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Topic: Newbie looking for answers

Posted By: Mark81
Subject: Newbie looking for answers
Date Posted: 5/22/18 at 1:25pm

I am wondering if there are different weight classes? Or will someone that weighs 165 go up against someone at 225?

Any places in Ohio to train?

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Mark Caddell

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Posted By: Sammy68123
Date Posted: 5/22/18 at 3:44pm

For your first question, often a lightweight class is offered for the men, under 190-lb, with a weigh-in as set up by the games director. For master's (age) men at Master's World Championshiop, the cutoff is under 200-lb. Otherwise, amateur men are grouped by relative ability: A, B, and C.

You would only compete in one class, however--lightweights, or A/B/C as applicable. New male throwers start at the C class and if you are whooping everyone else's butt in your first Highland Games, you should plan to enter the B class at your next competition (sandbagging is definitely frowned upon).

Some guidelines on when to move up are posted at the following link:

http://web.archive.org/web/20090123010143/http:/saaa-net.org/old%20site/saaa_moveup.htm" rel="nofollow - http://web.archive.org/web/20090123010143/http:/saaa-net.org/old%20site/saaa_moveup.htm

I hope this answers that question. I hope others chime in on Ohio throwers to guide you.

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Teresa Merrick
Bellevue, NE

Posted By: DStewart
Date Posted: 5/23/18 at 12:42pm

I think there's a 165-168 lb A B C ... Masters ... etc

Posted By: SeanUrq
Date Posted: 5/24/18 at 7:47am

There's a group called GLSAA that puts on most of the games in Ohio. You can check them out on Facebook. I don't recall any games in Ohio offering a C class. Its usually A/B or Open if its MASA.

As far as groups of training, there are a few athletes scattered around the state but most reside in the Cleveland or Columbus area. If you post on the GLSAA Facebook page you will get a better response.

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