Comment on Do you agree with my unpopular opinion about height in fencing?
neidu2@feddit.nl 1 month ago
I’m just unsure how tall fencers are different than tall basketball players or height jumpers
Comment on Do you agree with my unpopular opinion about height in fencing?
neidu2@feddit.nl 1 month ago
I’m just unsure how tall fencers are different than tall basketball players or height jumpers
BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Neither tall basketball players or high jumpers actively have someone actively trying to stab them in their larger mass sections. It would be better to compare with baseball where the strike zone can change depending on height. There are some good pictures of Jose Altuve standing next to Aaron judge in the MLB. Basically, tall people have a larger attack vector, and that doesn’t apply in the two sports you mentioned, where more height definitely carries significantly more advantages than disadvantages.
neidu2@feddit.nl 1 month ago
I see you grew up on the fancy side of town
BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I grew up in rural Iowa. We didn’t have a fancy side of town.
neidu2@feddit.nl 1 month ago
I grew up in Norway. We didn’t have town.