>the waist." This is not 100% correct. The target (Rule 410) is ""the
>entire body above a horizontal line drawn between the top of the folds
>formed by the thighs and the trunk of the fencer when in the "on gurad"
>position.""
>This means that part of the target is actually below the waist. (Most
>sabre fencers have seen illegal lame jackets that only go down to the
>waist -- or even above the waist.) The myth of how far down the lame
>jacket must go allows for continued use of lame jackets that are too
>small.
Unless _everyone_ gets custom-made lames to-measure, the target
area will be incorrect at the hips (including in foil), unless one happens
to be exactly the "normal" proportions for someone of that lame size.
Now, for many people to difference from correct is relatively
small (say < 1-2"). For me, it'd be gigantic (I'm a mutant: 6'2" with a 29"
inseam). At what point (or level of competition) does it become illegal
"enough" to be taken note of? Custom-made lames = $$$$, and extra time.
--
Randell Jesup, Scala US R&D, Ex-Commodore-Amiga Engineer class of '94
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