pitching washers "rules" ???

[Hafernick]

I have played em all as well and I like the one hole in a sand pit. To me it is the most challenging.

[TXZiggy]

I like one hole washer boards w/ no backstop. Also, I'm pretty sure we've always played at 21'....not sure if thats "official" but it works for us.

[bowhuntertex]

I guess I am old school. I used to play with holes in the ground.

I have played em all as well and I like the one hole in a sand pit. To me it is the most challenging.

That is how I learned to play and didn't know there was any other way until about 10 years ago and I am 39..........One hole in the groung is the only way to go.......

[cantexduck]

one hole. 20' 1/2''. That is what you will find at any torn. around here. 3 hole is for people who cant find one hole.

[Derrik]

Pics of some boards...

http://www.bombatwashers.com/Washer_Boards_s/2.htm

[DrenalinJunkie]

never played with a board......... we always just had our hole in the ground.

[Ouch]

one hole. 20' 1/2''. That is what you will find at any torn. around here. 3 hole is for people who cant find one hole.

The "bust" rule solves this. Five hole allows you to shoot for your score, for what you need, so to speak.

Started with a hole in the ground, too. Still play that way at the camp sometimes.

[Osceola]

I have played em all as well and I like the one hole in a sand pit. To me it is the most challenging.

X2

[Cotton]

One hole in the ground myself.

[bowmansdad]

One hole in the ground myself.

Takes all the luck out of it. You need real talent to win this way, especially
if you've had a few beers!

[bowhuntertex]

Takes all the luck out of it. You need real talent to win this way, especially
if you've had a few beers!

I actually get better after 4 or 5 cold ones. I don't try as hard.......

[dwright8]

where are one hole players here

[Shane77624]

The "official" boards are 2x2 with a 3-inch hole in the middle and covered with turf. The back is 2.5" high with the front 0 to .5" off the ground. The washer is a 2.5" washer. The boards are placed 21' center to center of the holes. You must stand beside the board, not on it. The scoring is 5(ringer)-3(leaner)-1(closest). The leaner is up for debate among some (2 or 3), but most go with 3. Some call it a leaner if any part of the washer is over the edge of the hole. Others require you to be able to see through the center of the washer into the hole. A washer must stay on the board to count. Whoever scores, takes the first turn pitching.

These are the rules that we used at the HLS&R Go Texan competition. With the large number of counties participating it seems that it is probably the most "universal" set of rules.

The boards evolved from the PVC pipe dug down into the ground. They (the boards) allowed the slide or bounce, but if you use the PVC in the ground you can slide the first few in until the hole gets dug out in front.

[UNTAg-fan]

I'm pretty sure you can build any kind of board you want and make up your own version of the rules, and when you pull out the boards, people will play.
"If you build it, they will come."

very true, 1 holes, 3 holes, 5 holes, flat board or at an angle every one plays a little differently. The first time i played it was just 2 pvc pipes in the ground with a little sand around it.

[Deerfeeder]

we play at Garner State Park every year. We take 2, 3 1/2" PVC couplers and put them in the gound 21 ft. apart. Paint 3 washers red and 3 blue. Play for two weeks solid. Have a blast. When I was younger we use to put two tomato cans in the ground. You can get the big washers at the hardware store.