gabriel wrote:
"plugs are a perfect solution to swallowing up the end of the tape. Outside of that, i have not figured out how one justifies their weight."
well, if i recall correctly from my junior days, they were required by the USCF - something about safety. the plugs were supposed to prevent the exposed end of the bar do you some injury. i imagined the bar taking a core sample of my thigh... and used the plugs.
i always threw away the benotto ones, tho, chuck, and did anyone ever really try the match thing?
randy dugan
van nuys, ca usa