| I will try and answer both of the previous post. In Foil it is the opposite, you are Required to tape. See M.13. This is actually an obsolete rule, since 1984, that has never been deleted, but should. You only hurt yourself in not taping.
The reason for the French handle being exempt is the definition of the Orthopedic. It must fix the hand in one position. With the hand fixed, you can locate a switch every time. German or Visconte would be my favorite handle for setting up a switch. Most switches would use your pinkie. To be able to reliably hit the right spot at the right time, would be extremely difficult at best.
One favorite taping for Pentathlon is too tape only the base of the bottom prong. If I were to want to adjust the probability of getting a touch, that is where I would tape my weapon and I would have tape no where else.
I seem to been slow. Dave gave an excellent post. I meant the 2 before Dave's post.
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Last edited by DHCJr; 08-11-2004 at 01:30 PM.
Reason: Late, so reexplain which posts
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