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My
Sport
Travel Theme.
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While in Botswana in 2014 we were introduced to the sport of
Impala Dung Spitting.
(I decided to be politically correct with the title)
Each contestant must finds his, or her,
own piece of impala dung before they can compete.
There is a lot of skill involved in the selection process alone.
Too fresh is not good. Dung needs to dry a bit.
Too old is too light and lots of sucking must be done
to re-hydrate it the optimal spitting weight.
So probably it is best to come along about
a week after the impala…if you get my drift.
Our guides demonstrated.
The apprentice went first.
Note the stance.Knees bent.
Leaning back to gain maximum trajectory.
Breath in….(through your nose),
then in one swift movement…
lock your knees straight….
raise yourself onto your toes
for added height and distance…
AND at the same time curl your tongue
around the projectile and exhale…through one’s mouth!
Finally have your pellet spotter…
mark your pellet.
Now the master’s turn.
Note the slightly different style.
Weight initially transferred to the back foot…
Still slightly bent knees..
arms raised to help with trajectory.
and after a quick transference of weight
from back to front foot,
it’s pellets away…
using the rear leg for balance as the body leans
forward to gain trajectory and distance.
One this day the apprentice out spat his master.
However, I think a draw would have been appropriate…
as you will notice that there is one guest…
walking directly into the line of spit.
This would be off-putting enough to put anyone
off their best spitting performance.
We could possibly turn this into an Olympic,
certainly an international event.
Sheep produce spit-able pellets,
as do rabbits and many other animals.
Just think of the headline
South Africa versus Australia
in the Dung Spitting test.
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Where’s My Backpack:Sport
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Hilarious 😂
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It was unusual…to say the least.
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I reckon it’s a good spectator sport.
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Agree….totally! 🙂
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Gross!…..
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Not on my bucket list of things to do either! But filled in ten or fifteen minutes. Had everyone laughing and that is what you do with Imagine Africa 4 x 4 Safaris….have a laugh nearly the whole time.
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OMG! I’ve never heard of anything like this. And it is a bit off-putting. But amazing! Great pics. If I even get brave enough to try, I’ll have a record of just how to do it!!!
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I have handled sheep all my life and never, ever thought of doing this even with plenty of ammunition during dryer months. Nor will I ever try it…except using a jelly bean. 😉😱
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I’m with you. Jelly beans all the way!
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