Having never attempted a caber toss before 2007, I can say that it is a daunting task. While it is not as technique intensive as the weight for distance throw, which I will stay away from for some time yet; it is nonetheless a profound challenge to pull off. You'll probably beat your collarbone area up pretty bad with bruising as you learn to balance the caber after lifting it off the ground instead of letting it rest too far backwards. Once lifted and balanced you then must run forward to build up speed before you release the caber with an upward pull of the arms.
After your success with that first caber you'll want to test your learned skills out on one that is larger, as in longer and heavier. This is where we find ourselves for the next McCullough Scottish Games, for we are on a quest for this new challenge caber. I am glad to say that the new caber was felled on March 9, 2008 in a location that must remain somewhat of a mystery for now. The raw stock piece is from a red maple and must be weighed and dimensioned before it can be cut to exact specifications of weight and height. I'm hoping for a finished caber of 16 feet and 95 pounds.
So if you compete in our Games of '08 you'll have a choice of two cabers, last year's model and the '08 beastie. Of course your score will be higher for a successful toss of our new stick. I think this all started when Dad and Mom got me that Lincoln Log set.
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