Today was the day some hate and others . . . well - don't hate as much. THE SKINNIES! In other words this was the clubs sceduled Ultralite event. A day set aside each year were we cast only the 18g plug and the mighty 1oz. Usually a good laugh if nothing else but there's also another competition hidden in the proceedings. This competition is a personal event between MC and Benny. It follows along the same lines of the main event but they must cast each weight 4 times with the fixed spool and 4 times with the multiplier. The longest distance wins bragging rights for the next year as well as a bottle of whisk(e)y. Their distances also counted for the main skinnies event.
The forecast was for a steady breeze up to around 10mph from the southwest - wrong! We did enjoy a cloudless and very hot and sunny day though. We set the court up with the very light breeze of about 2mph running down the court with the hope that it would pick up - it didn't but it did turn and blow straight across court and at times coming back up the court towards the oche a little. We put up with it for the duration of the 1oz event but for the 18g plugs we changed the court around. Unfortunately the breeze decided to change its direction as well - back to straight across court. It was only blowing at around 2mph or so but it was annoying and did the plugs no favours if there was any height in the cast. For the last round on the plug we ditched the court and cast with the light breeze, more out of frustration than anything but it did show how much distance even this light breeze was stealing from us. An enjoyable day for some of us but a painful one for others - can't wait for next years event!
25-08-2019 Ultralite Day -
MC = 18g / 86y, 1oz / 126y
Benny = 18g / 95y, 1oz / 127y
Tommy = 18g /89y, 1oz /130y
Bobby = 18g / 79y, 1oz / 130y
Sean = 18g /144y, 1oz /177y
18g 1st =Sean Neill
2nd =Benny
3rd =Tommy
1oz 1st =Sean
2nd =Tommy/Bobby
3rd =Benny
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MC & Benny Grudge Match -
MC = 18g FS / 86y, 18g M / 83y, 1oz FS / 126y, 1oz M /115y total=410y
Benny = 18g FS /92y, 18g M /95y, 1oz FS /127y, 1oz M / 122y total=436y
2019 Grudge Match winner = Benny