Wraps and baskethilts (was pseudo-illegal targets)

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2 total messages Started by Connie Lynne Villani Thu, 28 Jan 1993 08:29

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Author: Connie Lynne Villani
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 08:29

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I think I know what Dennis means when he talks about the difficulty of throwing
wraps with adequately covering baskethilts.

My basket covers basically a little more than a half-globe around my hand, righ
now, and doesn't interfere with wraps thrown at my opponents' heads. Yesterday,
however, I was trying to learn a "rising wrap" and the entire lower half of my
hand is a big, painful, self-inflicted bruise, thanks to my baskethilt.  The 
bars kept rolling along my hand whenever I got to the point in a wrap where 
my hand kind of turns over.  I borrowed a weapon which doesn't cover as much of
the hand (maybe this is a 1/3 globe) and had no problem with the shot.

P. S. Does anyone know a way around this problem? I padding the inside of the
baskethilt doesn't work well, and padding the outside is awkward...

Felicity Pig-working-on-a-summary-person  clynne@cco.caltech.edu

Re: Wraps and baskethilts

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Author: KLOSKY JAMES LEDLIE
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 17:12

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Felicity mentions having trouble with self-inflicted bruises on her 
hand caused by her basket hilt on wraps.

I have had this same difficulty myself in the past.  A small piece 
of heater hose on the lower outside bar or edge of the basket greatly
reduces this problem.  Its not to unsightly if you have a black hilt 
and black hose.  Also, your half-gauntlet should stop alot of the impact.
If its not, try padding (VERY thinnly) the inside of the half gauntlet.

Here endeth my two-cents-worth.

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Otto the Obscure                       klosky@bechtel.Colorado.EDU
Caer Galen, Outlands
     -and-
Ledlie Klosky, Student
Boulder, Colorado
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