Tom formerly Tofurky Posted August 19 Posted August 19 2 minutes ago, ionel said: Was it fun? I'm going to go with "no." That would have been right about the time I hit my major high school growth spurt. Defying biology wasn't great at that age.
Tom formerly Tofurky Posted August 19 Posted August 19 3 minutes ago, KennyEBHS said: The distribution for the NCAA weights makes sense: 125 - 133 (8 pounds), 133 - 141 (8 pounds), 141 - 149 (8 pounds), 149 - 157 (8 pounds), 157 - 165 (8 pounds), 165 - 174 (9 pounds), 174 - 184 (10 pounds), 184 - 197 (13 pounds). The heavier weights have greater weight spans. For free, I would suggest: 60, 63, 68, 75, 84, 94, 104, 130 based on larger spans at higher weights. I've long liked the method of weights staying as close as possible to NCAA weights, but with a (very) little room for growth. 57 kilos = 125.7 pounds 61 kilos = 134.5 pounds 64 kilos = 141.1 pounds 68 kilos = 149.9 pounds 72 kilos = 158.7 pounds 75 kilos = 165.3 pounds 79 kilos = 174.2 pounds 84 kilos = 185.2 pounds 90 kilos = 198.4 pounds 102 kilos = 224.9 pounds 125 kilos = 275.6 pounds I tossed an eleventh weight in there for more opportunity. I know it will never happen.
nhs67 Posted August 20 Posted August 20 16 hours ago, Tom formerly Tofurky said: I've long liked the method of weights staying as close as possible to NCAA weights, but with a (very) little room for growth. 57 kilos = 125.7 pounds 61 kilos = 134.5 pounds 64 kilos = 141.1 pounds 68 kilos = 149.9 pounds 72 kilos = 158.7 pounds 75 kilos = 165.3 pounds 79 kilos = 174.2 pounds 84 kilos = 185.2 pounds 90 kilos = 198.4 pounds 102 kilos = 224.9 pounds 125 kilos = 275.6 pounds I tossed an eleventh weight in there for more opportunity. I know it will never happen. I can't stress enough how little the rest of the world cares about Folkstyle wreslting and the weight classes that they use. 2 "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me
ionel Posted August 20 Posted August 20 1 hour ago, nhs67 said: I can't stress enough how little the rest of the world cares about Folkstyle wreslting and the weight classes that they use. ^^^ this ^^^ 2BPE 11/17/24 SMC
MPhillips Posted August 20 Posted August 20 2 hours ago, nhs67 said: I can't stress enough how little the rest of the world cares about Folkstyle wreslting and the weight classes that they use. You should try because it doesn't seem to be sinking in... .
Wrestleknownothing Posted August 20 Posted August 20 1 hour ago, MPhillips said: You should try because it doesn't seem to be sinking in... I think they should switch to pounds 1 Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge
MPhillips Posted August 20 Posted August 20 14 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said: I think they should switch to pounds Maybe the euro... .
The Kid Posted August 20 Posted August 20 2 hours ago, MPhillips said: Maybe the euro... Maybe the Yen? I mean Japan is hot right now.
Tom formerly Tofurky Posted August 21 Posted August 21 On 8/20/2024 at 11:41 AM, nhs67 said: I can't stress enough how little the rest of the world cares about Folkstyle wreslting and the weight classes that they use. I do not disagree at all.
Takuto_Otoguro Posted August 30 Posted August 30 Seems it will be discussed at worlds in October. Wonder if its a total change or just the olympic weights.
CHROMEBIRD Posted August 30 Posted August 30 On 8/21/2024 at 10:55 AM, Tom formerly Tofurky said: I do not disagree at all. Flipping your proposal also works. Tweak the NCAA weights to follow the UWW weights. They're already pretty close, though we all know that the extra pound or two feels like a huge difference when cutting weight 126 135 141 150 159 165 174 185 198 276 1
nhs67 Posted August 30 Posted August 30 4 hours ago, CHROMEBIRD said: Flipping your proposal also works. Tweak the NCAA weights to follow the UWW weights. They're already pretty close, though we all know that the extra pound or two feels like a huge difference when cutting weight 126 135 141 150 159 165 174 185 198 276 Wouldn't the following be more accurate...? 126 134 143 153 164 175 190 202 215 285 (I know they aren't exact, but no weight jump up in this is less than the previous/lighter one). "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me
fishbane Posted August 31 Posted August 31 On 8/19/2024 at 11:50 AM, 1032004 said: What “many” great competitors is 57kg too high for? Kurt McHenry? He’s the only one I can think of. There are probably fewer in the US than other countries, but there is also a selection bias since the lightest weight class in college competition is 125. Being forced to compete at 125 pushes out the really small guys. I think wherever they put the lightest weight the best guys will be cutting a lot of weight 48, 52, 54, 55, 57, 58, or 60kg it doesn't matter. Entries at the last two World Championships 2022, 2023, total. Entries at 57kg seems to be as high or higher than 97 and 125 KG. 57: 31, 33, 64 61: 24, 27, 51 65: 27, 45, 72 70: 28, 30, 58 74: 34, 45, 80 79: 32, 27, 59 86: 30, 48, 78 92: 23, 24, 47 97: 23, 35, 58 125: 24, 33, 57
Percie Hatfield Cabell Midland, West Virginia Class of 2025 Committed to Davis & Elkins Projected Weight: 174, 184
Ben McComas George Washington, West Virginia Class of 2025 Committed to Davis & Elkins Projected Weight: 141, 149
Joel Friederichs Watertown-Mayer, Minnesota Class of 2026 Committed to Minnesota Projected Weight: 133
Titan Friederichs Watertown-Mayer, Minnesota Class of 2026 Committed to Minnesota Projected Weight: 141
Hunter Vander Heiden Freedom, Wisconsin Class of 2025 Committed to California Baptist Projected Weight: 285
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