How Do You Spin A Sabre In The Color Guard?
Making the weapon line in a color guard is a huge achievement. Spinning a sabre correctly takes technique, strength, precision and timing. You will probably have to practice quite a bit on your own before you will be ready to try out for the sabre line in your color guard program. Tape the sabre correctly. This is an important first step, because if your tapes are wrong, then your spins will be wrong. There are two tapes on the blade: the spot tape and the catch tape (also called the cheater tape). The spot tape should be black, and is located 1/3 of the way down the blade, from the hilt. The catch tape should be white, and it is located 1/3 of the way in from the tip. If you have a chrome sabre, you will also want to put a long strip of white along the entire top of the blade. You can buy special color guard tape, but electrical/PVC tape works just as well. Start at right flat. Sabre is parallel to the ground. The hilt should be on your left side, with your left hand resting comfortab
