I had a blast. When people talked about throwing out of a sand box, I didn't know that they literally meant a friggin sand box.
I figured there was really thin, bad grass or something. The field is a rennaisance faire jousting arean. Haha
So, we throw off a 10'x10' plot of sod on top of about and inch of soil on top of plywood. So, in every event you feel like you are going to fall of a platform. In the weights, you can actually feel the plywood flexing under you. And, forget about hammer blades. Then, imagine throwing caber at the beach. Not the nice packed sand next to the water, but the fluffy stuff everyone has been playing volleyball in and driving ATVs all over. It was the most challenging field I have every thrown on; it was like Survivor Highland Games.
So, it was a little frustrating, but tons of fun. And, the crowd was great.
I think I threw a new low PR in the HH: 74+ feet. Fouled the first, easy two swing on the 2nd, easy three swing and bounce it off the ground on the third. The funny thing is I was really hoping to go 100 there. Haha!!
Big Sean McKay looked pretty good out there and crushed us in the caber, beating out Frank "the Legend" Henry, then Wills, then me. The only other person to turn the caber was Kevin McCarty. Yes, he's a beast. Single spun the LWFD 52' and cleared 14' in the WOB. Yikes.
Wills did not get along with the Braemar stone, but looked good in the weights.
Sean's "little" brother, all 6'4" of him, was looking pretty good out there, too. He will be challenging big bro before too long.
I think the overall was:
Dickens
McKay
McCarty
Henry
Wills
You will have to check with others for the Master's finishers. Gunny won it, but Pat Parker was looking pretty good, as was Dan Jackson, and I think Melia said he hit some good numbers, too.
I think next year we will stick around and enjoy the festival on Sunday. It is a pretty impressive set up. Lots to see and do.