Quote Originally Posted by Derek Conley View Post
Detroitpete, I'm curious; I'm only 5'6" or so and 175lbs, and always considered myself to short, really, to do much of anything with Highland games. Am I totally incorrect? I have a "stocky" build but the height thing has always deterred me.
Sometimes I get lucky and because I'm over 40 years old, get to throw in a Masters Division--but again, that doesn't mean they're all lightweights like me.

The thing is--you and I are about the same size and hey--if I can do it--so can you. The hardest events for us smaller guys can be the 56 WFD and WOB. Buy heck, toss that chunk of iron around and do you're best--at the end of the day you can be proud that you gave it your all.

I've been able to compete with Masters weights and with other lightweights and it's great too. So come on in--you'll LOVE it. We need more lightweights in the Games!

You can believe that at a good Games--when small guys like us pick a monster caber--the crowd REALLY knows the work and effort we're putting forth and responds well.

I've had the fortune of being in games with some of the best pro throwers in the world--and they appreciate us small-guy am's too.

I've met some of the best guys out on the field--there's VERY few with any sort of primadonna attitude. Somehow, you just can't have that and play these games--it weeds out guys like that.

So--Come on out!! Give it a whirl--my guess is you'll get hooked like the rest of us--and if we meet out on the field--I'll by the first round (AFTER we toss the caber)