Hi Ray,

Italian foil is still legal in SF, and so is the wrist strap. I admit I
never saw one with a pommel pocket! Not a popular choice, but still
perfectly legal in competition. You can not use a wrist strap with a
French grip: the choice is that either you can shift the grip position
(eg: pommel it, as is done more frequently in epee) or have a "strength
enhancement feature" (my wording, not FIE) such as in Italian or pistol,
but not both.

cheers, Jeff

Ray Smith said:
> Dear All-re the use of italian foils-do those who use
> them, also use the wrist strap with pocket for the
> pommel? In the '60's Maestro Oskar Kalombatovitch
> taught me to use the wrist strap but i understand they
> are no longer allowed. Does this not take much
> strength away from the Italian method? Ray Smith





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