Ghillies Brogues : leather lace-up shoes with no tongue to facilitate quick drying after a stomp through marshy ground. Sporran : a pouch that serves as a pocket; can be made simply from leather or be decorated with sliver plate, fur or horse hair. With the exception of archery, athletics for men fall mostly in the category of throwing very heavy things.
The stone used in the open stone put think shot put weighs between 16 and 22 pounds; the Braemer stone weighs up to 28 pounds; and the handled sphere or block projectile used for the pound weight for distance event weighs in at—you guessed it—56 pounds. Also look for gents tossing hammers, cabers a trimmed tree up to 22 feet and pounds or sheafs pound burlap bags stuffed with straw, rope or mulch. Ladies who enjoy running with heavy things are welcome to join in the coed Boulder Boogie no dancing required, just running with a rock.
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Scotland is coming back to Central Florida this weekend. Rain or shine, the games will go on and there will be various events for guests to enjoy. Want to see someone toss a tree between and pounds? Check out the Caber Toss. How about a traditional performance of pipes and drums? For those who are lucky enough to possess Scottish ancestry, there are representatives from the different clans who are more than happy to help you explore your unique heritage.
Try some haggis, fish, and chips, enjoy the live entertainment, and explore the wares of costumed vendors! One of the most exciting features of the Central Florida Scottish Highland Games or the ones in Scotland is the athletic competitions.
These games include incredibly difficult feats like the weight for distance, the hammer throw, and the sheaf toss. However, the events that stand out the most are probably the Braemar stone and caber toss. The Braemar stone throw is impressive to watch and makes my arm hurt just thinking about it.
Perhaps the most notable game of all is the caber toss. This is where a person basically launches an entire tree into the air. No, seriously! The caber is a 16 to foot high log, and it weighs anywhere from to pounds! Now, before you call me out for referencing Danny Boy in an article about the Central Florida Scottish Highland Games, let me defend myself by reporting that the song is not Irish. The famous ballad was written by an Englishman about Scotland. While they might not play Danny Boy at the games, you will still hear plenty of pipes calling — bagpipes, that is!
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