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Originally Posted by KD5MDK Yeah, but aren't tip screws a hell of a lot harder to fiddle with unobtrusively on strip than a barrel?
It also sounds like a misreading, given that if the fencer doesn't do anything (say, stands on guard and calls out to the referee) they still don't get the opportunity of annulment, which they ought to, if annulment exists. |
Epee fencers can be very inventive....
Back in the early 90's, there was local Epee fencer who played around with the idea of using brittle tip screws and/or not screwing them all the way in. Refereeing standard was very low in the area, and more often than not, events were self-directed. In a room full of people who has never seen shims and weights, it was very easy for him to use his rigged weapon whenever he pleased.
Idea was that whenever a situation arises where he's likely to be scored upon, or he doesn't like the touch he received (like toward the end of the bout), he would slam the point on the floor and there would be a good chance that the tip would fly off the barrel. Then he would point his weapon toward a poor "director" who has never seen a fencing rule book in his life and demand that he tests the tip and consequently annul the touch.
There were many other tricks he came up with and put to good use for a little while. But he never put as much effort into improving his own fencing. If he ever made it to the Sectional or National level, qualified Epee referees would have eaten him alive.
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