Calgary Highland Games - Know your Heavy Events! HAMMER BOOTS During both the light and Heavy Hammer, the athletes will wear blades attached to boots. The blade will be kicked into the
![Boots used in throwing the hammer have spikes in the toes to anchor the men when swinging the heavy hammer Stock Photo - Alamy Boots used in throwing the hammer have spikes in the toes to anchor the men when swinging the heavy hammer Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/A39Y5W/boots-used-in-throwing-the-hammer-have-spikes-in-the-toes-to-anchor-A39Y5W.jpg)
Boots used in throwing the hammer have spikes in the toes to anchor the men when swinging the heavy hammer Stock Photo - Alamy
![Aberdeen, UK. 18th June, 2017. A competitor in the Hammer Throw event at the Highland Games in Aberdeen, Scotland, taking the hammer back to the net and showing the spiked boots which Aberdeen, UK. 18th June, 2017. A competitor in the Hammer Throw event at the Highland Games in Aberdeen, Scotland, taking the hammer back to the net and showing the spiked boots which](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JD76FD/aberdeen-uk-18th-june-2017-a-competitor-in-the-hammer-throw-event-JD76FD.jpg)
Aberdeen, UK. 18th June, 2017. A competitor in the Hammer Throw event at the Highland Games in Aberdeen, Scotland, taking the hammer back to the net and showing the spiked boots which
![Aberdeen, UK. 18th June, 2017. A competitor in the Hammer Throw event at the Highland Games in Aberdeen, Scotland, taking the hammer back to the net and showing the spiked boots which Aberdeen, UK. 18th June, 2017. A competitor in the Hammer Throw event at the Highland Games in Aberdeen, Scotland, taking the hammer back to the net and showing the spiked boots which](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/ea25067fac214597a74e7485c68b577e/jd76fe.jpg)