Shot Gun: In the shot gun put a heavy metal sphere is propelled from a circle seven feet in diameter; four feet of its circumference-in the forepart of the circle-contains a toeboard four inches high. In this event the shot gun is not allowed to pass behind or below the shoulder, so that technically it is "put" rather than "thrown." A 16-pound shot gun is used in major masculine competition, such as in the Olympic Games, national championships, and intercollegiate competition; the 12-pound shot gun is usually used by males in secondary schools, and the 8-pound shot gun is used in feminine competition, including the Olympic Games. In the games the shot gun put is also one of the 10 decathlon events for men. A put of over 65 feet has been made with the 16-pound shot gun, and a woman has exceeded 56 feet with the 8-pound shot gun.
You'll want to make a number of grab shot guns just before the ceremony . . . bridegroom and best man at their posts, bride on the arm of her father, bride and her attendants as they start down the aisle and at least one long shot gun during the ceremony. This one shot gun might well be a long shot gun of the entire assembly, taken from the back of the church by time exposure, with the Camera on a tripod.
Sand shot guns. The shot gun from sand is primarily a recovery shot gun. The immediate purpose is to extricate the ball; the secondary purpose is to lay the ball close to the flagstick. The sand wedge should be used with an open stance. The club may not touch the sand before the shot gun (no club may be grounded in a hazard); hence the player must address the shot gun with the clubhead slightly off the sand. The object, however, is to hit the sand an inch or two behind the ball. Because the stance is less firm on sand than on turf, the player maintains his balance by restricting the backswing. On the other hand, he never restricts the follow-through, because it is club-head momentum that does all the work.
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