11-26-2007, 08:54 AM
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#41 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by tlucente  Nothing screams "noob" like taking off your jacket to swap body cords. | I thought it was against the rules to disrobe on strip-therefore the threading of the body cord through the jacket.
It may scream 'newb', but more than that it it screams "the coach didn't really educate me that well before this tournament". | 
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11-26-2007, 11:53 AM
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#42 | | Senior Member
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| Encourage your kids to drop the bandanas, that is, if he ever wants to attract fencers of the opposite sex (or same sex). If he/she doesn't then no biggy. There are headbands ad stuff like that that aren't so bad. | |
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11-26-2007, 07:25 PM
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#43 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by tlucente Nothing screams "noob" like taking off your jacket to swap body cords. | Unless you've got so fat/the jacket has shrunk so much that the plug just won't get past your armpit unless you take it off. Not that I'm speaking from experience here or anything  | |
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11-26-2007, 09:37 PM
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| Whats dorky?
Losing.
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11-27-2007, 01:29 AM
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#45 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Phincer Male or female?  | I've actually seen this on male and female fencers. It was obvious they had stuffed their chest due to the angle of the protector. (All have been junior or younger. I have not seen this on any adults yet.)
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11-27-2007, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Jengar I've actually seen this on male and female fencers. It was obvious they had stuffed their chest due to the angle of the protector. (All have been junior or younger. I have not seen this on any adults yet.) | How about wearing chest protectors that are two sizes bigger which make them look like gladiators??? or better yet, girls wearing boys' chest protectors that are two sizes bigger? | |
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11-28-2007, 03:33 AM
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#47 | | Fencing Expert
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Originally Posted by sabreur In fact, I'm so old, I used to fence wearing a bandanna over my long hair in the days when both bandannas and long hair (on males) were considered cool.... |
Oh man. Long hair is back in fashion, I heard... That's how old you are :-).
But then again, I'm old too, so I'm probably wrong. It seems these things change faster everyday.
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11-28-2007, 08:16 AM
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#48 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Nail Biter How about wearing chest protectors that are two sizes bigger which make them look like gladiators??? or better yet, girls wearing boys' chest protectors that are two sizes bigger? | In foil, that's not "dorky," that's stretching the rules to the limit in order to gain an advantage over opponents.
They're creating a target that's so stiff that some touches to them that would normally score, simply bounce off faster than the touch can register.
I saw a kid from New York win a Y14 SRYC with this kind of set up. His chest protector was so big and his lame so tight that he literally looked like the tin woodsman in the Wizard of Oz! | |
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11-28-2007, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Zilverzmurfen Yes; poking the eyes out of the ref whilst holding your weapon and trying to put on your mask -- with both hands..  | Oh, goodness. *major blush*
I do that. Hold my foil and put my mask on with both hands. I don't think I've ever poked the ref, but now I feel stupid.
But my hair is freaking impossible unless it's in a bun (not even a ponytail, it's just too frizzy, you wouldn't believe it), so I have to fix the strap over it every time. Does that excuse me?
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11-28-2007, 01:02 PM
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#50 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
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Originally Posted by Rin Oh, goodness. *major blush*
I do that. Hold my foil and put my mask on with both hands. I don't think I've ever poked the ref, but now I feel stupid. | Don't take it too seriously, just be careful with that foil. Quote:
Originally Posted by Rin But my hair is freaking impossible unless it's in a bun (not even a ponytail, it's just too frizzy, you wouldn't believe it), so I have to fix the strap over it every time. Does that excuse me? | Repeat after me: Bandana! 
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11-28-2007, 01:26 PM
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#51 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Mo
14. Giving birth in a venue.
| Hopefully done between pools and DE. Did she have to withdraw from the event or was she able to make it to the stip in time? 
I'm so glad I'm a guy.
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11-28-2007, 01:49 PM
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#52 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by C.I.C. In foil, that's not "dorky," that's stretching the rules to the limit in order to gain an advantage over opponents.
They're creating a target that's so stiff that some touches to them that would normally score, simply bounce off faster than the touch can register.
I saw a kid from New York win a Y14 SRYC with this kind of set up. His chest protector was so big and his lame so tight that he literally looked like the tin woodsman in the Wizard of Oz! | Okay, it's legal. But it still LOOKS "dorky."
On the other hand, this kind of "stretching of the rules" is why it should be required to wear the chest protector UNDER the jacket and plastron. I heard someone once suggest that chest protectors be required to have a pad of some sort on the outside of the protector to reduce the "bounce off" effect mentioned above. I can see their point after watching the "tin woodsman" mentioned above fence. I think I have seen the same kid. In fact, I think he is probably the one who made me decide that the "look" was "dorky."
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11-28-2007, 02:33 PM
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#53 | | Scrub
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Originally Posted by Jengar it should be required to wear the chest protector UNDER the jacket and plastron. | It is. | 
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11-28-2007, 05:40 PM
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#54 | | Senior Member
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| I knew that but you would never know it from my post. I do remember a number of years ago seeing a fencer wearing his chest protector directly under his lame but I haven't seen that in years.
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11-28-2007, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Nail Biter How about wearing chest protectors that are two sizes bigger which make them look like gladiators??? or better yet, girls wearing boys' chest protectors that are two sizes bigger? | Hey! Fencing Meets and Tournies are my dating service!
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11-30-2007, 09:12 PM
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| I can't stand wacky-colored socks. They make me see red  | |
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11-30-2007, 11:06 PM
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#57 | | Senior Member
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| There are still some masks out there with pictures painted on the face of the mask. I fenced a "smiley face" once. Plus, the fencer underneath the mask was anything but smiling. Those masks are dorky AND distracting.
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11-30-2007, 11:36 PM
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| I'm sure most people who've seen Milanoli's painted mask would disagree.
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11-30-2007, 11:41 PM
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#59 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by veeco I'm sure most people who've seen Milanoli's painted mask would disagree. | Pardon my ignorance. I haven't seen Milanoli's painted mask. What about said mask would change my mind?
edit: It's not the person or a "colored" mask that bothers me. Just the "smiley face."
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12-01-2007, 12:42 AM
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