![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
![Highland Games hammer throwers anchor their feet by attaching blades to the soles their shoes : r/interestingasfuck Highland Games hammer throwers anchor their feet by attaching blades to the soles their shoes : r/interestingasfuck](https://preview.redd.it/rqh1hmibqst91.jpg?width=570&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a72d6a7c8199ff253e75cd2125ddceb767b17812)
Highland Games hammer throwers anchor their feet by attaching blades to the soles their shoes : r/interestingasfuck
![Blade boots. Boots used in scottish highland hammer throw - the blades dig into the dirt, anchoring the player. | CanStock Blade boots. Boots used in scottish highland hammer throw - the blades dig into the dirt, anchoring the player. | CanStock](https://cdn.w600.comps.canstockphoto.com/blade-boots-stock-photo_csp0225264.jpg)