I have seen them in use (limited to foil and epee) at the NCAA finals in March. I would love to own one for epee use, but at the $299.00 asking price... My wife has no sense of humor about these things, I would be dead where I stand.
I love the fact that some manufacturers are using the reduced target area as a selling point for the sabre masks. The way I see it they're selling it based on the premise that it violates the rules and shouldn't be allowed in competition.
-B
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"Oh but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!"
"Oh but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!"
It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protestor to burn the flag. - Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC
Can someone post the link to that funny webpage that lampoons the Lexan masks? I used to have it, but switched computers here at work, and no longer have the URL.
Seriuosly though, we have some small colored clear mask at our salle. We use them with the very little kids.
On the other hand, my coach put one on one day and came at me. It was so funny I couldn't fence. Maybe that is the point. Distract your opponent with a goofy mask and move in for the kill.
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You CAN teach old dogs new tricks.
How about wearing a funny or scary latex rubber mask inside your lexan mask to distract your opponent. Say maybe a Richard Nixon face or some other EX president. Should distract them for a point or two.
