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**HedoShoodovex** · 09-01-2012, 05:41 AM

Lol.

If it ain't broke... (and trust us, it's not)

One thing it does lack a bit though as a spectacle is the drama of the final few seconds counting down, which is usually the only bit worth watching in foil/epee. Here's a radical idea. How about we take the time down to one minute or 90 seconds for sabre, with a break at either 8 points or halfway on the clock?

And yet apparently there have been international bouts that went over 3 minutes. I know that's not the norm but even so...

I forget which ones at the moment. Will have a think. I know it caused ructions at the time.

09-01-2012, 05:41 AM	#10
HedoShoodovex Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 492 Senior Member	Lol. If it ain't broke... (and trust us, it's not) One thing it does lack a bit though as a spectacle is the drama of the final few seconds counting down, which is usually the only bit worth watching in foil/epee. Here's a radical idea. How about we take the time down to one minute or 90 seconds for sabre, with a break at either 8 points or halfway on the clock? And yet apparently there have been international bouts that went over 3 minutes. I know that's not the norm but even so... I forget which ones at the moment. Will have a think. I know it caused ructions at the time.
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