Bayou Horseshoe Pitchers Association signup will be March 26
The Bayou Horseshoe Pitchers Association Summer League will draw for teams March 29 at Kemper Williams Park in Patterson. The meeting is at 6:30pm
The league will start April 5. Check it out at 10 a.m. March 26 at the Day in the Park at Kemper Williams Park.
After opening ceremonies, a hi lo sanctioned tournament will be held. Potential members can play in one sanctioned tournament without paying state/national sanctioned dues ($30 adults, $7 Juniors) but adults must pay the $20 entry fee and juniors 17 and under $7. The tournament will be “Horseshoemania” (change partners each round, playing as a team but also playing as an individual. Each player will get the points they earned. Total point will be added up at the end if regulation will determine the winners)
The NHPA Sanctioned Club/League Program introduces new and veteran horseshoe pitchers to handicap scoring in league play and provides an exciting, competitive, healthful activity for men and women, young and elders. The handicap scoring system is designed to give everyone an equal chance to win.
Annual dues for the BHPA league play is $40 for everyone (two leagues, city singles and city doubles championship tournaments, year end banquet with the opportunity to win patches, plaques, T-shirts, patches and jackets)
About horseshoe pitching: It is a game that can be played by one or more people. It may be played for recreation with simply two stakes driven in the ground, and/or as a sport with suitably prepared courts (click to see Official Playing Rules). Horseshoe pitching in practice, league and tournament play, is a non-strenuous, healthful activity involving bending, stretching, walking and light lifting, just what any doctor might prescribe. The pitching distance is either 27 ft or 37 ft from foul line to stake, depending upon your pitching classification (Adult Men pitch 37 feet. Women, juniors and elders pitch 27 feet, 12 and under pitch from 20 feet.
The horseshoes weigh about 2-1/2 pounds each and are manufactured specifically for pitching. Pitching styles and methods vary from individual to individual, and beginners will find help learning new or improved methods from the experienced veterans in the league.
The Bayou Horseshoe Pitchers Association has a few sets of loaner horseshoes for potential pitchers to use until they purchase their own.
Monroewill host the World Tournament this July.
Check out the association at www.lshpa.com
G
o to clubs and click on Bayou HPA and check out the history. The contacts are under officers or call any BHPA member for more info.