New Teaspoon Advice Please

[Fishtigua]

I love when all you youngsters go on about performance, performance. You Do realise that 25% of points are allocated by the judging panel for technique and style in certain classes.

We all know this. That is why so many of the judges keep seeming to spend a lot of time weekending at Schloss Brichthoff auf Ugo.

[marshalla]

DanielSan said:

A bit of a leftfield/underdog suggestion. What about the Alfaafastein XXMM. It's a fairly new teaspoon I know but us proving to be very competitive for the budget market right out of the box, with a few personalised tweaks you could have a surprise winner in your hand.

Have they been homologate for international competitions yet ? I thought they were still restricted to demonstrations while the question of the safety of the inverted flange mount was resolved.

[DanielSan]

marshalla said:

DanielSan said:

A bit of a leftfield/underdog suggestion. What about the Alfaafastein XXMM. It's a fairly new teaspoon I know but us proving to be very competitive for the budget market right out of the box, with a few personalised tweaks you could have a surprise winner in your hand.

Have they been homologate for international competitions yet ? I thought they were still restricted to demonstrations while the question of the safety of the inverted flange mount was resolved.

That's a very good question, I believe the homologation papers were published on February 9th with it coming into effect on the 20th. Tomorrow I believe. The only negative to this of course is it leaves barely a week to take delivery and make any improvements to suit your own technique. And as we all know, entering a competition with no testing is no way to win.

[dxg]

longblackcoat said:

DanielSan said:

What class are you in the next tournament?

Class H (Stirring and Scooping), I think. It runs to Reg 4.r so it's far more about technique anyway (though tell that to the Lithuanians!)

Tell me about it. The whole endeavour's never quite been the same since the '63 incident.

I can't believe they tried to claim their canteen was contaminated. Chancers and scoundrels. Tarnished the whole sport and we're still suffering to this very day.

By the way, have you heard the rumours about the Chinese and their carbon fibre creation? Where's the craft in that?

[longblackcoat]

Fishtigua said:

I love when all you youngsters go on about performance, performance. You Do realise that 25% of points are allocated by the judging panel for technique and style in certain classes.

We all know this. That is why so many of the judges keep seeming to spend a lot of time weekending at Schloss Brichthoff auf Ugo.

To be fair, that's exactly why I'm going for Class H. Thing is, I'm aware that John Catlin, for one, has a real technology obsession. He's been working on his verkfræðingurgaffalhöndla for ages now and that design-led thinking has influenced his technique marks more than a little.

I worry for the sport, I really do.

[55palfers]

The rot set in when the dress code of black tie for post 6:00 PM events was relaxed.

[Tallow]

55palfers said:

The rot set in when the dress code of black tie for post 6:00 PM events was relaxed.

That was to prevent the use of unsanctioned competition grade jackets and everyone knows it! Let's not muddy the waters by suggesting this was to do with class or accessibility to the sport.

[longblackcoat]

Tallow said:

55palfers said:

The rot set in when the dress code of black tie for post 6:00 PM events was relaxed.

That was to prevent the use of unsanctioned competition grade jackets and everyone knows it! Let's not muddy the waters by suggesting this was to do with class or accessibility to the sport.

All well and good, but when you have teams turning up with all sorts of performance materials (Emms and the Chertsey crew looked to have Nomex coveralls!) then you know that there's altogether too much seriousness.

Then again, we all like to win, and even I have been tempted by the Schlachtausfreund gloves - the Stahlnetz really gives the ability to drive the stir, and the Committee seems relatively relaxed for now..... £300 is a lot for just one glove, but success tastes so sweet!

[DanielSan]

Why not go for the Schadenflug glove instead? It's a mere £90 but offers all the same features and structure as it's more expensive rivals. Plus if you do take a competition win using the Schadenflug there's currently a $100,000 season long sponsorship deal on offer to the first stirrer to take a win. A lucrative deal for the person willing to take that gamble I think you'll agree.

[55palfers]

I have a very lightly used size 9 Schlachtausfreund for sale if there is any interest?

[Hugo a Gogo]

which hand?

[anonymous-user]

Must...not...bite...

[55palfers]

Right. I'm not a sinister stirrer.
Still boxed, with papers and guarantee until 5/2016

It is an unwanted prize from a pro-celebrity event in the provinces a few years back.

I did try it out in one or two qualifying rounds but couldn't get to grips with the sharkskin palm material.
It was supposed to aid overall dexterity during the initial wind up stages, but somehow I felt it interfered with the all important reverse twist action of the handle.

In the end, found I was happier with my trusty old Wotan IV

[Seek]

Let the following news article serve as a warning to Spoonists.
Some of you casually store their teaspoons in a viewing cabinet or even - dare I say it - a cutlery drawer.
These are not safe places for all but the least valuable of teaspoons.

Please note the following article may be NSFW for the more sensitive Spoonists amongst us.
Like the reporter you may be horrified by this cold-hearted theft.

Stolen from the Amsterdam Cheese Museum... a unique cheese slicer:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/...

[DanielSan]

It may look a bit like a spoon, but even the headline tells you that is in fact a cheese slicer? Are you broken?

[rohrl]

Is this legal for use under tournament conditions?

[Tallow]

rohrl said:

Is this legal for use under tournament conditions?

I'm a southpaw and on that basis I can tell you quite categorically that the answer is no! (Not that I'd want to be laughed out of a tournament by yielding that monstrosity in the first place of course)

[Seek]

DanielSan said:

It may look a bit like a spoon, but even the headline tells you that is in fact a cheese slicer? Are you broken?

You have no clue how organised crime works do you?

First they practice on inconspicuous, less obvious targets.
Once they have honed their skillsets they will move on to the real deal.

[marshalla]

Seek said:

Once they have honed their skillsets they will move on to the real deal.

So, you're saying they're really after knives ?

Anyhow - has anyone seen the renderings of the latest "designer" speed-stirrer to come out of Zurich ? The PH rules on copy & paste prevent me putting a picture here, but far too many vortex-generating fins on it for my liking. Takes all the skill out of the sport.

[NDA]

marshalla said:

far too many vortex-generating fins on it for my liking. Takes all the skill out of the sport.

They said there were too many dimples on golf balls in the early days. You're being a luddite.

I say more fins and let's Steer It UP! (As they say in Jamaica).