And I couldn't be happier to break this history, truth be told. Seems like every Caucasian Appalachian I know claims some ambiguous Cherokee (or other Indigenous North American) lineage, my father...

New Season / New Log: http://kiltedtosser.blogspot.com/

A word of warning, the introductory post has personal details that you might find uncomfortable (or humorous depending on your disposition...

Ok - I'm going to retire this thread and start a new training log... maybe even on a separate blog. My season is done, the last games is this weekend but I am not going to make it... I'd rather start...

By the way, my above commentary is not to disparage the ad's or the athletes, or in any way reflect upon my performance today as an excuse.

Dunedin 2013 Done.

This one-year log can now close (but I don't think it's gonna).

We threw Sheaf and WOB - I got 3rd place in WOB with an 11' throw, but I missed my first attempt at 10'...

Well last night after lifting I ended up marching at our Military Tattoo representing Clan Davidson. From 7:00 until 10:30 I was on my feet. Then we went to the pub, which was so packed I had to...

Yeah I'm going to glide (well, more of a hybrid between a glide and a shuffle) on Saturday.

So, one week out, and I had a very productive day in the gym. I'll be nice and tired tomorrow for my...

You're 3000 miles away from the sunshine state hombre. :-)

Alan those D-handles are beautiful. I'm probably going to order one from Landrich Strength here soon, so I can swap out my ring handle...

I'm still not looking up on release and I'm letting go prematurely - I need to release higher. I'm still happy with my acceleration improvements.

Hate to flip/flop on throwing styles, but today I did glide because I wasn't feeling it on the spin, and consistently threw 31-33 feet as opposed to high 20's on the spin.

Threw the 28 quite a...

Wow thanks! That makes life a lot easier.

Felt strong in the gym today, but conditioning has taken a hit from the week or so off from any super strenuous activity. Couldn't find my knee sleeves so my patella tendon was being a little b'stard...

Alan, any clue on generally how much twine is needed? I called around a few places and I could hear the blank stares over the phone when I said "I need 16lbs of twine".

I must respectfully disagree with my friends here that believe this design "too busy". The even color matching to my eye is beautiful, and the symmetry of the design adds depth and complexity. I'm a...

ACE Perry is awesome.

By the way, haven't updated because I'm taking a little break after Sunday's throwing. I turned 35 on Tuesday and have been getting my relax on. I might throw tonight, I'm still on the fence somewhat...

WOB is precisely what I'm talking about. My implement is a handle on a swivel anyway so it's not worth it to train it as a distance implement.

Little Notes here as personal reminders.

Drill the single spin MSA for throws to stay consistent with your 56/28 for distance technique, it's working.
Don't drill double-spins until after...

I might be able to make this one, as I've been told my MD employer wants me up for the last week in April.

If this is the case, I would probably be on the field throwing though.

No measuring on distances today, but I did get to throw against one of my competitors in my next games and even though I was holding back a little (I'm pretty beat up) I did some really strong...

Throwing last night
28 distance (double-spin): Probably about 2 dozen throws testing out a double-spin. I don't really have enough time to perfect my doubles-spin before Dunedin, so I'm not going to...

BTW didn't throw last night. Got off work, ate dinner, and got a serious case of the F'it alls.

Throwing tonight for sure, I want to put my 28 through it's paces and see how it holds up. Heading...

Here's mine. Final weight 27.8lbs True props go to Kip's old website and instructions. While I couldn't find a loop nut / eye nut, I was able to find a heavy duty eye bolt. I sleeved the bolt with my...

Tuesday's workout was crap (and for good reason) but here's what I did...

Behind the neck jerks: 5 times I worked up to 110kg and then missed 115kg, so worked back down.
Bent-over rows:...

I'll be there throwing so I won't get to enjoy much of the festivities. Most likely I'll be the only 350lb man with a handlebar mustache on the field... and wearing the caledonia tartan (very similar...