Curt Day Horseshoe Courts
Located at Dorner Park, 858 South Clay Street
Frankfort, Indiana 46041

Welcome to the Official Website of the
Curt Day Horseshoe Courts

Curt Day
Curt Day 1917-2004
A website for the horseshoe courts
named after and in honor of the career of
18 times Indiana State Champion
& 3 times World Champion Curt Day

website editor Kenny Wolf (Frankfort, Indiana)
kennywolf.accs.net/curtday.htm
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Officers: Jim Hinton, Pres.; Sam Payne, VP; Larry Fish, Sec-treas.; George Large, statistics.

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2017 Horseshoe pitching season start
2019 Season starts Thursday, May 9 at 6:30 PM starting time
at Curt Day Horseshoe Courts
s Thursday May 11, 2017 at 6:30 PM
2019 Season Meeting at 6:00 to 6:30 PM on Thursday, April 18
at Curt Day Horseshoe Courts
 
 

Scoresheets for 20, 30 and 40 shoe games
20 shoes scoresheet
30 shoes scoresheet
30 or 40 shoes scoresheet

Handicap chart for 30 shoes - 72 scratch & 90% handicap
Point scoring chart for 30 shoes

Selected articles from issues of "Flying Horseshoes" May 2006 through August 2011
NEW ARTICLES

 


PICTURES OF LOCAL PITCHERS AND A FEW OTHERS
 

Horseshoes online  https://happydiyhome.com/best-horseshoe-set/

 


New Members Flyer
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The courts and activity Directions to find courts Curt Day - 3 times World Champion
World Tournament Performances
Indiana State Tournament Championships
Pitching style of Curt Day Curt Day interview on
How to Pitch Horseshoes

The Horseshoe Pitching Career
and Tournament Results of Curt Day
Frankfort, Indiana
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IHPA Hall of Fame Clinton County Members
1975-1976 past Indiana pitchers in Top 100 World rankings of NHPA
Read Obituaries
Curt Day 1917-2004
Max Gunyon 1920-2005
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Words from Sam Payne
CCHPA President
CCHPA Membership Listings for Past Years Where to pitch in Indiana
Horseshoe pitching links Email Website editor
Words from
Website Editor
Kenny Wolf

The physics of the turning shoe and the mathematics of the alignment
Pictures of the Curt Day
Horseshoe Courts
"Flying Horseshoes"
Official Publication of the
Clinton County Horseshoe Club
pictures of the Curt Day Memorial tournament
Curt Day Picture Gallery
(just beginning to develop)
What a "Day"
(NHPA Newsline Interview with Curt Day in 1989 issue) 
Alan & Amy Francis
pitching at Huntington, Indiana in 2005


 

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HOW TO GET THERE
Directions on how to find the Curt Day Horseshoe Courts
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this page can then be printed out for driving instructions
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Three Times
World Champion
Curt Day
1966 World Champion - 86.2% (86.6% in Finals) at Murray, UT
1971 World Champion - 84.9% at Middlesex, NJ
1974 World Champion - 81.8% at Keene, NH
18 Times Indiana State Champion 1953 * 1955 * 1957 * 1959 thru 1972 * 1974
curt day delivery 3 World Champion Tournaments
All World Tournament Performances
18 Indiana State Tournament Championships

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The Horseshoe Pitching Career
and Tournament Results of Curt Day
Frankfort, Indiana
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Horseshoe Pitching Style of Curt Day

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Curt Day interview on
How to Pitch Horseshoes
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What a "Day"
(NHPA Newsline Interview with Curt Day in 1989 issue)

Curt Day Picture Gallery



Clinton County Members of Indiana State Hall of Fame
and 1975-1976 Hoosiers in the NHPA Top 100
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Clinton County Horseshoe Pitchers Association
Past years membership lists of horseshoe pitchers
at the horseshoe club at Dorner Park, Frankfort, Indiana
click on the above link to go to the page that
looks into the past history of the membership of the "CCHPA"
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Flying Horseshoes
Official Publication of the Clinton County Horseshoe Club

Flying Horseshoes Newsletter

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The Theory of the Physics and Mathematics of Horseshoe Pitching
The physics of the turning shoe and the mathematics of the alignment
How to pitch horseshoes with nearly a 100% ringer average . . . in your mind
shoemath link
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Cities that have NHPA/INHPA horseshoe pitching in the state of Indiana
Anderson * Cayuga * Edinburgh * Elkhart * Frankfort * Hanover * Huntington * Kokomo * Kouts * Lafayette * Marion * Michigan City * Middlebury * North Terre Haute * New Castle * Owensville * Perrysville * Rockport * Shelby (Porter Central Horseshoe League) * Spencerville * Stroh * Vernon * Vincennes * Whiting
All these sites and some home court links (including the link to this page) are listed at the NHPA Indiana Horseshoe Pitching page: http://www.horseshoepitching.com/links/INinf.html
 

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alan francis pictures of Alan & Amy Francis
pitching at the Seibold Special in
Huntington, Indiana - August 14, 2005

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Horseshoe Links on the Internet
(more links to follow as they come to my attention)
National Horseshoe Pitchers Association of America - www.horseshoepitching.com (begin with this site)
Home site of  "Deadeye" Walter Ray Williams - www.walterray.com (good Q&A section)
Purchasing Horseshoes & equipment by mail:  Jim Shilling, 5044A CR 64,Spencerville, IN 46788, Phone (260)238-4879 ... email: shilling4@mindspring.com & website:http://shilling4.home.mindspring.com
Horseshoes online:  https://happydiyhome.com/best-horseshoe-set/
Horseshoe Pitching in Kansas:  http://members.cox.net/gudrich (great tips and thoughts on the game)
Ohio State Horseshoe Pitchers Association:  http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Falls/6451/
Texas Horseshoe Pitching Site:  http://www.texas-horseshoe-pitching.com/
How to Put On A Horseshoe Pitching Clinic:  http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dschmitz/Clinic.html
Horseshoe Canada Association:  http://www.horseshoecanada.ca/
Elmer Hohl Horseshoe Pitching Summaries:  http://www.horseshoecanada.ca/hcan/hall/Summaries_ElmerHohl.html
Pitching Horseshoes in Michigan:http://www.pitchhorseshoes.com
Horseshoe Pitching in Illinois:http://www.fourdead.com
AHPA - American Horseshoe Pitchers Association of America 1949: http://www.geocities.com/ahpa1949/
 Hickok Sports on History of Horseshoe Pitching:  http://www.hickoksports.com/history/horseshoes.shtml
Erie, PA Horseshoe Pitching Club:  http://www.horseshoesonline.com/ehc/Default.htm
CHPA - Colorado Horsheshoe Pitchers Association:  http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Rapids/9056/geobook.html
Want to Improve Your Pitching? - Ted Allen Tells You How:  http://www.beaconcontrols.com/marketplace/horseshoes2/main.mv?tedallenhw
Southern California Horseshoe Pitchers Association:  http://www.nhpa.net/
  Minnesota Gopher State Horseshoe Pitchers Association: http://www.minnesotahorseshoes.com
Kentucky Horseshoe Pitchers Association:http://www.geocities.com/kyshoes/
Florida State Horseshoes:  http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Dome/9489/
Missouri Horseshoe Pitchers Association:  http://www.mohpa.us/
Wolverine State Horseshoe Pitchers Association:  http://www.graywolfdesign.com/wshpa/index.shtml
Horseshoe Ontario:  http://www.horseshoeontario.com/
Tennessee Horseshoe Pitchers' Association:  http://tnhorseshoepitching.com
HILLSDALE FAIRGROUND HORSESHOE CLUB:  http://www.theeagleftp.com/flys/dadsweb/Default.htm
FEATURING THE BOB DUNN HORSESHOE COLLECTION - OVER 230 ANTIQUE SHOES ON NINE PHOTO PLATES

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Email the website editor Kenny Wolf
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