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Post by Derek Smith on Mar 21, 2012 16:21:47 GMT -5
Ive have not traveled for AW yet. So all i know is California. We have a good bunch of guys though, and the events are fun.
off-topic: When do you guys think i should start to travel? At what level do i need to be? (money is tight)
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Post by John Schnell on Mar 21, 2012 16:41:21 GMT -5
All I will say is that when the timing is right, and everybody comes to practice, the 10th best puller in a garage in Erie is good enough to be a national champion. Truth.
As far as density population with great armwrestlers I would say that it belongs to:
1. New England 2. Utah 3. Ontario
However, from what I've seen, nobody puts on more quality(competition and fun) tournaments than the Florida boys. California is second, but it is so damn big that John Wilson hit the nail on the head.
And it doesn't hurt to live close to Travis either, he always has something up his sleeve.
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Post by John Parton on Mar 21, 2012 16:59:10 GMT -5
I can say for certain that a small village on a remote island in Alaska is not the best place to be an armrestler but it is still the best place to be
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Post by Gabe Moore on Mar 21, 2012 17:47:27 GMT -5
DFW and Houston both have a good number of pullers. We try to hold a big practice 1-2 times per month in DFW..at times we practice weekly. We had a DFW vs Houston practice earlier this year and had a huge turnout. The numbers continue to grow. Texas is rising to da top!!!
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Post by John Wilson on Mar 21, 2012 21:54:16 GMT -5
the 10th best puller in a garage in Erie is good enough to be a national champion. Truth. Best. Quote. Ever. And the worst part is it's true. You got some bad @ss dudes up that way. For sure. Nothing but props for the Northeast.
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Post by John Wilson on Mar 21, 2012 22:02:03 GMT -5
off-topic: When do you guys think i should start to travel? At what level do i need to be? That is a GREAT question. It doesn't make a great deal of sense to travel unless you are pulling Opens. Traveling costs money and to justify it you really ought to be using that money with a purpose, and that is to get better. Traveling is how an armwrestler gets educated. I'm not saying an amateur shouldn't travel. I'm suggesting that if you travel, you should be to the point where you are looking to break out into being an Open class contender. You should be at the point where you are pulling both classes. You should be getting wins in the opens, even if you don't make the finals. That is the point where you know you can compete, you just probably don't know enough to place in the Opens. The flip side is whether or not you have a good talent pool to practice with. If you don't have a group of pro pullers to learn from locally, then you have no choice but to travel. In this situation, you need to find someone to educate you, and in many cases that means going where the Pros are. NOTHING can replace the value of traveling in this sport. But when you can justify the cost is a personal decision. The fact is you will NOT get better by pulling amateurs longer.
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Post by Josh Handeland on Mar 21, 2012 22:37:54 GMT -5
I say somewhere in central California - the UAL's are within driving distance, ArmTV will be at any big event, and will be at several midsize events as well, US Open, Oregon State, CA State ect. are all within driving distance, as are any tourneys in Reno/Vegas. And there are plenty of great teams to train with in Cali.
Or else somewhere i the Northeast, there are sooo many tourneys in the NE and all within driving distance... I say somewhere in South Central New York, all tourneys in the Northeast are within driving distance, and you can also travel to Ohio, the Virginia's (NAL), Mike Gould Classic, ect. very easily.
KC MO is a good place.
I feel like Minneapolis is pretty decent... can travel to MN, SD (Chris Josten's), ND, MO tourneys, and we're willing to drive further (IL/OH/IN/KY) tourneys if their big ones. But certainly Cali and NE have more tourneys within a close proximity.
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Post by Jake Smith on Mar 21, 2012 22:52:21 GMT -5
with out a doubt, california. Southern california. at least if youre 180 or less
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Post by Jacob Hale on Mar 21, 2012 23:12:22 GMT -5
California encompasses the entire western seaboard. You can drive from Florida to New York in the time it takes to drive from LA to Northern CA. As far as density of pullers, CA isn't really that great if you compare it to the entire east coast, which is a good comparison. You can't throw a rock in Florida without hitting a team. We have events non-stop. That's why almost nobody travels. It's like being a country band in Texas- you can have a career and never have to cross the state line. The Midwest is an awesome location. My time in St. Louis was fantastic for hitting events. The northeast US has to be the best, though. If you look at it, it has the best talent density and armwrestling activity density anywhere. That's just an undisputable fact. But Florida has the best weather and hottest chicks! I'm surprised we have time to armwrestle. In fact, I'm going sailing. Right now. C ya later. "it's like being a country band in Texas" John Wilson, you have missed your calling bro. You should sit down and write nothing but one line satires and publish them in one of those toilet read books. You would be a gazillionaire.
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Post by Derek Smith on Mar 22, 2012 0:53:44 GMT -5
at least if youre 180 or less So True
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Post by Eric Roussin on Mar 22, 2012 9:28:33 GMT -5
It's great to see so many opinions. It means a lot of people are happy with their access to armwrestling practices and tournaments.
I share Guy's opinion about central Ontario being a great place to be. Approximately 25 tournaments are held each year within the province, including the Arm Melter series of events and the Mike Gould Classic. Many tournaments and also feature different formats - double elimination, triple elimination, quintuple elimination, round robins, supermatches for cash and belts, etc. A number of midwest and northeast US tournaments are also withing driving distance.
The 2011 Ontario Provincial Championship (which is an event closed to out-of-province competitors), had close to 190 entries!
Ontario seems to be similar to Florida in that it contains several pullers who don't travel outside the province because there's no need.
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Post by Eric Roussin on Mar 22, 2012 9:53:21 GMT -5
I forgot to mention that all weight classes are competitive in Ontario, and there are more pullers in the North American rankings from Ontario than from any other state or province.
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Post by John Wilson on Mar 22, 2012 10:29:51 GMT -5
Ontario would be a great place. Tons of quality pullers from there goes without saying. Ottowa to me is the Northeast, which adds to why I think it's the best geographical armwrestling region there is on the planet.
If you draw a counterclockwise circle around Ontario down to Western PA, below Maryland, and up around New England- The density is just amazing. The whole area would be about the size of Texas but account for 75% of the armwrestling North America.
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Post by CHRISTIAN BINNIE on Mar 22, 2012 12:43:19 GMT -5
California encompasses the entire western seaboard. You can drive from Florida to New York in the time it takes to drive from LA to Northern CA. As far as density of pullers, CA isn't really that great if you compare it to the entire east coast, which is a good comparison. You can't throw a rock in Florida without hitting a team. We have events non-stop. That's why almost nobody travels. It's like being a country band in Texas- you can have a career and never have to cross the state line. The Midwest is an awesome location. My time in St. Louis was fantastic for hitting events. The northeast US has to be the best, though. If you look at it, it has the best talent density and armwrestling activity density anywhere. That's just an undisputable fact. But Florida has the best weather and hottest chicks! I'm surprised we have time to armwrestle. In fact, I'm going sailing. Right now. C ya later. What John says ^
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Post by Jim Wagner on Mar 22, 2012 12:55:24 GMT -5
California encompasses the entire western seaboard. You can drive from Florida to New York in the time it takes to drive from LA to Northern CA. As far as density of pullers, CA isn't really that great if you compare it to the entire east coast, which is a good comparison. You can't throw a rock in Florida without hitting a team. We have events non-stop. That's why almost nobody travels. It's like being a country band in Texas- you can have a career and never have to cross the state line. The Midwest is an awesome location. My time in St. Louis was fantastic for hitting events. The northeast US has to be the best, though. If you look at it, it has the best talent density and armwrestling activity density anywhere. That's just an undisputable fact. But Florida has the best weather and hottest chicks! I'm surprised we have time to armwrestle. In fact, I'm going sailing. Right now. C ya later. What John says ^ what Christian said about what John says I say BTW I will call you tomorrow on the road big friend
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