▁compet itor ▁runs ▁forward ▁attempting ▁to ▁toss ▁it ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁it ▁turns ▁end ▁over ▁end ▁with ▁the ▁upper ▁( lar ger ) ▁end ▁striking ▁the ▁ground ▁first . ▁The ▁smaller ▁end ▁that ▁was ▁originally ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁ath lete ▁then ▁hits ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁o ' clock ▁position ▁measured ▁relative ▁to ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁run . ▁If ▁successful , ▁the ▁ath lete ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁turned ▁the ▁cab er . ▁Cab ers ▁vary ▁greatly ▁in ▁length , ▁weight , ▁t aper , ▁and ▁balance , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁affect ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁difficulty ▁in ▁making ▁a ▁successful ▁toss . ▁Compet itors ▁are ▁jud ged ▁on ▁how ▁closely ▁their ▁throws ▁approximate ▁the ▁ideal ▁ 1 2 ▁o ' clock ▁toss ▁on ▁an ▁imag inary ▁clock . ▁ ▁Stone ▁put : ▁This ▁event ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁modern - day ▁shot ▁put ▁as ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁Instead ▁of ▁a ▁steel ▁shot , ▁a ▁large ▁stone ▁of ▁variable ▁weight ▁is ▁often ▁used . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁some ▁differences ▁from ▁the ▁Olympic ▁shot ▁put ▁in ▁allow able ▁techniques . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁stone ▁toss ▁events , ▁differ ing ▁in ▁allow able ▁technique . ▁The ▁" Bra em ar ▁Stone " ▁uses ▁a ▁ 2 0 – 2 6   lb ▁stone ▁for ▁men ▁( 1 3 – 1 8   lb ▁for ▁women ) ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁allow ▁any ▁run ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁to eb o ard ▁or ▁" tr ig "