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Boot throwing

Boot throwing is an unusual distance-throwing game in which a rubber boot is thrown as far as possible into a marked sector. Rules and boot classes depend strongly on event or association, so the entry remains source-critical.

LevelVariant FamilyTraditional and Regional Sports CategoryOther sport

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Classification

Category Other sport

Family Traditional and Regional Sports

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Distance throw with a rubber boot into a marked sector.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like simple, social and unusual throwing games.

Cost Very low: rubber boot, field, measuring tape and safety spacing. Event fee, boot by class, field marking and possible travel. Festival, fun-sport event, club or boot/welly-wanging event.

First progress First valid throws immediately; distance and control need timing.

Fitness level low

Was du brauchst

rubber boot
throw line
sector
measuring tape
clear safety zone

First steps

mark sector
clarify boot class
practise standing throw
clear safety zone
measure distance correctly

Festival, club action, fun-sport event or welly/boot-throwing competition.

Never throw toward people; check sector, run-back area and wet surfaces before each attempt.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, einzeln, gummistiefelweitwurf, boot-throwing, welly-wanging, unusual-sport, other, traditionelle-und-regionale-sportarten

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Throw the rubber boot as far and legally into the sector as possible.

Teilnehmer

Individual categories or teams by event.

Teamgröße

Usually individual; team scoring possible.

Spielfeld

Throw line with marked sector and safety area.

Dauer

Number of rounds/attempts by event rule.

Wertung

Measured distance of a valid throw.

Gewinnbedingung

Longest valid distance or best team score.

Ausrüstung

rubber boot
throw line
sector
measuring tape

Wichtige Regelpunkte

missed sector
stepping over
wrong boot
time/safety violation

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Gummistiefelweitwurfregeln IBTA rules translation · rule-translation · medium
Welly Wanging World Championships Upperthong Village Hall · event-rules · medium
Wellie Wanging Competitions Topend Sports · sport-guide · medium