Mike's Horseshoes
A-Mac Horseshoe:
Our goal was to design a horseshoe to fit the ever-complicated shape of the human hand while engaged in act of pitching an horseshoe. The result is the A-Mac horseshoe the World's first ergonomic horseshoe. This pitching horseshoe fits your hand like no other horseshoe on the market. By modifying the horizontal plane of the standard horseshoe and adding our revolutionary trapezoidal shaped blades we found that a player can rest their thumb comfortably on top of the blade and the fingers wrap naturally around the underside. The resultant lower cg (center of gravity) of the A-Mac along with our ergonomics reduces the strain put on the fingers & thumb while gripping the horseshoe.
- Our unique special modified blades also match more closely the trajectory angle of a horseshoe as it leaves a pitchers hand. When it comes time to release the A-Mac is as smooth as it gets. Finger drag during the release has virtuously been eliminated, allowing for the first ever real grip it and rip it horseshoe.
-One of the keys to being a successful horseshoe pitcher is to have a smooth pendulum type swing straight back straight forward. The problem is sometimes a horseshoe pitcher has problems with getting in so close they hit their leg . Or even worse they keep the horseshoe too far out during the back swing which will lead to all kinds problems. With a standard horseshoe a pitcher has to let off on their grip pressure to let the horseshoe drop straight down as it passes the leg the pitcher , then tries to regrip on the forward swing. All this adjusting and regripping is hurting your game. But with the new A-Mac horseshoes special ergonomic design you can get up to 1 ½ " of additional leg clearance when throwing a turn shoe compared to a conventional horseshoe. Finally a horseshoe that lets you keep it in close without worrying about hitting your leg and best of all no more regriping.
- For the flippers out there our ergonomics work for you to. The horseshoe fits your hand nicely and we took the liberty of removing that annoying lug Even without the lug the heal of the horseshoe sits up nicely with the help of our special contoured blades. The A-MAC is center balanced just like it's big brother the M&M Special which has won multiple World titles flipping and turning so there is little doubt about the A-Mac's ability to land open time after time no matter whether you chose to flip the A-Mac or turn the A-Mac.
Performance Review
- Over the past seven months we have tested this horseshoe for every possible turn and flip in all kinds of conditions and distances ,there is nothing it can't do and do well. Flip action is smooth in flight while staying square The turn lands open easily for all turns from ¾ to 1 ¾ . The hooking action is some of the best we've seen . The A-Mac has a very classic look with large flat blades for stability, big hooks, sharp points, and center balancing all this plus our revolutionary ergonomic design has made what we believe is the best horseshoe ever made but we will leave the judging up to you.
For those of you who are still not convinced about the benefits of horseshoe ergonomics. If you get a chance this summer take the A-Mac challenge pitch just one horseshoe with the new A-Mac horseshoe then pitch the second shoe with your current favorite. Your shoe will feel so wrong in your hand after experiencing horseshoe ergonomics you may never play with your old horseshoes again.