Shot Put and Caber Tossing

Shot Put

The shot is the metal ball which is to be thrown. There is a circle from which the shot must be put. The aim is to throw the shot as far as possible, but it should not be outside the side-boundaries of the sector. The distance thrown is measured from the inner circumference of the circle to the first 'disturbance' in the soil caused by the landing of the shot. The person with the longest throw wins. The player must first position the shot just behind his neck, between the neck and the shoulder. The player is not supposed to throw the ball in the conventional way, but has to put it. This means that the player is supposed to push the ball into the air, and not throw it like a baseball.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/shot-put-rules.html

 

Caber Tossing

 

An athlete will cup both hands under the bottom of the caber and while running forward with great strength and balance, throw the caber into the air so that the caber will flip 180 degrees, implant its top end into the ground, and roll over. The object of the game is for the caber to land in a straight line away from the athlete and is judged by its proximity to the athlete in the manner of a clock's hand with 12 o'clock being the best score. The athletes who participate in this event have strength and balance that takes years of practice to master.

http://www.scotland.com/blog/caber-toss-scotland

 

 

Compared to caber tossing, shot put is a cake-walk. They do not need to try and throw a telephone pole sized tree trunk. They have to be extremely strong to be able to lift it, plus they also need to be abe to run with it, flip it, and land it in the correct position. We should commend them for their strength.