1. Scottish Culture – Sports and leisure
Highland Games!
Scottish Culture – Sports and leisure

2. Origins of the Games Who? King Malcolm III of Scotland
When? 11th century
Why? Wanted to find the fastest runner to be his Royal Messenger
Training for combat

3. Caber Toss Athlete throws a huge log
Object: throw log so it goes end over end
Vary in length, weight – adds to degree of difficulty
Judged by how closely caber lies in the 12 o’clock position
Successful throw “turning a caber”
Caber Toss

4. Hammer Throw So, I guess the Scots like to throw things…
There’s lots of yelling too..
A round metal ball attached to a 4 ft. shaft
Weighs  lbs (men)  lbs (women)
The hammer is whirled about one's head and thrown for distance over the shoulder.
Hammer Throw

5. Stone Put (Stone Throw)
Braemar Stone
20–26 lb stone for men 13–18 lb for women
No run up
Open Stone
16–22 lb stone for men (or 8–12 lb for women
Any throwing style
Braemer Stone

6. Sheaf Toss
Throwing a bale of hay…
Sheaf Toss

7. Weight Throws Weight for Distance
Object: throw different weights for a distance…
Weight Over Bar
Object: throw different weights over a bar.
This is better if we just watch the video...