| War Monger |
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In a 20 v 20 (all male) tug of war match, what's the best strategy if you have the undersized (by weight) team? I think its to put our biggest guys up front and try to get the other team's weakest members off balance early, but conventional wisdom always has the big guys in the back. Anyone have any scientific rationale for how to set our team up, or if you have relevant tug of war experience, I'd love to hear it. |
| Davey Crockett |
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Pull harder than the other team. Although, technically, it's impossible to pull harder than the other team... |
| Organic Food |
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You need to all pull hard at once so that you can get them off their feet. Maybe count down from 10 and then on 2 or 3 (as to trick them) pull as hard as you can. |
| stickler |
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I'd say big guys in the back, usually as you start to lose, the guys in the front are the first to give up, so keeping htem in back i think would be best. Also, a good coodination of your grunts works well, it can make or break your team especially if you're at a disadvantage. |
| fat guy |
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put the fatest guy in the loop of the rope. Have him turn the opposite way and run. Works every time. Have the smaller guys in front pull down there pants when the pulling starts. Theyre pussies anyway and cant help with pulling but by being naked it will distract the other team.. |
| Lets do THIS |
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pull other team's pants down |
| Free Advice |
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Maximize the amount of time your feet are on the ground, which obviously means you want to minimize the amount of time that your feet are off of the ground. Proof this works: if your entire team jumped in the air at once, it would be a huge advantage for your opponant. If half of you were in the air, less advantage. Never in the air equals your advantage. Lean back the maximize amount that you can. Proof: If you were in a tug-o-war standing straight up against someone leaning back, you would most likely lose if all else was equal. Therefore, leaning back is an advantage. maximize it. Constant pressure on the rope is better. If your opponants do the old "1-2-3 pull" routine, you will have an advantage during their down time. |
| idiot$ |
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it's better to put your strongest people in the front. i remember our 5th grade teacher told us this even though its contrary to conventional wisdom and we dominated field day |
| one hand Jack |
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and whatever you do, don't wrap the rope around your hand |
| Bear of Bad News |
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Can someone explain why it matters what order you put people in on the rope? It seems to me that the team should generate the same power regardless of how they are positioned. A guy pulling with X amount of power should generate X amount of power whether he is the first or last guy in the line and will contribute exactly X to the total team power from any place on the rope. |
| the don |
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You're thinking about this the wrong way. It's easier to hold something in place than to pull it. Start by simply holding your ground and not trying to walk backwards. After the other team has worn themselves out, start trying to move the rope. |
| Lance |
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it makes sense to have the big men in front, because with big men in back, little ones have the option of giving up before the big ones. if big men can stand in front and hold their ground, the little ones will/have to keep trying. Every little bit of effort counts, especially after the first few minutes, when everybody on the line's getting tired. I'm thinking we'll try something like a foot stomp count. (anchor counts out like 7 stomps and on 7 we go or something similar.) We're significantly outsized in our competition too, but we'll make the best of it. |
| balls |
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Get low, lean back, and dig in. Tug of war is almost all in the legs. |
| Benedict |
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Most important thing is to keep leaning back. After the team is set up but before the pulling begins, make sure everyone is looking up at the sky. This forces you to lean back. After that it's a matter of keeping good ground contact, staying low while leaning back and of course pulling. |
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