The Caber Toss
The caber is basically a log that athletes attempt to
flip end-over-end. The caver is judged by the
straightness of the turn by the head judge, who
follows behind the athlete to get the best view.
A perfect execution is called a "twelve o-clock turn,"
where the caber falls straight away from where the
athlete released it. The terminology derives from the
release point being at the "6" and the caber planting
at the center of an imaginary clock face. Then the
caber becomes the hour hand upon landing. In a 12
o-clock toss, the caver falls away from the thrower,
and the caver forms a straight line through the
thrower. Sometimes the caver falls off slightly to the
side. This may be a 10 o-clock, or 11:30, ect. Note
that in scoring, a 10:00 is equivalent to a 2:00.
If the athlete fails to turn the caber (the caber does
not land between 9 and 3 o'clock), the side judge
estimates the maximum angle that the caver achieved
from vertical (from 0 to 90 degrees).
The caber is basically a log that athletes attempt to
flip end-over-end. The caver is judged by the
straightness of the turn by the head judge, who
follows behind the athlete to get the best view.
A perfect execution is called a "twelve o-clock turn,"
where the caber falls straight away from where the
athlete released it. The terminology derives from the
release point being at the "6" and the caber planting
at the center of an imaginary clock face. Then the
caber becomes the hour hand upon landing. In a 12
o-clock toss, the caver falls away from the thrower,
and the caver forms a straight line through the
thrower. Sometimes the caver falls off slightly to the
side. This may be a 10 o-clock, or 11:30, ect. Note
that in scoring, a 10:00 is equivalent to a 2:00.
If the athlete fails to turn the caber (the caber does
not land between 9 and 3 o'clock), the side judge
estimates the maximum angle that the caver achieved
from vertical (from 0 to 90 degrees).
