Amid the competition where throwers go head to head for upwards of an hour, or longer, in a cancellation game camaraderie prevails, born from the respect players share for ability and sportsmanship. It's almost an unspoken code. Priddy explains four dead is a stack of ringers, each canceling out the other for zero points. Games are usually scored on a one-point basis. Besides shoes and stakes on the measured court, a calibrator is critical to the tournament games which frequently get down to a matter of centimeters in determining closest to the stake.
Shoes are a matter of individual choice.
Priddy compares shoes to a custom bowling ball. However, preference, not cost, is the difference in choice. While he owns four to five sets, Priddy normally competes and works with a single set of shoes. He has used and discarded other sets, selling to other throwers looking to improve their game. Sanctioned competition requires shoes weighing from 2.4 to 2.10 pounds.