The caber toss is a traditional Scottish athletic event involving the tossing of a large wooden pole called a caber. Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland...

Caber toss qualifying round

To toss the caber, the thrower first cups their hands together. The caber is then held vertically with the 'bottom' end in the thower's cupped hands. Continuing to hold the caber vertically (which requires a good deal of careful balance), the thrower runs forward and tosses the caber into the air so that it turns 180° end-over-end in the air and lands on the former 'top' end. Because the caber still has angular momentum, the former 'bottom' end then (hopefully) falls forward and away from the thrower. Caber toss at 2004 Highland games in Canmore, Alberta. ... Caber toss at 2004 Highland games in Canmore, Alberta. ... In physics, momentum is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. ...

A caber being tossed at the 2000 New Hampshire Highland Games

The object is not the distance of the throw, but rather to have the caber fall directly away from the thrower after landing. A perfect throw ends with the 'top' end nearest to the thrower and the 'bottom' end pointing exactly away. If the throw is not perfect, it is scored by viewing the caber as though it were a hand on the clock. The ideal position is 12:00. A caber pointing to 11:00 would yield a better score than one pointing to 10:30. If the caber lands on its end and falls back towards the thrower, the score for that throw is based on the maximum vertical angle that the caber achieved. An angle of 87° is better than 75°.
ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (499x978, 120 KB) A caber being tossed at Loon Mountain at the 2000 New Hampshire Highland Games I attest that I am the copyright holder for this image and I release it for use under the Creative Commons 2. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (499x978, 120 KB) A caber being tossed at Loon Mountain at the 2000 New Hampshire Highland Games I attest that I am the copyright holder for this image and I release it for use under the Creative Commons 2. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... State nickname: Granite State, Mother of Rivers, White Mountain State, Switzerland of America [1] Official languages English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch (D) Senators Judd Gregg (R) John Sununu (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 46th 24,239 km² 3. ... Opening ceremonies of 2004 Canmore Highland games Highland games are traditional competitions originating in the highland areas of Scotland and still held there and in other parts of the world where Scots have settled. ...

The caber strikes the ground after being released by one of the competitors in the 2005 Tacoma Highland Games.

A traditional caber is around 16–20 feet (5–6 m) long and weighs around 80–130 pounds (35–60 kg). The size, and particularly the length, of the caber means that enormous strength is required simply to balance it vertically, and even more is required to toss it. For competitions involving less skilled athletes a shorter and/or lighter caber is used. It is not unusual for a caber to break in the course of a competition. Image File history File links Caber_05Tac_001. ... Image File history File links Caber_05Tac_001. ...

The game originated in Scotland some hundreds of years ago, and is a regular fixture at Highland Games. Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland... Opening ceremonies of 2004 Canmore Highland games Highland games are traditional competitions originating in the highland areas of Scotland and still held there and in other parts of the world where Scots have settled. ...

The word caber (or kaber) comes from Scottish Gaelic 'cabar'. Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ...

The history of the Caber toss is not known. The present form of the toss came into existence in the early 19th century. Many think that the Caber Toss originated with the throwing of logs into enemy battlements or the throwing of logs across rivers to create bridges.