Life and Lays of Ropes by Clay Tryan
Often I’m asked about my ropes and what lay or stiffness I prefer. Actually the bigger the horns, the stiffer I like my rope to be. If the horns are small I will normally use a softer rope. For these reasons I keep a variety of lays in my rope bag. Normally when you’re at a rodeo or jackpot the steers and their horns will be fairly even.
During competition I use a fairly new rope because they’re snappy and over a period of time as a rope wears they start feeling dead. At this point in the life of a rope, it becomes a practice rope for me.
My rope of choice is the Fast Back four-strand Ultimate 4. I like that Fast Back ropes are so consistent and I can count on them to feel the same every time.
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