IllianaLancerContra Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 On 3/12/2018 at 3:00 PM, Fran Haring said: Good point. Some of that equipment... it was like throwing a motorcycle. Back then the equipment work was based on the Manual of Arms. Today it is based on dance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 2 hours ago, IllianaLancerContra said: Back then the equipment work was based on the Manual of Arms. Today it is based on dance. Is spinning and tossing a rifle part of the Manual of Arms? Not trying to sound snarky here... I honestly don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) Just watched the video of Troop's 2014 "America the Beautiful" closer. That was a great show. Edited March 14, 2018 by Fran Haring 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 There used to be a full video online of the corps' 1975 show on YouTube, but now I can't find it. Can only find a vid of the opener that year. Don't know if this is a case of stuff being removed from the Web, or my search skills needing a tuneup. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePlanets Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 Well we have a tie here between 1985 and 2009. Anyone care to break it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 26 minutes ago, ThePlanets said: Well we have a tie here between 1985 and 2009. Anyone care to break it? 85 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePlanets Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 Then 1985 it is. What a great discussion about the Troopers! Probably the most attention they have had on DCP in a long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) On 3/13/2018 at 8:59 PM, Fran Haring said: Is spinning and tossing a rifle part of the Manual of Arms? Not trying to sound snarky here... I honestly don't know. I was more referring to hand placements, weapons angles, & stuff like that. You could get ticked for not having these correct, & Guard members had to master these basics before they could even think about spinning or tossing a weapon. Edited March 15, 2018 by IllianaLancerContra to use more better English 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c mor Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 On 3/15/2018 at 10:39 AM, IllianaLancerContra said: I was more referring to hand placements, weapons angles, & stuff like that. You could get ticked for not having these correct, & Guard members had to master these basics before they could even think about spinning or tossing a weapon. I realize I'm bringing in a BD reference, but it relates to old school rifle squads... There is a picture of a line of BD rifles, with Lee Doebler in front, and the rifles are frozen mid-toss in a perfect vertical line, and I think even their hand positions during the toss were also identical. It is a fabulous photo. Anyone from that time says, "Yes! That's it! That's what it is supposed to look like!" They spent hours perfecting spin timing and every angle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) On 3/13/2018 at 8:59 PM, Fran Haring said: Is spinning and tossing a rifle part of the Manual of Arms? Not trying to sound snarky here... I honestly don't know. No it wasn't, Early on in winter guard days circuits who still used this manual of arms, a program would literally stop, do the manual of arms, then continue. This and other traditions as of that point ( sometime around the mid to late 70s depending on the circuit ) would change as shows became more beginning to end products eliminating the obstructions that were fading into history. Edited March 17, 2018 by GUARDLING 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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