Horse shoes ... best drinking game invented?

[FATCAT]

Planning on building some Horse shoe pits in the back yard next weekend ... planing on having a party this 4th ... so

any of you folks have any good ideas, suggestions on building the pits?



Ordered a few sets of shoes and stakes from a website and will need to get building this weekend.



- Whats the best material for the pits: clay, sand, etc... ?

- Should you build sunken wooden boxes to define the pits?

- Backstops, are they needed.

- Keg stands just to the side of the pits, are they needed?



Any good advice for thowing? Are you a flipper or a side thrower?



Also, is there an inverse relationship to the amound of beer drunk and the number of ringers thrown? Or visa-versa.

 

[lschultz]

I think you best leave the brown bottles along if you want to make a ringer. I think some of my horse shoes are still in orbit:--)from years ago.

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Wouldn't the horseshoes get in the way of drinking? :-laf



If you're going to have a keg, to keep it cool - you either need a BOMBed old fridge, a Kegerator, or a new trash can and LOTS of ice.



If you get lucky, you'll end up with a newer tap - the last one I had leaked and we ended up pumping it way more than we should have.



Matt

 

[MGordon]

- Whats the best material for the pits: clay, sand, etc... ?



I like clay the best. If it's damp, not wet' works great. Sand works OK too.



- Should you build sunken wooden boxes to define the pits?



COLOR=darkblue]I don't like wood boxes. If a shoe hits the wood, it can bounce in unexpected and dangerous ways. [/COLOR]



- Backstops, are they needed.



Na, half the people can reach the stake, the others are just as likely to pitch over it. Just allow about 10' behind your pit.



- Keg stands just to the side of the pits, are they needed



I always thought that some type of drink holder that you could stick in the ground would be great. That way you don't have to set your drink on the ground!

 

[TxDieselKid]

Originally posted by FATCAT

- Keg stands just to the side of the pits, are they needed?



Also, is there an inverse relationship to the amound of beer drunk and the number of ringers thrown? Or visa-versa.

There will be some ringers if you have people doing keg stands next to the pits.

 

[ToolManTimTaylor]

Stakes are placed 40 feet apart.



Stakes should extend 14 to 15 inches above the pit surface.



Stakes may be inclined toward each other, but not more than a 3 inch lean.



Stakes are solid or hollow steel 1 inch in diameter.



Stakes should be a minimum of 21 inches from the front and back of the pit.



Pits are constructed 31 to 36 inches wide and 43 to 72 inches deep. If the pit is less than the maximum dimensions, the extra space shall be filled with the same material of which the platforms are made and shall be level with the pit and platforms. the stake at the center.



Pits are best filled with clay, which must be watered periodically to maintain its texture. Sand, sawdust, and loose soil are more commonly used. The purpose of the filler is to keep the shoes from bouncing excessively, so any material that accomplishes this can be used. Minimum depth of the substance is 4 inches but 8 inches is recommended.



A foul line is marked 3 feet in front of each stake. Thus, the resulting throwing distance (foul line to opposite stake) is 37 feet. For Female, Junior, and Elderly contestants the foul line is 27 feet from the opposite stake.







And... ... .







Beer and quite possibly the use of safety glasses and a hard hat may be required when at company functions.





The use of Nike , addidas , rebok , fila , or the like may not be placed directly on the hooves of clydestales , quarter horses , or shetland ponys



Anheuser-Busch may be exempt from the above rules.





If for some reason there is an unexpected delay in gameplay take the time to recalibrate yor throwing arm as its dudty cycle has been changed to lifting 16 oz elbow benders.

 

[GiesJ]

I have played in an annual tourney my buddy throws in Cody called "Shoe-N-Brew". It can get pretty ugly - if you get skunked you have to shotgun a PBR etc.

 

[The patriot]

Horse shoes...best drinking game invented?

If you got booze easily accesable... . isnt that good enough?

Like Matt said... wont it just get in the way?

Eric

 

[HoleshotHolset]

I think I'd rather put the shotgun in my mouth and pull the trigger with my toe... ... PBR has got to be the world's nastiest mainstream/widely available beer.



Shotgunning a PBR is the only way to do it - get it over with quickly. :-laf



I have had some horrid micro brews that I'd like to forget.



Gram used to buy PBR light and recently switched back to Genny light..... the first thing she'd do when I pulled up after a 8-10hr drive to her place is hand me a beer. I just wish she'd start drinking Irish stout - Guinness would be my choice.



Matt

 

[GiesJ]

Originally posted by HoleshotHolset

PBR has got to be the world's nastiest mainstream/widely available beer.

yeah, at Shoe-N-Brew you do NOT want to get skunked...

Especially at an early match - the 9 am one a couple years ago had a team get skunked. Ouch.

 

[HoleshotHolset]

PBR @ 09:00 = not good

That's cruel and unusual punishment.....



Matt

 

[FATCAT]

Hummm... Shotgunning a PBR Tall ...

... I think I'll have to add that to the 4th of July "Invitational" this year. Will have a lot of neighbors over so don't have to worry about people driving home. Though I'm sure with this new rule, there will be quite a mess behind the shed :--)