Uniforms and Competition thread
In keeping with the recent trend of having mostly relevant threads on KFM:eek:
I thought I'd toss out this for debate:
How important are the flashy satin/silk uniforms and why?
I've noticed through the years that a silky will get the performer somewhere up to a .5 advantage with most judges at TCMA forms competitions. Other than the person looking prettier, I really can't find the reason why that is the case, but it is the way things are. I know from the get-go that a competitor won't win the gold if he's wearing his practice jammies no matter how good he performs.
In other MAs, there's a reason for stiff uniform requirements. Mainly it's because a good/clean uniform is seen as protection from MRSA and ringworm. But TCMA forms competitors, as far as I know, don't have to deal with those issues.
So why is there that perceived advantage for silkies. Is there some type of cultural significance that I'm missing?
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