well I'm currently in palma airport, david's probably in madrid. Poor sod had to leave the hotel in the early hours, I booked a more civilised flight.
Great things will be going on in the slinging world in the next couple of years Of which more when I'm back in blighty.
Absolutely incredible time - can't thank pep and the balearic federation enough for their hospitality and organisation.
You yanks need to get off your arses and get out here in 2017.
That's right you have 2 years advance notice !
Same time end feb beginning of march in 2017 will be the next international in mallorca.
There's a chance we might manage a couple more elsewhere. again more later.
As far as the rules go. basically they just ignore them. plenty serious slingers using underhand techniques. these rules will probably change in the future.
Competing in a competiton is seriously different than practice. I practice david wouldn't have hit the side of a barn if he'd been standing inside it.
On the day - second competition. A bullseye and two board. Second only to silvio - jaegoor, who scored 7.
I hit 2, in practice 5 out of seven. But once the crowd arrives and there's people behind you cheering and groaning it's a whole different ball game.
A lot of locals blanked entirely, so even with 2 points I was a fair way from bottom.
In the first competition. I got 1 point jaegoor got 2, david none but tomas/teg and hubert/uwe were just amazing.
It went down to a shoot off.
first was with 3 stones both hit a board and a bullseye.
Then sudden death with 1 stone each.
Both hit the diana.
Second sudden death round, tomas missed and hubert hit another diana to take the big shiny trophy. Seriously amazing slinging.
It's fair to say we didn't disgrace ourselves
(although I did forget how to count to 5 - as you will see lol)
Lots of videos, pictures, reports etc to come.
This is curious aardvark honorary member of the foners de fillanitx (pronounced fe-la-niche)
Signing off from mallorca.
might post from cologne if they have free wifi.
Adios hombres