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Sir Rodney:
This might make your wife feel better.  I was wrong, the SCA uses a three part lance with the tip being foam, the middle being cardboard tube and the base being wood.  That's about as safe as you can get in jousting!  ;)


--- Quote ---2. Lances, spears and javelins.
(a) Foam Jousting Lances.
(1) Shall be 8-10ft as measured from the top (forward edge) of the rider’s hand
to the tip of the foam.
(2) The lance shall be constructed in three sections including the tip, middle, and
base. The tip and the base will socket into the middle section.
(3) Lances must use a foam tip, 2-4 ft in length, extending at least 22-inches
beyond the middle section. Approved foams are expanded polystyrene foam
(Styrofoam) or Extruded Insulation Foam, of 2-inch diameter and
approximately 2-lb./ft³ density.
(4) The middle section consists of a cardboard tube with a 2-inch interior
diameter and a maximum of a 1/8-inch side wall, and a minimum length of 4
ft.
(5) The base section may be made of any non-brittle material with a maximum
of 2.5 ft forward of the hand (as measured from the top of the hand to the
forward end that is inside the cardboard tube). It is recommended the base
section be carved from wood, and that at least 6 inches extends into the
middle section.
(6) A recommended lance construction would be a base with 1.5 ft in front of the
hand, of which 6 inches is the 2”diameter extension into the tube, a 5ft or 6ft
tube, and 24” foam.
(b) Spears and javelins
(1) Spears and javelins may be equipped with metal tips.
--- End quote ---

Source: Equestrian Marshal’s Handbook

Bayard_Davis-Munro:
Well it may keep her from throwing out her spine rolling her eyes at me :) that is a heck of a combo, sure would cut down on injuries for sure.

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