▁toss ▁with ▁few est ▁miss es ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁break ▁tie ▁scores . ▁ ▁She af ▁toss : ▁A ▁bundle ▁of ▁st raw ▁( the ▁she af ) ▁we igh ing ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁men ▁and ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁women ▁and ▁wrapped ▁in ▁a ▁bur lap ▁bag ▁is ▁toss ed ▁vert ically ▁with ▁a ▁pitch f ork ▁over ▁a ▁raised ▁bar ▁much ▁like ▁that ▁used ▁in ▁pole ▁v ault ing . ▁The ▁pro gression ▁and ▁scoring ▁of ▁this ▁event ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁We ight ▁Over ▁The ▁Bar . ▁There ▁is ▁significant ▁debate ▁among ▁athlet es ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁the ▁she af ▁toss ▁is ▁in ▁fact ▁an ▁authentic ▁High land ▁event . ▁Some ▁argue ▁it ▁is ▁actually ▁a ▁country ▁fair ▁event , ▁but ▁all ▁agree ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁crowd ▁ple aser . ▁ ▁Ma ide - le is g ▁( Sc ots ▁G ael ic ▁meaning ▁' L azy ▁St ick ', ▁ ): ▁Tri al ▁of ▁strength ▁performed ▁by ▁two ▁men / ▁people ▁sitting ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁with ▁the ▁sol es ▁of ▁their ▁feet ▁pressing ▁against ▁each ▁other . ▁Thus ▁se ated , ▁they ▁hold ▁a ▁stick ▁between ▁their ▁hands ▁which ▁they ▁pull ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁until ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁is ▁raised ▁from ▁the ▁ground . ▁The ▁oldest ▁' Ma ide ▁Le is g ' ▁competition ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁Car low ay ▁show ▁and ▁High land ▁Games ▁on ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Lewis . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁He avy ▁Events ▁compet itors ▁in ▁Scottish ▁high