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How far do you pitch a washer?
This week I installed a washer-pitching pit in my back yard. Actually, the area where I put them was all dirt anyway, no need for pits just yet.
My in-laws had given me a washer-pitching “set” (this was four regular washers, four painted washers and a wood block to secure them — there’s some marketing genius involved there).
I bought two pieces of 4-inch PVC pipe at Home Depot and sunk one into the ground. Now how far away to put the second one?
I looked at the instructions on the “set.” It said 20 feet. I measured that out … heck, that’s a pretty far way to toss a washer. This couldn’t be right. So I set mine 16 feet apart.
Today it occurred to me to doublecheck with a higher power: Google. I found the Washer Pitching Association, which told me 21 feet.
Not satisfied, I found the International Association of Washer Players, which told me 25 feet.
Now, feeling very emasculated by my washer pitching “short course,” I’m gonna have to reconsider. I don’t care if I have to account for the curvature of the earth in my throws — I don’t want people mocking my washer pitching.
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By Ron
August 11, 2005 08:27 PM | Link to this
Most places I've played washers had the holes 21' apart on center and that seems to be standard in Texas especially in the Hill Country. 20' is as close as I've seen pits but some folks set washer boards closer than that. 16' for pits seems a tad close to me.