World Stone Skimming Championship

Wallace1492
Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
edited September 2010 in Commuting chat
Well partook of this yesterday, and scored with two out of my three "tosses". Did not get near winning, but what a great experience, amazing location and fantastically friendy people.

Will be back next year!!
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    Well partook of this yesterday, and scored with two out of my three "tosses". Did not get near winning, but what a great experience, amazing location and fantastically friendy people.

    Will be back next year!!

    How many hops for the winner? I have once (and only once) managed 14. By the end, the stone seemed to be intent on setting sail across the pond.
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  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    How do you count 14 hops? By the time I get towards 10, the hops are so short/fast that it's all but impossible to count individual bounces...
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  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    Nice to see a Scottish hosted event won by an Englishman.....
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    My record is also about 14, some of us have good throwing arms, so each bounce is still a fairly long way. More details, please, Wallace. I could be a contender, y'know!
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Ah, it's not the bounces, it's the total distance. Come on, Wallace, give us your distance. Or are you ashamed at being such a useless tosser. :wink:
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  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    My record is also about 14, some of us have good throwing arms, so each bounce is still a fairly long way. More details, please, Wallace. I could be a contender, y'know!

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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    TGOTB wrote:
    How do you count 14 hops? By the time I get towards 10, the hops are so short/fast that it's all but impossible to count individual bounces...

    Two things.

    I have good eyes.

    And I am good at counting above 10. :wink:
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  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    Ah, it's not the bounces, it's the total distance. Come on, Wallace, give us your distance. Or are you ashamed at being such a useless tosser. :wink:

    33 meters for me.... years of practice :wink:
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    That's a fine effort, Sir. Did you do any special training?
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  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    Are you sure you'll make tonight's run after all that exertion yesterday.
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  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    That's a fine effort, Sir. Did you do any special training?

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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Greg66 wrote:
    TGOTB wrote:
    How do you count 14 hops? By the time I get towards 10, the hops are so short/fast that it's all but impossible to count individual bounces...

    Two things.

    I have good eyes.

    And I am good at counting above 10. :wink:

    Well, he still only needs two hands to count to 14.... :wink:
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  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    suzyb wrote:
    Are you sure you'll make tonight's run after all that exertion yesterday.

    Well I made Monday night's run.... unlike some others!!! Off on course this week, First Aid, great fun, get to bandage up people!!
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