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ART JACKSON
Hometown- Mt. Sterling Ky. Pitching Division- 40ft. Men
2009 NATSTAT- 18.02% Horseshoe Club- Mt. Sterling Horseshoe Club Pitching Style -Flip, working very hard at mastering one-flip only, Right-Handed, Steps with the left foot. Shoe Of Choice - Mustang 2.7 wt. How often do you practice? Two times each week, in 150 shoe sessions.What year did you join the KHPA? July 2008.How did you get started in horseshoes? I enjoy walking at Easy Walker Park. I noticed some men throwing horseshoes in clay. Wow! I thought. That may be something I would enjoy. I stopped and spoke with Don Hayes. He offered to allow me to pitch a pair of his shoes. I didn’t pitch very well. I enjoy a challenge. So I did join the league and am gradually improving my skill. What do you enjoy most about the sport of horseshoes? ? I’ve always had the attitude there is always someone out there I would like to meet. I have met some wonderful people, from the very young and the more mature (notice I didn’t say old)! The majority truly enjoy the sport and are always willing to give a helping hand, encourage and congratulate their fellow pitchers. The fellowship we share is one of God’s richest Blessings!What is your biggest pet peeve while pitching? Allowing my mind to wonder to something else and not concentrate fully on pitching a shoe, causing my own distraction. What are your goals to achieve in horseshoe pitching? The most valuable goal I would like to achieve would be to pitch the same more consistently. My ringer percentage would increase and perhaps I would place in the top three more often. Along the way I would like to continue to be a good sportsman and except winning and losing graciously! Another asset would be always willing to encourage the long time pitcher as well as the novice. I would also like to become the mentor that Don Hayes is! He has a good word for everyone and always saying, “you can do it”!What is your biggest accomplishment? A very important accomplishment for me was when I pitched two 30% games at a tournament in Middlefield, Ohio on February 14, 2009. I won the tournament after a playoff with Lasure. I did have some encouragement from three of my Grandchildren. When I would get a ringer, they would yell, “yaaa Papa”, and throw up their hand!What is your biggest disappointment? My biggest disappointment is when I pitch 50 shoes and only hit one ringer! It is a disappointment, but I have only myself to blame. Concentrate, concentrate, concentrate.What pitcher has most influenced your game and how? Don Hayes , Director of the Mount Sterling League has been very influential in building my love for the game of horseshoes. He continues to encourage me and says, “ you will become a good pitcher”, “get that shoe up and let her go”! He will inform me when I pitch well and also let me know when I slack off! He can give constructive criticism and not let me know he is chewing my butt out for not doing well! He is always giving me suggestions on how I may be able to pitch more effectively. He is a good Sportsman, has a wonderful personality and has become a good friend! Thanks Don!Who is your toughest pitching opponent? Every opponent is very challenging, but I’m probably my own worst enemy. If I don’t pitch well, I can only blame yours truly.

COURTNEY LAMPKIN
Hometown- Bloomfield. Pitching Division- Junior Girls
2009 NATSTAT- 26.66% Horseshoe Club- Nelson County Horseshoe Pitcher's Association. Pitching Style - Single Flip, Right-Handed, Steps with the left foot.Shoe Of Choice - Snyder E-Z Flip 2.8 wt. How often do you practice? Twice a week, in 300 shoe sessions.What year did you join the KHPA? 2007.How did you get started in horseshoes? My dad pitched and I started going to practice with him, then went to tournaments. What do you enjoy most about the sport of horseshoes? The competition.What is your biggest pet peeve while pitching? Distractions. What are your goals to achieve in horseshoe pitching? To compete in the A Class with Becky Kemper.What is your biggest accomplishment? Getting in the Top 25 National Junior Girls.What is your biggest disappointment? Losing games.What pitcher has most influenced your game and how? Walter Mullins helping me with strategies, Buddy Lampkin getting me started.Who is your toughest pitching opponent? Alex Humes & Austin Worley.




BUDDY LAMPKIN
Hometown- Chaplin Pitching Division- 40ft.Men
2009 NATSTAT- 18.63% Pitching Style - Single Flip, Right-Handed, Steps off of the left foot.Shoe Of Choice - Snyder EZ Flip II, 2.8wt. How often do you practice? Twice a week in 300-350 shoe sessions. What year did you join the KHPA? 2004 How did you get started in horseshoes? I pitched horseshoes my entire life, family thing!!!. What do you enjoy most about the sport of horseshoes? The competition that I put on myself. What is your biggest pet peeve while pitching? People talking on the sidelines or behind the fences while you're pitching. What are your goals to achieve in horseshoe pitching? To improve and be more consistant each time I pitch. What is your biggest accomplishment? Pitching from 40ft. and being able to make the shoe flip one time before landing on the stake. What is your biggest disappointment? Poor sportsmanslike conduct, adults that can't stand to lose a game. What pitcher has most influenced your game and how? Bill Garrett. We pitch the same shoe, same step, definitely not the same average, HA! HA!. Who is your toughest pitching opponent? Gene Moore.




WALTER MULLINS
Hometown- Middlesboro. Pitching Division- 40ft.Men
2009 NATSTAT- 59.05% Pitching Style - 1 1/4 Turn, Right-Handed, Steps off of the left foot.Shoe Of Choice - Imperial (Medium wt.) How often do you practice? Everyday, as many shoes as possible. What year did you join the KHPA? 1993 How did you get started in horseshoes? Grew up with it. Gene Webster got me started in the sanctioned tournaments. What do you enjoy most about the sport of horseshoes? Fellowship. What is your biggest pet peeve while pitching? Someone standing behind the stake. What are your goals to achieve in horseshoe pitching? Play in the Men's World Championship Class. What is your biggest accomplishment? Winning the Team World Tournament. What is your biggest disappointment? People not respecting the high levels of play. What pitcher has most influenced your game and how? Charlie Meredith. Consistency. Who is your toughest pitching opponent? Sally Mullins.




JOHN NEAGLE
Hometown- Smiths Grove. Pitching Division- 40ft. Men
2009 NATSTAT- 55.18% Horseshoe Club- Edmonson County Horseshoe Pitcher's Association. Pitching Style - Single Flip, Right-Handed, Steps with the left foot.Shoe Of Choice - Snyder E-Z Flip 2 2.7 wt. How often do you practice? 3-4 times a week, in 150-200 shoe sessions.What year did you join the KHPA? 2007.How did you get started in horseshoes? I've been playing since I was 14, my daddy and some others used to set together on Sunday afternoon and play, when I was too little to pitch. Then one day on the tractor, I was behind a house that had horseshoe pits so I stopped to throw one and hit the first one and I have been hooked ever since. What do you enjoy most about the sport of horseshoes? The competition and how it takes 4 hours to play a tournament which seems to go by in about 30 minutes.What is your biggest pet peeve while pitching? At the time, I can't say I have any. What are your goals to achieve in horseshoe pitching? Trying to be the State Champion and enjoy playing all the time without getting ill at myself.What is your biggest accomplishment? Pitching a 57.77% tournament in which Bobby Brooks kept telling me I had a 50% tournament coming, in which I wasn't for sure it would happen, but I guess he was right. What is your biggest disappointment? Pitching in the 50's and dropping back down to the 20's and not knowing about the KHPA until now. Also, not having anywhere to play tournaments in the winter time. What pitcher has most influenced your game and how?Jim Culver with the slow back swing and Bob Hudnall with the high arm follow-through and Robert Taylor telling me to keep hangin' in there. Who is your toughest pitching opponent?Lawrence Barrett & Dustin Hunt.



CARL NALLEY
Hometown- Bardstown. Pitching Division- 40ft. Men
2008 NATSTAT- 30.53 Horseshoe Club- Nelson County Horseshoe Pitcher's Association. Pitching Style - Flip, Right-Handed, Steps with the right foot.Shoe Of Choice - Pony 2.7 wt. How often do you practice? Two days a week, in 400-500 shoe sessions.What year did you join the KHPA? 1976.How did you get started in horseshoes? Pitching with my brothers. What do you enjoy most about the sport of horseshoes? Meeting people.What is your biggest pet peeve while pitching? None. What are your goals to achieve in horseshoe pitching? Getting better.What is your biggest accomplishment?To beat my son, Greg. What is your biggest disappointment?Not winning. What pitcher has most influenced your game and how?Bill Garrett...beats me all the time. Who is your toughest pitching opponent?Everybody.







FRED NALLEY
Hometown- Bardstown. Pitching Division- 30ft. Elder
2008 NATSTAT- 52.61% Horseshoe Club- Nelson County Horseshoe Pitcher's Association. Pitching Style - 1 1/4 Turn, Left-Handed, Steps with the right foot.Shoe Of Choice - Imperial 2.9 wt. How often do you practice? Twice a week, in 250 shoe sessions.What year did you join the KHPA? 1975.How did you get started in horseshoes? Pitching in the county fair. What do you enjoy most about the sport of horseshoes? The competition.What is your biggest pet peeve while pitching? None. What are your goals to achieve in horseshoe pitching? To improve.What is your biggest accomplishment? What is your biggest disappointment? What pitcher has most influenced your game and how? Who is your toughest pitching opponent?






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