2011 Seaside Highland Games (Ventura, California)

[Alan H]

And thanks again - I found Brian's youtube channel & subscribed: http://www.youtube.com/buckcali

That's good. Buck is also technically the best weight thrower in the OC group. Jon O'Neil throws farther, and he's a technically better stones thrower but for weights and hammers....watch Brian. You're a good rotational stones thrower, putting it out there 37 feet in your first Games is awesome.

Just a heads-up. Your stones and LWFD numbers are B-class numbers, not C class. Light Hammer in the 70's is lower-end B, upper C's. We don't know your WOB and HWFD numbers yet because you threw the 42 instead of the 56 at Ventura. If you go 22+ in the 56 WFD, that's a B-level throw. If you go over 10 in the 56 WOB, that's a B-level throw.

I suspect you will do one, maybe two Games as a C, and move on to the B's.

[eclarkhb]

That's good. Buck is also technically the best weight thrower in the OC group. Jon O'Neil throws farther, and he's a technically better stones thrower but for weights and hammers....watch Brian. You're a good rotational stones thrower, putting it out there 37 feet in your first Games is awesome.

Just a heads-up. Your stones and LWFD numbers are B-class numbers, not C class. Light Hammer in the 70's is lower-end B, upper C's. We don't know your WOB and HWFD numbers yet because you threw the 42 instead of the 56 at Ventura. If you go 22+ in the 56 WFD, that's a B-level throw. If you go over 10 in the 56 WOB, that's a B-level throw.

I suspect you will do one, maybe two Games as a C, and move on to the B's.

Thanks Alan, I think that's the plan. I'd like to compete in "C" in Long Beach & then if things are going well and I can address some of my technique issues, then hopefully "B" in Costa Mesa...

I turn 40 in March, so might try to do "B" & Masters in Costa Mesa if they're on different days...

[Rós Ó hAllmhuráin]

I've been trying to talk my parents into going over to the games as friends of theirs from the House of Gordon are involved with the games.