Side topic: TCA Mask

[Amy & Joseph Kormann]

Harold Buck wrote:

>I had the same problem, and it was dangerous! I'd get poked in the eye
>every time I got hit in the mask while trying to answer it.
>
>

Oh, my.

Side question.. I have a TCA 3-weapon mask but I'm finding that when I
get hit *hard* (point attacks) right in the mask I get a dent. I can
undent the mask easily by pushing with my fingers. The question, is this
a safe mask? I appears to pass a punch-test, but that's testing the
separation of the mesh, not the tenstitle strength (I think that's the
right term). Opinions?

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Amy and Joseph Kormann

[Holly E. Ordway]

Amy & Joseph Kormann <ajkormann@monmouth.com> wrote in
news:bqjnbf$i1o$1@news.monmouth.com:

> I have a TCA 3-weapon mask but I'm finding that when I
> get hit *hard* (point attacks) right in the mask I get a dent. I
> can undent the mask easily by pushing with my fingers. The
> question, is this a safe mask? I appears to pass a punch-test, but
> that's testing the separation of the mesh, not the tenstitle
> strength (I think that's the right term). Opinions?

I had a TCA sabre mask that also dented easily, although I couldn't
push out the dent so readily. It also passed a punch test. Maybe
their mesh is just more flexible? (My TCA foil mask doesn't have any
denting issues, but I use it much less.) It did seem kind of creepy,
and I'm happier now with my BG mask, which has extremely rigid mesh.

The main problem with my TCA sabre mask was really that the front was
too shallow - or maybe that there wasn't enough support around the
throat. If I got a vigorous hit to the mask, it pushed it right up
against my face, sometimes even touching my nose!

--Holly