b"FEED the NEED From the Back OF THE BOXBy John SamsillFor any of your team roping questions or to schedule a lesson or clinic please contact medirectly at johnsamsillteamroping@gmail.comI rubber on the saddle horn better but honestly it is notThe third decision you need to make is whether you want was asked to discuss ropes in this article and I thought thatusually a problem when using a four-strand.this would be a great subject since ropes do not get talkedThe second decision you need to make is whether you wanta straight nylon rope or a nylon poly mix rope.The nylon about much other than who isto use a rope with core construction or a rope withoutpoly mix rope will stay more consistent feeling in the heat using what rope. If you havea core.Before writing this article, I gave a call to one ofof the summer and the cold of winter.Arizona does not roped a long time, you know that there are a plethora ofthe most knowledgeable rope makers on the planet, Coyget as cold in the winter as say Montana or other northern ropes available to ropers today.If youre new to roping, allUpchurch, the general manager of Fast Back Ropes.Thestates.When it is below forty degrees an all nylon rope the choices available to you can be overwhelming, to say theeducation he gave me on ropes in our forty-five-minutewould be best as the cold does not affect the nylon as much least.With the price of ropes ranging anywhere from fortyconversation was enlightening, to say the least. Coy told meas the poly strands. The winters in Arizona are more like the to fifty dollars, it can be costly to shop around until you findthat the number one selling rope for Fast Back is the Cobalt,summers up north so cold isnt our main concern here, but the rope you like.So hopefully some of what is written herea four-strand rope with a core. Not all four-strand ropesthese summers can be brutal on ropes. Coy suggests using can help you shorten the list of ropes you would like to try,have a core. Having a core enables a rope to keep its originala nylon poly blend rope in the heat of the summer.Since or at least give you some idea of where to start. feel for much longer than a rope without a core and in allour winters are usually pretty mild you can use a nylon poly weather conditions, warm or cold, Coy added.When theyblend all year.Weather aside, the second thing that the poly Lets start from the basics and move forward from there.make a four-strand rope, they put what is called a kick inadds to the rope is weight.Usually, an all nylon rope such The first decision you need to make is whether you wantthe rope. The kick is basically the twist of the four strandsas the Instinct is a lighter rope. My ropes of preference are to use a three-strand rope or a four-strand rope. The mostaround the core itself. Having the kick in the rope helps thethe Instinct in the winter and the Cobalt when the weather popular ropes used today are the four-strand ropes; butrope return to its original position, if you will, which helpsturns hot, although youll also see the Venom and Mach 4 before you think nobody uses three-strand ropes any longer,keep the consistent feel to the rope. They purposefully putin my rope bag as well.A lot of people are surprised when I can tell you that one of the best headers going today, Claythe hondo rolled slightly to the right so that as you stretchthey look in my rope bag and see so many different ropes.Tryan, uses a three-strand rope the majority of the time. the rope it puts slightly more kick into the rope. If youOf course, their first question is why so many different Clays rope of choice is the Mach 3 - a three-strand ropewould like less kick stretch the rope with the hondo rollingropes. To be completely honest, some of it is that old habits made by Fast Back Ropes. The biggest difference youllto the right, if you want more kick then stretch the ropedie hard. I roped in all different kinds of weather in a short notice when you pick up a four-strand vs a three-strandwith the hondo rolling to the left.What role does the kickperiod of time when I was rodeoing full time, so different rope is how much smoother the four-strand rope is. Withplay in a ropes feel besides the consistent feel?The kickropes felt different in different weather.As an example, one a four-strand, the crowns of the individual strands do nothelps you start the swinging process. It also aids in turningyear we roped a steer in Tucson with warm low humidity, stick up as far thus the smoother feel. When roping steersyour loop over when swinging.If you feel that the rope isntthen that night we flew out to Kissimmee, Florida, and and dallying, the three-strand does hold the dally a littleresponding to what youre trying to make it do then youroped a steer the next morning. Kissimmee was warm but better since it has the higher crowns which bite into themay want a little less kick in your ropes. Personal preferencevery humid. We jumped on a plane right after roping that is what its all about.steer and flew into Houston, Texas, where it was cold and raining, and from there we drove back to Tucson to rope FINALLY, LOW SUGAR FORAGE! in the short round where it had turned hot. I used three different ropes in two different lays over four days; they all felt really good in those specific conditions.Today I still use different ropes in two different lays.What determines which rope I use that day? First of all, I see what kind of horns the steers have, small, large, or medium.Most steers Key Product Benefits: we rope today have smaller horns so usually a softer rope, an extra soft is what I use, but if it is cooler that day a soft may be the ticket. If I think the roping is going to be a faster set up and I need to reach I will use a different rope than if Low Sugar/High Fiber ForageI think I can run close and rope. If it's muddy I will usually use an older rope, but I still need it to feel good so thats when I will grab the Cobalt.All-Natural Alternative for Horses with IR, As you can see there is not a one rope fits all, there isnt Cushings Disease or Tying-Up Syndrome even a one rope fits all situations.The one piece of advice that I give to everyone wanting to get into roping is to start using a soft or extra-soft three-strand rope such as the Mach Great for Overweight Animals New 3.It will be easier to swing and control than a four-strand and certainly easier than a four-strand with a core. I hope PRODUCT I have shortened the learning curve by just a bit.Do your homework and know a ropes characteristics when picking Visit standleeforage.com to learn more. one and you shouldnt go wrong.Till next time, Ill see you at the back of the box. Proud sponsor of: Thank you to my sponsors, Usher Brand Silver and Saddlery, Omega Fields Feeds, SaddleRight Saddle Pads, Hassayampa Veterinary Clinic, and Fast Back Ropes.ArizonaRealCountry.com January 2021 49"