Good luck to Camanachd Loch Abair (Lochaber Camanachd) as they take on Kilmallie in the Balliemore Cup final.

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The kids' Sunday morning shinty practice at the world's most scenic field.

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Any time I go through the local village, in the early evening, I see lads carrying shinty sticks (caman), *not* footballs (or any other sporting equipment). I'm always glad to see that.

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"The Caman Man"
Gary Innes

https://garyinnes.bandcamp.com/track/the-caman-man

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The curved end of the Scottish shinty stick is angled to give lift when striking the ball. The angle is very shallow for players in forward positions (you want low balls so they go in the goal). Defensive player's sticks are more steeply angled so the ball can be "lifted" up field.

The goalkeeper's stick is even broader at the base as it is used to prevent the ball going in the goal.

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For comparison the photo shows an Irish camán, a shinty ball and a Scottish caman. Although the hurling stick is broader it is much lighter, as it is designed for controlling the ball in the air. The Scottish shinty stick is much heavier as it is designed for hitting the ball on the ground. The shinty stick is also more robust as it is legitimately used to block the competing player's swing.

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The first literary mention of hurling/shinty came in the Tain Bo Cuailgne which centres around the exploits of the shared Scottish & Irish mythical hero Cù Chullainn (roughly a Celtic equivalent of Haracles). The epic story was written in the 12th century, but the events, including the games described, probably date to around 500BC.

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Camanachd, or shinty, is the traditional ball and stick game of the Gàidhealtachd (Highlands of Scotland). It is a team game with 12 players per side, played on a grass covered pitch about 150m long and 70m wide.

It is a contact sport played with a leather covered ball, and 1m long sticks called a caman (literally bent stick). The winning team is the one that scores more goals. The goals are reminiscent of those used in football, but more square shaped.

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What a cute doggie!

This Scottish Terrier is a Newtonmore fan, which you can tell as it is wearing a club jersey. Newtonmore are one of the top shinty clubs. This photo was taken at the Camanachd Cup final (the premier cup competition) in 2016 when Newtonmore beat Oban 1:0. This started a run for Newtonmore when they won in 2017, 2018 & 2019. There won't be a cup competition in 2020, for obvious reasons.

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