Speed Williams Team Roping

Speed Williams Oct 13th & 14th Team Roping School Lone Oak, TX

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9th Annual DFI Memorial Team Roping Thursday Oct 17 2017

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 19:21:00 +0000

Speedroping Schools - Aug 2017 "Kids" School

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Speedroping Schools - August 2017

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The August 2017 Speedroping School is now full, be sure to check back for future

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Hali's Win at Nacogdoches County Exposition & Civic Center.

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 23:10:00 +0000

2016 Top Hand Ropes & Speed Williams

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 16:17:00 +0000

8th Annual DFI Memorial Roping Wednesday Oct 19th 2016

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 16:43:00 +0000

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Speed Williams Rich Skelton 2016 ERA Albuquerque 1st & 2nd Performance

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 15:44:00 +0000

Speed has his voice over breakdown videos of his ERA 1st and 2nd performance with Rich Skelton in Albuquerque, NM up at speedroping.com Be sure to stop by and check it out, lots to learn from Speed!!

Heeling Struggles Part 7 Working with Hali and Gabe using the Hot Heels Machine

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Mon, 02 May 2016 05:34:00 +0000

JULY 2016 WSTR Qualifier T2 Arena & Event Center, Orange, TX

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Mon, 02 May 2016 05:31:00 +0000

West Texas Open Roping Jan 11 2016 Ace Arena - Andrews Texas

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 19:55:00 +0000

Speed Williams Fast Back Pushing the Barrier November 2015 Issue

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:07:00 +0000

Pushing the barrier – November 2015

If you’ve ever had to replace a heel horse, you know how difficult it can be to find a horse you can get along with; especially if you’ve been riding the same horse for quite a while. I’m always amazed, when watching my clients, at how intelligent horses really are. I see so many heelers that never engage their reins, yet the horse figures out the cue of when he needs to stop. This is an unspoken, and often unintentional, cue and what makes the horse so hard to replace.

Heeling can be very frustrating because there are so many variables out of your control. I often show people video where the heeler does everything correctly and yet misses because the header did not do their job correctly. It can cause a heeler to lose a lot of sleep and without watching it on video, it’s difficult to detect.

When watching heelers who come for lessons, it doesn’t take long to figure out which speed they rope the dummy. If you rope the dummy going slow all the time, you tend to stop early and then throw. Then when you get on fast steers, you struggle to keep the legs in your loop and get a dally. All because you stop your horse early and he’s standing still when your rope goes on the legs and your rope is speeding up as it’s leaving your left hand.

It’s very important to learn to engage your bridle reins, especially when riding a young or green horse. Currently I’m working on a young heel horse, Ricky, an ex-Reiner who is scared to death of cows. Recently I’ve finished a six-part video series with Ricky about heeling on a horse that stops with his head down and the effects of that habit.

A heel run is an equation where the speed of your swing, how fast your horse is moving, and how fast the steer is moving are all related. The answer to that equation determines when to engage your reins. If a horse is stopping correctly, it’s easy to put your rope on the ground. If he is not stopping correctly, it’s very difficult.

What’s new with me: We are getting ready for the USTRC Finals. I’m trying to take some time to practice for myself and get my horses ready. This week Jake Long, Wesley Thorp, Steve Northcott, and Shay Carroll practiced at the house. I’ve loaded all those sessions on speedroping.com for viewing.

Jennifer and Hali both roped well at the World Series in Stephenville this weekend. Jennifer won the #12 and Hali placed twice in the #10. Hali and Gabe are both playing select ball and we have tournaments every weekend.

Be sure and check out my six-part series showing Ricky that includes stopping during the heel run and why it’s so hard to replace a heel horse.

First Ever Southeast Arizona Team Roping Horse Futurity Jan 21 2016

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 18:55:00 +0000

Speed Williams October Fastback Article

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:37:00 +0000

The Struggles of Heelers

The fact is it’s difficult to improve without consistent practice and for heelers, that means having good, consistent handles of their steers. The best practice tool is a machine where you can work on your position, corner, and target. I prefer the Hot Heels because the legs move so that you must be in time to catch. However, when roping steers behind lower numbered headers, it’s very difficult to get consistent turns.

The handle is the responsibility of the header and if done correctly, gives his partner the best chance to catch the steer. There are times when I cause my heeler to miss. If I’m riding a young or green horse, often I’ll turn the steer’s head loose while working on my horse’s footing. This breaks the stride of the steer and causes the heeler’s timing to get out of sync.

Believe me headers, the last thing I want to do is give ammunition to heelers who like to blame their headers. But the truth is if the steer isn’t handled correctly, it’s usually the header’s fault, at any level. This is not uncommon when someone is riding a green or new horse, and they don’t have control of their horse’s footwork.

Many times headers come to my house for lessons and tell me that people can’t catch behind them. Often they think their partners are trying too hard. Then we film and watch the video to figure out why their heelers can’t catch. When you watch a video frame by frame, it exposes the real reason.

On speedroping.com I’m currently working on a series of drills for headers and their horses. Currently we’re on Drill #11 which is about getting a head horse to do his footwork correctly. It shows the importance of where your feet are and what they need to do in order to handle the steer correctly. It’s not just about the bridle reins. You have to control the side of the horse as well. If you cannot side pass and move your horse around, you’re going to have a difficult time handling steers correctly.

What’s new with me: Gabe is playing select baseball on a team in Granbury. Hali is playing select ball on a 14 & under team and she’s just 11. They are still roping but they enjoy playing ball while getting stronger and understanding competing. I think it’s important for them to learn the mental aspects of playing sports. Gabe has been turning steers. Hali has been roping at jackpots and will be competing in Stephenville soon.

The ERA rodeos start in March of 2016, so it looks like I’ll be coming out of retirement. For information on ERA rodeos, you can find a link to it on speedroping.com.

7th Annual DFI Memorial Team Roping Elk City Ok Oct 21 2015

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:41:00 +0000

Pushing the Barrier By Speed Williams August 2015 Heading Loops that Catch

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:27:00 +0000

Pushing the Barrier by Speed Williams – August 2015

Heading Loops that Catch
Lately the headers coming to my place have had questions about where to swing their loop, at what angle, and where their tip should point. A lot of headers watch reachers rope and see them swinging their rope with the tip pointed two or three feet over the horns. This works, in this case, because the combination of distance and gravity allows the loop to reach the target. This particular swing does not work well when running close.

I want to talk about running close and being able to catch every cow. This is totally different than reaching. I’m talking about riding your horse to the cow, swinging your rope and being able to deliver your rope right out of your swing. When doing this, if you swing over top of the horns and come across the horns, without changing the angle of your swing to throw, your odds of catching increase dramatically.

It just doesn’t make sense to swing three feet above your target and at the last minute, throw it down. Your odds of success when doing this are not very good.

When playing pool, advanced players use “English” to get control of the cue ball. In roping, when you swing below the horns and then raise your rope to throw it, there will be a lot of action on your rope. The problem is if you don’t have a lot of control, you will often split the horns.

Being able to catch every cow is especially handy when you’re high team. Your heart is pounding and all you have to do is catch. That’s when it’s crucial to ride to position and come out of your swing and rope the horns. Many people struggle with this because they think they need to have action on their rope, but roping out of your swing is much more consistent. Once you can catch every cow, then you can be concerned with action. Like in pool, you first have to learn to make the shot before worrying about putting English on the cue ball.

On speedroping.com there are some videos where I discuss in detail swinging left to right versus roping both horns at the same time. If you’re only willing to learn to rope one way, then you will be unable to overcome the obstacles that invariably come during competition. I’ve seen this in high numbered headers who love to reach. When all they have to do is catch, they miss and split the horns because they didn’t learn to run close and catch. If you miss your high team steer, your partner will not be happy.

What’s new with me: Lately I’ve been riding a horse that was trained as a Reiner. As such he’s got some bad habits in the roping pen I’ve been working on. He tends to run with his nose inside, won’t lock on the cow, and stops with his head down. However, he’s very broke and has a lot of buttons. We have some videos of me riding him and looking like a monkey riding a border collie.

My kids are in the middle of baseball and softball. Hali was picked up by the first place team and they are headed to state. Gabe and his team are undefeated this year and headed to district. We’ve been having baseball and softball camp every morning. We film the kids and then have them watch themselves on video. I hired a sixteen-year-old softball player so I could film her and have our girls watch their film and hers simultaneously. It’s very much like roping where little things make a big difference.

Speed Williams Team Roping 2015 Schools Book Yours Today!

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#13 Strait Style Truck Roping Glen Rose Tx Aug 1st 2nd 2015

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:13:00 +0000

2ND Annual CAMO Muley Open Roping May 2 nd 2015 Jourdanton, TX

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 03:53:00 +0000

Carthage MO. Speed Williams Team Roping Clinic April 16th 17th 2015 Lucky J Arena

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:59:00 +0000

Carthage MO Lucky J Equine Sale Performance Horse Sales April 18th 2015

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:57:00 +0000

Texas Showdown Vegas Style Team Roping Lone Star Arena * Stephenville, TX.

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 02:12:00 +0000

6th Annual DFI Memorial Open/ PRO AM Roping Elk City OK.

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:11:00 +0000

Gabriel Williams Caught His First Steer Ever on Gus Gus

noreply@blogger.com (SpeedRoping) — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:11:00 +0000

Gabe Williams, Speed's Son earned his opportunity to rope his first live steer. Both Jennifer and Speed told Gabe when he could rope the Hot Heels and get a dally without looking at the horn, he could progress to live steers. Well Gabe worked hard and earned that opportunity....... He amazed his parents as he caught his first steer right out of the box.

This is History in the making..... Gabe shows signs of following in Speed's footsteps with the passion and drive his Father has had to earn him 8 consecutive World Titles. Both Kids, Hali too.... rope daily with their parents, speed's main concern is to keep them safe and interested! Speed has many videos up with his tips and insights he uses for his own children. There is lots of great things to take away from these awesome videos if you have #kidsteamroping Be sure to check them all out! Speedroping.com