02-20-2006, 11:31 PM
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| To Paint Or Not To Paint Your Mask
I was fencing one of my fencers from my club (N.G.F.C. the best little fencing club this side of the peckos) anywho, one of my fencers has a painted a big white X painted across his mask. we affectionatly now call him "Racer-X" or "Multiplication Man". I also paint my mask with a single horizontal white stripe for the sole purpose of keeping my oponent from seeing my eyes. however i have been told that the stripe makes me seem intimidating. and that certainly is not why i do it. so as i was fencing "Racer-X" i found myself distracted by his mask. So the question is do you paint your mask, why and do you find painted masks a distraction or intimidating or just stupid[/b][/b]???? Best, Coach D. | 
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02-20-2006, 11:32 PM
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| Hah Hah Racer X is here!
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02-20-2006, 11:32 PM
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| I'll vote first! Stupid! Well, not entirely, but I can't imagine EVER painting my own. As for my opponent, they can paint whatever they want. Doesn't bother me. But I think it's silly. | |
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02-20-2006, 11:34 PM
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| you need to get a life
why do you have clint eastwood, when you know your supposed to use "you know who" Coach D. | |
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02-20-2006, 11:36 PM
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| where's the racer x pic i gave you? | |
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02-20-2006, 11:37 PM
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| i gotta shrink it first...
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02-20-2006, 11:39 PM
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| i'll email you one at dahorongeds or whatever that email addy is
nice but email it to me so i can crop it tighter
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02-21-2006, 12:03 AM
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| LOL! The board has been invaded by the fearless and thumbtastic leader of NGFC. Run in fear! And I will warn you, he yells... loud. | |
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02-21-2006, 12:06 AM
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| "that's No Moon...oh Sorry Let Me Hike Those Up For Ya!"[/b] | |
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02-21-2006, 12:09 AM
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| Hahahaha. Seems I missed a fun tourney while I was at the JOs. Can't wait for the next one. | |
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02-21-2006, 12:13 AM
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| "so i tells him, if your gonna be callin the shots, your gonna be callin them from alpha centauri 6!
you tell tellum straight up, your the master, your the master, ooh-tee-wee, ooh-tee-wee...
EHHH!"
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02-21-2006, 12:17 AM
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| haha, Ill c ya tomorrow at practice. | |
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02-21-2006, 12:25 AM
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| and that's exactly what you'll be doin mister, practice, practice, practice!
"then you too can become a thumb-Master" | |
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02-21-2006, 12:25 AM
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| thumb war overdose!
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02-21-2006, 12:26 AM
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| Thumb wars!? I didn't know someone else watched that movie...
Anyway, I don't paint my mask because I feel that if you're going to look like that, you've got to back it up with your fencing. And I can't yet. So until I'm regularly winning tournaments, my mask stays black. | |
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02-21-2006, 12:30 AM
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02-21-2006, 12:32 AM
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| Just having fun ^^. If this board were regional it would suck. | |
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02-21-2006, 12:40 AM
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| The white stripe across the mask seems to be popular. I like the design too. If I get a Prieur mask I think it'd look quite nice with the white stripe. Wonder why others have put the white stripe across. It's been done before.
Examples:
'88 Olympic Epee http://www.fencingfootage.com/catalo...products_id=88
Many in those videos have the white stripe across.
Here is a coach from the Georgia division with the same thing. http://www.ngfc.us/
See the picture?
I wonder why if there is a purpose other than.... fencing "fashion"? 
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02-21-2006, 12:42 AM
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| yea that coach is gary.
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02-21-2006, 12:47 AM
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| Did he ever explain to you why he has a white striped mask? just outta curiosity
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