For most of the teams entering the 2022 Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale in Las Vegas this December, this sport isn't their main source of income.
They're doctors, lawyers, construction workers, bankers or cattlemen and every career in between. For many, fitting in time to get ready to rope for a few hundred thousand dollars isn't easy between meetings and kids' soccer games and dance competitions.
Luckily, roping has evolved to meet the needs of the weekend competitors who take their hobbies as seriously as their careers. With professional coaches, roping machines and constant streams of instruction on any device, being sharp with minimal practice is more possible now than ever before. We tap some of the sport's best for their pre-Finale, short-on-time advice.
Nick Sartain
2009 World Champion Header, 2018 WSTR Finale Champion
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