The Maryland State Tournament of Champions This tournament was scheduled for Saturday, August 30. It was sponsored by the Baltimore Metro Horseshoe Club with 12 pits located in Essex, Maryland. I pre-registered as an Elder and received an email notification that I was to pitch at 6:00 p.m. I didn’t know whether I would be [...]
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The Search for My Perfect Swing — Part 9
The Flight of My 1-1/2 Flip Horseshoe As promised, I setup the release and highpoint frame previously put together. I hoped that my Canon S230 would provide a series of images that would show the release point and highpoint. Unfortunately, the camera was only capable of capturing three images of the shoe in flight. I [...]
The Search for My Perfect Swing — Part 8
I Found My Grip! Originally, I was going to use Part 8 to discuss the release, highpoint and calculations. I tried to use my Canon S230 to record the Release Point and Highpoint and apply the results to the software that shows the flight of the horseshoe, speed, etc. Unfortunately, my Canon was only able to [...]
The Search for My Perfect Swing — Change Log
Changes 19 August 2008 — (Change 1) The Stride While I was preparing the information for Part 8, I had an opportunity to view my release as part of a video. I was surprised at how much I was moving my body forward during the forward swing. My preliminary test, indicated that standing at the [...]
The Search for My Perfect Swing — Contents
Table of Contents Welcome to my horseshoe blog. Today is May 31, 2012. Sorry for the delay in completing Part 35, but, have been dealing with a shipping issue with the US Postal Service. We ship our horseshoes in a Priority Mail Flat Rate Shipping Envelope with the horseshoes either wrapped in heavy duty plastic [...]
The Search for My Perfect Swing — Part 7
My Grip(s) I basically use two different grips with a third variation, pitching from 30 feet. All grips are used with the Snyder EZ Flip. Two of these grips are the same, just turning the shoe over. I’ve painted my shoes red, to better show what the grip looks like in my fingers. It is [...]
The Search for My Perfect Swing — Part 6
My First Doubles Tournament I debated on entering this tournament as I didn’t have a doubles partner. However, the entry form had provisions for signing up as a single and matching up with another single on tournament day. The tournament was to be held in Lusby, Maryland. Registration time was set for 8:30 a.m. It [...]
The Search for My Perfect Swing — Part 5
Mechanical Teaching Aids Part 5 will show you some of the teaching aids I’ve currently developed. Most are “works in progress”, however, I’ll explain their purpose and what I hope to add. Line of Flight – This is a very simple aid, but, probably the most important. It shows the path that the center of [...]
The Search for My Perfect Swing — Part 4
Constants It is my belief that anyone using proper technique from 30 feet should be able to throw a ringer every time. The key, of course, is proper technique. It has been my goal during the past year to try to determine exactly — “What is proper technique?” I decided to see if my software development [...]
The Search for My Perfect Swing — Part 3
Horseshoes This was the state of horseshoes in the late 30′s and early 40′s. Above, is a pair of horseshoes that belonged to my father. After dinner, he and the male neighbors would drop by for an evening of horseshoe pitching. My dad had wired up lights so they could pitch after dark. I swear [...]
