Personal best

[Arizona Scot]

Great advise Yaish that is why I'm doing this it is for me, I am not trying to impress anyone or prove anything to anyone but me. I can't decide if to compete in the novice or the masters catagories since I am 42 yrs old, but I have time to decide my time table is maybe the Tucson games in Nov. if I feel ready but definately the Mesa games next Feb.

[Yaish]

Well both the Novice and Masters will be throwing the 42lb heavyweight, so there really isn't any difference other than the competition you'll be facing.

Just for reference, most Masters actually throw around the B or even A level, there really is something to old age and craftiness.

Novice will have some first timers who haven't got a clue, but it might also have some studs who throw track or are just natural athletes, but never threw in a Highland Games before. In other words the Novice has no consistency, but the Masters has some pretty tough throwers.