▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁stone , ▁i . e ., ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁standing ▁put . ▁In ▁the ▁" Open ▁Stone " ▁using ▁a ▁ 1 6 – 2 2   lb ▁stone ▁for ▁men ▁( or ▁ 8 – 1 2   lb ▁for ▁women ), ▁the ▁thro wer ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁use ▁any ▁throwing ▁style ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁stone ▁is ▁put ▁with ▁one ▁hand ▁with ▁the ▁stone ▁rest ing ▁cr ad led ▁in ▁the ▁neck ▁until ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁release . ▁Most ▁athlet es ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁stone ▁event ▁use ▁either ▁the ▁" g lide " ▁or ▁the ▁" sp in " ▁techniques . ▁ ▁Scottish ▁ham mer ▁throw : ▁This ▁event ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁ham mer ▁throw ▁as ▁seen ▁in ▁modern - day ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁compet itions , ▁though ▁with ▁some ▁differences . ▁In ▁the ▁Scottish ▁event , ▁a ▁round ▁metal ▁ball ▁( we igh ing ▁ 1 6 ▁or ▁ 2 2   lb ▁for ▁men ▁or ▁ 1 2 ▁or ▁ 1 6   lb ▁for ▁women ) ▁is ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁sh aft ▁about ▁ 4 ▁feet ▁in ▁length ▁and ▁made ▁out ▁of ▁wood , ▁b am bo o , ▁r attan , ▁or ▁pl astic . ▁With ▁the ▁feet ▁in ▁a ▁fixed ▁position , ▁the ▁ham mer ▁is ▁wh ir led ▁about ▁one ' s ▁head ▁and ▁thrown ▁for ▁distance ▁over ▁the ▁shoulder . ▁Ham mer ▁throw ers ▁sometimes ▁employ ▁spe cially ▁designed ▁foot we ar ▁with ▁flat ▁bl ades ▁to