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    ...it can't have been *that* long since this was last discussed...

    Anyway, to nutshell it: you're trained in riding with stirrups. Back then, cavalrymen learned from ground up to do without in full combat. Easy as that, really; a lot of "impossible" acts are just a question of putting in enough training hours.

    As for the impact, eh. Just loosen your hold on the spear-shaft if it seems to become a problem, and let it "glide" until it's safe to grab it again and extract. This is really what the stirrup, the couching technique and eventually the full-plate lance-rest did, in fact; hike up the "absolute threshold" of impact the rider-horse team could deal with before having to "let loose" for safety reasons.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Watchman View Post
    Just loosen your hold on the spear-shaft if it seems to become a problem, and let it "glide" until it's safe to grab it again and extract. This is really what the stirrup, the couching technique and eventually the full-plate lance-rest did, in fact; hike up the "absolute threshold" of impact the rider-horse team could deal with before having to "let loose" for safety reasons.
    Sorry but could you explain that? i don't understand what you mean at all, eg how do i let a spear glide?


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    Loosen your grip on the damn thing so the problematic levels of impact force are no longer applied to the rider/mount team. Duh.
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    ok, what about the rest?


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    And my personal favorite: "Non rimuovere il confine antico fissato dai tuoi padri". In english: "Do not remove the anchent border placed by your fathers". It looses something in the translation......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cyrus View Post
    ok, what about the rest?
    What rest ?
    "Let us remember that there are multiple theories of Intelligent Design. I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster. --- Proof of the existence of the FSM, if needed, can be found in the recent uptick of global warming, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. Apparently His Pastaness is to be worshipped in full pirate regalia. The decline in worldwide pirate population over the past 200 years directly corresponds with the increase in global temperature. Here is a graph to illustrate the point."

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    ...although, given the spear techniques used, just relaxing your arms in a controlled fashion and "rolling" the weapon out of the target would probably do the trick. Or in any case from what I've read this is how you extract the xyston when using the Mac one-handed lance technique, right off the charge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Watchman View Post
    This is really what the stirrup, the couching technique and eventually the full-plate lance-rest did, in fact; hike up the "absolute threshold" of impact the rider-horse team could deal with before having to "let loose" for safety reasons.
    this rest


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    And my personal favorite: "Non rimuovere il confine antico fissato dai tuoi padri". In english: "Do not remove the anchent border placed by your fathers". It looses something in the translation......

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    You mean the lance-rest ?
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    Forget not the saddles they used in the pre-stirrup era. Most of them had "horns" and various other features to hold the rider in place. Such as the back and the front of the saddle being very high to keep the horseman from falling with the shock of the charge. This and the techniques used for delivering the charge enabled cavalrymen to get by.

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