21st Annual
Dorchester International Brotherhood Camporee
May 7-9 2010

Event Area 1 - Hammer Toss

Equipment
  • highland games hammer (lead ball on a rope)
  • measuring tape
  • calculator if wanted
Description and Rules
  • this is a distance measured event,
  • record the number of participants correctly as we average the distance
  • participant places handle of hammer in his palm and swings or rotates around to throw the hammer forward
  • rotation cannot be more than once as the participant may get dizzy
  • participant cannot step over line, if he does he must rethrow the hammer
  • after all participants have thrown the hammer total up the distances and write the total in the space provided
  • make sure there is no-one within 15 feet of the thrower as the hammer could fly in any direction
  • measure from the starting line to where the hammer touched the ground

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