>>
>> ASKED
>> ASKED WOMEN BLOGGERS OF 4@ MAINE IS A GROUP THAT BEGAN IN ELLSWORTH BUT TRAVELS THE
COUNTRY HOPING TO CHANGE 4@THE
VIEW OF LOGGERS.
IT WAS FOUNDED BY ALYSSA
WEATHERBY WHO SAYS HER TRAINING
BEGAN WHEN SHE WAS A KID 4@LIVI
IN A HOUSE HEATED BY WOOD.
>> SHE HONESTLY DID A LOT OF
CHOPPING AND NOW USES HER WORLD
IN A HOUSE HEATED BY WOOD. >> SHE HONESTLY DID A LOT OF CHOPPING AND NOW USES HER WORLD@
CHAMPION ASK WIELDING SKILLS TO
HELP SPREAD A VOICE OF
EMPOWERMENT TO OTHERS.
TWO YEARS AGO AMANDA AND I GOT
A LESSON.
>> WE ARE 4@A GROUP, A TEAM OF
ALL GIRLS, ALL 4@WORLD CHAMPION
SUE ARE 4@COLLEGE CHAMPIONS,
EDUCATORS, WE TRAVEL AROUND ALL
OVER NORTH AMERICA 4@AND COMPET
AND WE LIKE TO PUT ON THE
TRADITIONS.
>> WHEN YOU GO TO A COMPETITION
YOU ARE DOING A NUMBER OF
THINGS BEYOND JUST AT FLOWING.
WHAT ELSE GOES 4@ON?
>> 4@WE DO UNDER HIM CHOPPING,
STANDING WHILE 4@CHOMPING,
CROSSCUT SIGN 4@4@WITH THE MAIN
SIZE AND 4@THEN ASK THROWING.
>> WE HAVE TO LEARN.
SO 4@WHAT WE GET ON HER WAY AND
GET A FEW TIPS BECAUSE WE WANT
TO KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO 4@BE A
CHAMPION.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> WE WILL THROW FROM 20 FEET.
THE LINE IS 4@RIGHT HERE.
>> THE CENTER OF THE TARGET IS
FIVE FEET OFF THE GROUND.
SO NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO TO
COMPETE YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE
IN THE REGULATION.
THE COMPETITION 4@THROWING ACTS
AND YOU HOLD IT JUST LIKE THIS.
IN THE REGULATION. THE COMPETITION 4@THROWING ACTS AND YOU HOLD IT JUST LIKE THIS.@
I GO STRAIGHT BACK BY YOUR HEAD
AND TAKE A STEP LIKE YOU ARE
THROWING 4@A BALL.
AND THEN YOU RELEASE THE ACTS
AND YOU WANT TO POINT YOUR
FINGERS AT 4@THE BULL'S-EYE.
YOU WANT TO LEAVE YOUR HAND
THERE UNTIL THE ACTS SINKS INTO
FINGERS AT 4@THE BULL'S-EYE. YOU WANT TO LEAVE YOUR HAND THERE UNTIL THE ACTS SINKS INTO@
THE TARGET.
THERE IT IS. 4@
>> OH MY GOSH.
>> SHE MAKES IT 4@LOOK EASY.
>> SHE DOES.
>> OKAY I 4@WILL GO. 4@
>> OH MY GOSH. 4@
THE 4@PAPARAZZI.
OKAY.
I'M GOING TO TAKE A 4@STEP.
>> HOW MUCH DOES THIS 4@THING
WEIGH?
>> 2 1/2 POUNDS.
>> ALL MY GOSH IT FEELS LIKE 30
POUNDS.
>> 4@YOU GO.
I DON'T THINK I CAN THROW IT.
>> POINT YOUR FINGERS AT THE
BULL'S-EYE.
>> I WILL TAKE A STEP.4@
>> OKAY.
THAT WAS MY FIRST ONE.
>> THAT WAS A GOOD ONE. 4@
NOW YOU ARE IN THE SWING OF 4@I
>> THAT WAS GOOD.
YOU KNOW WHAT TO 4@EXPECT.
>> I WANTED TO DO THAT FOR YOU
GUYS OFF A LITTLE 4@BIT.
>> SO WE GO A LITTLE BIT
HIGHER.
>> OKAY.
YOU GO AHEAD AND LAUGH AT ME.
>> I AM NOT LAUGHING AT YOU.
BECAUSE IT WILL BE WORSE WHEN
WE SAY THAT.
>> HERE 4@WE GO.
>> THIS IS IT.
I GOT 4@THIS ONE.
ALMOST.
>> I AM TAKING THE 4@GLOVES OFF
I AM INTO IT NOW.
>> VERY SERIOUS NOW.
>> THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
HERE WE GO.
>> POINT YOUR FINGERS RIGHT AT
THE BULL'S-EYE. 4@
>> OKAY.4@4@ 4@
THAT WAS GOOD.
YOU'RE GETTING IT.
>> I THINK YOU'RE NAILING IT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE 4@IT.
>> OKAY.
THAT WAS CLOSE.
SO WHEN YOU RELEASED YOU
DROPPED 4@4@YOUR HANDS.
KEEP THE HAVES POINTED THAT
WAY.
>> EVEN POINTED AT THE TARGET.
>> ITS UNEVEN GROUND.?
IT IS 4@UNEVEN 4@GROUND.
>>4@ THAT WAS GOOD.
>> A LITTLE HIGHER AND YOU GOT
IT.
>> THAT WA4@S AWESOME.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> IF THIS TV THING DOES NOT
WORK OUT YOU MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER
CAREER.
WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR 4@NEW
GIRLS.
4@ >> I DO NOT KNOW IF I AM ONE OF
WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR 4@NEW GIRLS. 4@ >> I DO NOT KNOW IF I AM ONE OF@
THOSE MAINERS'S 4@ ENOUGH.
>> THERE YOU GO. 4@
>> SO CLOSE.
>> IT'S A WORKOUT ROUTINE.
>> JUST PRACTICING IN YOUR
BACKYARD.
>> I HAVE TO KEEP THE 4@ARMS UP
>> THE GOAL IS TO HIT 4@THE
BULL'S-EYE.
>> YOU GET THREE FROZEN
COMPETITIONS AND THAT IT IS THE
TOTA4@L OF ALL THE POINTS.
SO BULL'S-E4@YE IS WORTH 4@POIN
>> SHE 4@WON $300.
THE MEN 4@WIN LIKE TRACKS4@ AND
THE MEN WIN A LOT 4@MORE.
>> IT'S HELPFUL BECAUSE IT
SHOWS WOMEN THEY CAN DO THE
SPORT.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY.
>> 4@WE ARE ALWAYS -- WITH THE
GIRLS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TEAMS
RIGHT NOW.
A LOT OF COLLEGES HAVE TEAMS.
SO IT IS GROWING.
>>>
>>> PRETTY SURE I WILL 4@NOT GI UP MY 4@DAY JOB JUST YET. >> IS THE THING. 4@
WE DID THAT TWO YEARS AGO AND
IT WAS BITTERLY COLD.
BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT IS SUCH A
GREAT WAY TO JUST GET OUT 4@AND
STRESS4@4@ LESS.
WHO DOESN'T HAVE STRESS RIGHT
NOW?
MAYBE THEY WILL DO IT IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE WE DID.
BUT IF YOU NOTICED I KEPT
MOVING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE
TARGET AND I STILL COULDN'T HIT
IT SO MAYBE 4@WE WILL DO IT
WITHOUT A TARGET.
>> ALSO WITHOUT THE BIG HEAVY
JACKETS I 4@THINK WOULD HAVE
HELD.
>> YOUR KIND 4@BUT THAT WAS 4@N
MY GIFT. 4@
WE CAN ALL ADMIT TO THAT.
>>4@ WE