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Horseshoe Game Demonstration

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Jim Harris
www.alahorshoes.com  
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Jim Harris has been active in organized horseshoe pitching for 31 years starting in 1977.  He has pitched in more than 500 tournaments averaging about 16 per year.  He pitched in 15 World Tournaments located  throughout the U.S and Canada and won the Alabama State Elders Championship in 2004 and 2006.  He also won the B Class Championship in 1983 and finished 2nd in 1988.  2nd in the Championship Class in 1985, 1986, 1995 and 2000.  Jim also won his Class in the World Tournament in 1985 in Lafayette IN, and in 1999 in Greenville OH.  He has been the Secretary-Treasurer of the Alabama Association for 24 years.

Horseshoe Game Demonstration

Jim Harris discusses the rules of competitive horseshoe pitching and demonstrates several tips and techniques.

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Jim Harris: Hi, my name is Jim Harris, Secretary-Treasurer of the Alabama Horseshoe Pitchers Association. I have been teaching you to how to pitch horseshoes and now I want to demonstrate the correct way to pitch the horseshoes. Normally, my opponent and I would flip a shoe to see who pitches first. If I won the toss, I would move up to the 30 foot platform and my opponent would move to the opposite side. I would then get ready to throw my one and a quarter turn and deliver the horseshoe.

My opponent would then move up to the pitch of the platform and now we change places, move to the opposite side and he would pitch his two horseshoes. My opponent scored down here so, he will be the first guy to pitch going back to other stake. My opponent pitched his two shoes so now I would move on the platform and pitch my two shoes. As it in this sport, the key to pitch a horseshoe is practice, practice, practice. That is how to pitch horseshoes. Thank you for watching.

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