Hello everyone. We visited the Annual Stone Skipping competition in Franklin, PA this weekend. For those who live in PA and have never been, it is a must, please mark your calendars for next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We watched 15 professional stone skippers duke it out for the title and prize of a can of PA crude motor oil, some homemade fudge, and a rare prize of one in 6 spot of attending the NATIONAL STONE SKIPPING competition in MICHIGAN on July 4th!! Yes that is right, there are only 6 slots opened for this national competition. It was a good time, Luke enjoyed it as you can see. He thought that by being SuperLuke he could throw the stones further, but didn't get a chance. The skipper in the picture above is none other than the Guiness Book of World Record Holder for stone skipping with 40. He is from Emporium, PA and his name is Kurt Steiner. He however was defeated this year, by last year's NATIONAL CHAMPION Russ Byars (not not a relation to Jenn Byers) who had 34 skips (very impressive). Please those who want to go, let us know. Joe is looking into renting a big tent and motor home for the event so we can tailgate before hand. Practices will be held the first weekend of every month at the Slippery Rock River for those who want to enter the Amateur competition next year. BYOS (yes bring your own stones) so start looking!!!!!
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Very Nice story and I was glad to see it. My name is Russ Byars I was this years winner, we are really trying to get more interest in stone skipping, especially for the youth. The interest has been growing year to year, this is a free fun clean outdoor sport that is a little addicting. Once you learn to get in the 20's it just a matter of time before your getting long skips with high numbers. There are a very few tips to get people on track. We have recently started a Stone Skipping Web page Prostonesipping.com this is growing and will be constantly updated and revised as the only other 2 web sites Pastoneskipping.com and stoneskipping.com focus mainly on their once a year event. Also we will be updating ours with profiles and pictures and sories and tales. There are videos there of the recently submitted skip of over 50 and others.... I so glad you enjoyed this years event and if there is anything I can do to keep you interested please let me know.
Russ "Rock Bottom" Byars
rbyars@gmail.com or contact
Prostoneskipping.com
Thanks again for your interest
stone skipping competition?! I'll have to let Rich know.. :)
love the shirt on Joe! Rich has one that say the same thing for a doctor...too funny!
Rich has the same shirt, but for a doctor...that's too funny! Sounds like a fierce competition. I'll tell jacob to train now...
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