Sheaf Toss: 3 tine vs 2 tine
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Topic: Sheaf Toss: 3 tine vs 2 tine
Posted By: bigirish01
Subject: Sheaf Toss: 3 tine vs 2 tine
Date Posted: 6/07/10 at 5:39am
| Are more people going back to the 3 time for Sheaf vs the 2 tine? What are the advantages of either? |
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Posted By: Krazy40
Date Posted: 6/07/10 at 6:11am
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IMHO Only advantage to a 2 tine is there is more hand room. My experience: 20lbs and over is too much for a 2 tine. They flex too much under that kind of force. That being said, for a 16lbs bag, I'd throw with my 2 tine everytime. ------------- Jeremy Gillingham "Go Big or Go Home" Sponsors: http://www.stoutbarbell.com/Home_Page.html http://www.backinact.com/newpatients.htm |
Posted By: WALLY.OLECIK
Date Posted: 6/07/10 at 10:21am
Kraz, the 16 is for Masters and kids! Real men toss the 20!! ------------- 16lb-hammer(at)sshga.org "Try not. Do or do not. There is no 'try!'" Yoda |
Krazy40 wrote:Posted By: agm_
Date Posted: 6/07/10 at 2:06pm
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It's a regional thing. Around here, we throw the 16.
Oh, yeah, and we don't allow two-tine forks. |
Posted By: West
Date Posted: 6/07/10 at 7:10pm
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why dont you allow two tine forks? ------------- Drink to the fame of it, honor the name of it, The Tartan. |
Posted By: Krazy40
Date Posted: 6/08/10 at 5:53am
Not sure were Agm is from, but that is also a regional thing. I've noticed most games East of Indiana(I mainly compete is MASA games) don't allow 2 tines. Most of Indiana and West allows. To what point, I don't know, haven't traveled too far west yet. I don't think it matters too much, I hardly ever throw in games with my fork, and have tied my PR with 4 different forks. The only problem I have with 3 tines is it tears up my fingers between my ring and middle finger. Which is the main reason I cut mine off, for practice reasons. ------------- Jeremy Gillingham "Go Big or Go Home" Sponsors: http://www.stoutbarbell.com/Home_Page.html http://www.backinact.com/newpatients.htm |
Posted By: JWC III
Date Posted: 6/08/10 at 6:41am
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Wally, back in the "day" the only sheaf was a 16....then
somebody had to go screwing with tradition and make a 20lb sheaf rather than raise their standards....and there goes the neighborhood!!! HAHA I have....uhhh...4 sheaf forks (long story and I'd probably still sound crazy) and I think it's whatever you get used to. The two tines will flex sooner and the sheaf comes off the fork different, but once you adjust you are all set! ------------- Thom Van Vleck |
Posted By: Silverback
Date Posted: 6/09/10 at 12:35pm
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Switching forks around is all wrong. You have develope a relationship with your fork. You show it love and it will reward you. You go running around with other forks and there is going to be a problem. ------------- Mule Sportkilt AST Sport Supplements |
Posted By: Duncan McCallum
Date Posted: 6/09/10 at 12:40pm
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Bwahahahaha!!! ------------- The man in the arena. |
Posted By: WALLY.OLECIK
Date Posted: 6/09/10 at 3:42pm
Were you around "back in the day?" l was! The new "flick" method of tossing was sending the sheaf so high that either new uprights were in order or change the bag weight. 20# bags were being used elsewhere so we made the switch for everyone (including Masters!) lt's just this year that we're bringing 16#ers back for them. lf they start topping out our freshly extended uprights, we'll just have to put them back on the 20!! lf the Elites start topping them, there's gonna' be a new bag in town (like 22#!) |