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VICKI BELCHER
Hometown- Owingsville. Pitching Division- Women
2009 NATSTAT- 51.15% Horseshoe Club-Mt. Sterling Horseshoe Club. Pitching Style - Flip with a turn (3/4 Flop), Right-Handed, Steps off of the right foot.Shoe Of Choice - Imperial 2.7 How often do you practice? 1-2 times per week, 150 shoes plus per session.What year did you join the KHPA? 1976.How did you get started in horseshoes? Older brother pitched along with Mom and youngest brother.What do you enjoy most about the sport of horseshoes? The people and the competition.What is your biggest pet peeve while pitching? Throwing a bad shoe.What are your goals to achieve in horseshoe pitching? Learn to focus and hopefully improve my game.What is your biggest accomplishment? Junior Girls World Championship- 3rd. Women's B State Titles.What is your biggest disappointment? None.What pitcher has most influenced your game and how? Mom-Claracy Bell. Taught me never to give up, good and bad.Who is your toughest pitching opponent? All my opponents are tough!




RICKY BELL
Hometown- Lexington. Pitching Division- 40ft.Men
2009 NATSTAT- 48.22% Pitching Style - 1 1/4 Turn, Right-Handed, Steps off of the left foot.Shoe Of Choice - Deadeye 2.9 How often do you practice? Everyday in 300 shoe sessions.What year did you join the KHPA? 1975 How did you get started in horseshoes? Jack Fahey.What do you enjoy most about the sport of horseshoes? Friendship and the pursuit of a common goal. What is your biggest pet peeve while pitching? Intentional distractions.What are your goals to achieve in horseshoe pitching? To be the A Class State Champion. What is your biggest accomplishment? 5 Junior State Titles and 9th in the World 1980. What is your biggest disappointment? The promotion of the game. What pitcher has most influenced your game and how? Jack Fahey. To accomplish repetitive consistancy. Who is your toughest pitching opponent? Myself.






LIONEL COTTRELL
Hometown- Big Clifty. Pitching Division- 40ft.Men
2009 NATSTAT- 43.56% Pitching Style - 3/4 Turn, Right-Handed, Steps off of the left foot.Shoe Of Choice - M&M 2.9 How often do you practice? When I get a chance. Pitch around 40 shoes.What year did you join the KHPA? 2005 How did you get started in horseshoes? Family tradition.What do you enjoy most about the sport of horseshoes? Listen to them "cling cling". What is your biggest pet peeve while pitching? People clinging horseshoes together.What are your goals to achieve in horseshoe pitching? Hitting ringers. What is your biggest accomplishment? Percentage going up. What is your biggest disappointment? Losing by one point. What pitcher has most influenced your game and how? Myself. Who is your toughest pitching opponent? Larry WIse.






JIM CULVER
Hometown- Henderson. Pitching Division- 40ft. Men
2009 NATSTAT- 56.81% Horseshoe Club- Poor Man's Horseshoe Club. Pitching Style - Single Flip, Right-Handed, Steps with the right foot.Shoe Of Choice - Snyder E-Z Flip 2 2.9 wt. How often do you practice? 3-4 days a week, in 200-300 shoe sessions.What year did you join the KHPA? 1990.How did you get started in horseshoes? Friends at church. What do you enjoy most about the sport of horseshoes? Meeting new people. What is your biggest pet peeve while pitching? People not standing at the back of the box while you're pitching. What are your goals to achieve in horseshoe pitching? To make the Championship round in the World.What is your biggest accomplishment? Winning the B1 Class in the World. What is your biggest disappointment? Not pitching good in the A Class at the World. What pitcher has most influenced your game and how?Walter Mullins & Monty Roberts. Who is your toughest pitching opponent?Tony Hankins & Walter Mullins.





BRYAN CUMMINS
Hometown- Lawrenceburg. Pitching Division- 40ft.Men
2009 NATSTAT- 26.36% Pitching Style - Single Flip, Right-Handed, Steps off of the left foot.Shoe Of Choice - M&M 2.9 How often do you practice? 2-3X per week in 200 shoe sessions.What year did you join the KHPA? 2001 How did you get started in horseshoes? My brother-in-law introduced me.What do you enjoy most about the sport of horseshoes? Satisfaction of self improvement. What is your biggest pet peeve while pitching? When other competitors do not respect your moment to pitch (talking,unnecessary movements beside you,walking to early,etc.).What are your goals to achieve in horseshoe pitching? Current goal is a 50% game. What is your biggest accomplishment? A 48% game. What is your biggest disappointment? Anytime I get frustrated at a few bad shoes. What pitcher has most influenced your game and how? Lou Colpitts, his attitude on and off the court,reminds you that it IS just a game. Who is your toughest pitching opponent? My inner self.





ANTHONY HANKINS
Hometown- Louisville. Pitching Division- 40ft.Men
2009 NATSTAT- 70.80% Horseshoe Club-Once a Member Of the Metro Horseshoe Club, Millville Horseshoe Club, OK Horseshoe Club. Pitching Style - Reverse and Forward turns , Right-Handed, Steps off of the right foot.Shoe Of Choice - Imperials, and others at times, Wgt.- I like them heavy 2.9 2.10 How often do you practice? I pitch four shoes at a time, once a week in the summer, I try to pitch on the hottest days and I will pitch until my fingers bleed = around six hours.What year did you join the KHPA? 1976 How did you get started in horseshoes? My father was KHPA secretary and I was always around the game.What do you enjoy most about the sport of horseshoes? I like the smell of the clay. The night before a big tournament. The history of the game. The people I meet through the years. The challenge of keeping my percentage up. And most of all I like changing my turns, stance, shoes, sides of the pit and learning new ways to get ringers and totally messing my competive game up, just to learn it over again. What is your biggest pet peeve while pitching? Scorekeepers who dont pay attention. Rain,snow,sleet,wind ect. Those hidden burrs and one stake on one end 22 inches long and the other end 9 inches long. What are your goals to achieve in horseshoe pitching? To be competitive. What is your biggest accomplishment? 1986 jr world champ. What is your biggest disappointment? Rained out tournaments. Poorly pitched tournaments. In 2001 I missed a perfect game against Doug Ray of Indiana by one ringer, I had 17 of 18, last ringer of the game hopped off. What pitcher has most influenced your game and how? I could write a book about this question. I try to watch all the good players and pick up on their styles and then tinker around at home with different techniques. Who is your toughest pitching opponent? Too many of them = Charlie Meredith, Ronnie Powell, Sue Snyder, Becky Kemper always kills me. Lois Webster, Matt Guy, Walter Mullins, Forrest Cooper always shoots good against me, Ed Henry, Jim Culver, RZ Miller, and most all out of state players are always tuff. Way too many to mention just one. Oh wait a minute I know the worst opponent I ever faced with out a doubt was myself.

DON HAYES
Hometown- Mt. Sterling. Pitching Division- 40ft. Men
2009 NATSTAT- 31.61% Horseshoe Club-Mt. Sterling Horseshoe Club. Pitching Style - 3/4 turn -1 3/4 turn -1 1/4 turn at present time, Right-Handed, Steps off of the left foot.Shoe Of Choice - Ted Allen How often do you practice? Twice a week, in 150 shoe sessions..What year did you join the KHPA? 1975.How did you get started in horseshoes? ? I was introduced to the sport of horseshoe pitching by Dallas Walters. At that time we pitched behind Rube Blevins’ grocery store in Bath County. In 1981 we built six courts in Grassy Lick, KY. Joe Minnick was State Secretary and we pitched to 50 points each game. All had pitched their highest percentage game at Grassy Lick. The Mt. Sterling courts were installed in 1998.What do you enjoy most about the sport of horseshoes? I enjoy the comradery of the other members. I attend many tournaments and look forward to the fellowship we share.What is your biggest pet peeve while pitching? Not concentrating on pitching and thinking about other things! What are your goals to achieve in horseshoe pitching? Getting Better!!!!! Hopefully to increase my percentage! I would like to continue being a good sportsman. Constantly encourage others to participate in the sport!What is your biggest accomplishment? ? I feel that starting the Mt. Sterling Horseshoe Pitching Club was a great accomplishment. I could not have done it without the help and input of Vicki Belcher. Thank You, Vicki! In the 2005 Kentucky State Tournament I was Champion in C-Class with a 41% average and 56% High Game.What is your biggest disappointment? As of now I am unhappy with the average I am attaining. I feel I can do better! Just get to It!What pitcher has most influenced your game and how? ? All the good horseshoe pitchers have influenced my game in one way or another, especially with the challenge in pitching with each one. I also enjoy watching Art Jackson and his desire to improve his game and form. I know he will become a good pitcher.Who is your toughest pitching opponent? Myself! I never doubt that each opponent is a challenge!

BILL HUMES
Hometown- Elizabethtown. Pitching Division- 40ft. Men
2009 NATSTAT- 28.63% Horseshoe Club-Elizabethtown Horseshoe Club. Pitching Style - 1 & 3/4 Turn, Right-Handed, Steps off of the left foot.Shoe Of Choice - Python How often do you practice? At least twice a week, throwing a combined number of over 600 shoes.What year did you join the KHPA? 2007.How did you get started in horseshoes? Campground activity event in New Hampshire as a child. What do you enjoy most about the sport of horseshoes? Great Fun and Competition.What is your biggest pet peeve while pitching? Intentional distractions from players and overly loud spectators talking on cell phones. What are your goals to achieve in horseshoe pitching? To compete against my son, Alex, in an achieved "A" Class State Championship Final match.What is your biggest accomplishment? 1982 US Naval Base Oceana ChampionWhat is your biggest disappointment? No money in the game and lack of spectatorship.What pitcher has most influenced your game and how? My dad. He introduced me to the game and has been there for me, even as I surpassed his level of skill.Who is your toughest pitching opponent? Besides my son Alex, mentally it would have to be any woman player...percentage wise; Cecil Cook, Jim Baker and thousands more!

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