or trig and the best of three throws is counted.
An Iconic Event! The caber is a long straight tree trunk for which there is no standard size or weight. The athlete balances the caber on its small end and runs with it before heaving it end over end to land, he hopes, pointing directly away from him. This would be called a 12 o’clock throw. The competitor who tosses the caber closest to this position wins the day! Cabers generally measure between 15 and 20 feet long and between 90 to 120 lbs.
A 16 lb. sheaf of hay, enclosed in a jute sack, is tossed over a bar with a pitchfork. The bar is raised in steady increments until all but one competitor is eliminated. Each athlete receives three tries at each height.
In this event, a 56 lbs weight is tossed for height.
