Tulsa oklahoma scottish games

This substantially increases the distance attainable in the throw. This event is similar to the modern-day shot put as seen in the Olympic games.

Instead of a steel shot, a large stone of variable weight is often used. There are also some differences from the Olympic shot put in allowable techniques.

There are two versions of the stone toss events, differing in allowable technique. Weight for distance, also known as the weight throw event. There are actually two separate events, one using a light 28 lb.

The weights are made of metal and have a handle attached by means of a chain. The implement is thrown with one hand using any technique. Usually a spinning technique is employed. The longest throw wins. The athletes attempt to toss a 56 pound 4 stone weight with an attached handle over a horizontal bar using only one hand.

Each athlete is allowed three attempts at each height. Successful clearance of the height allows the athlete to advance into the next round at a greater height. The competition is determined by the highest successful toss with fewest misses being used to break tie scores. The straw is wrapped in a bag made of burlap and competitors must use a pitch fork to throw it over a bar that gets progressively higher.

Participants get three attempts to clear the bar, without the sheaf touching it, with those that manage to do so progressing to the next height. Scotfest A-Class is one who, in the past two 2 years, has personal records exceeding four 4 or more of the following marks: Caber-turned lb. Try some authentic Scottish meals - hold the Haggis please! Enjoy Celtic music throughout the day in our two entertainment tents, or come back Sat. I went to this last year I think the World reported something like 25K people showed up.

I thought it was great, and a lot bigger than I had expected. My only gripe Tulsa, OK info tulsanow. Later some tribe members married Scottish immigrants who were seeking land in Oklahoma Territory. Commemorating this ancestry, Oklahoma has two tartans registered with the Scottish Tartans Society: the Tulsa District Tartan was designed in , and the official Oklahoma State Tartan was accepted in In , 52, Oklahomans claimed Scottish ancestry and 58, claimed Scotch-Irish ancestry.

Although the gathering has been held at various Tulsa parks, by Chandler Park hosted the event. In eleven clans and approximately people attended. By there were more than three thousand spectators.