Just set a total weight for inclusiveness
Jimbo,
I've been trying to say this for a while, why does it matter how we get to 3.3g? Ravenna Al makes a good point about adhering the figure/base if either the figure or base combo exceeds 2.0 figure or 1.2 base (to combat some people's concern for cheating). If we allow TOTAL weight it is more all inclusive including FF.com figures, all 67 bigMen, custom figures, the new buzzball TTC bases, etc. When using a figure that is greater than 2.0 I've shown how to take a Miggle TTC base can be easily trimmed down to 1.0g. Heck a heavier figure is not neccissarily an advantage as a heavier base is. Its been my experience that a heavier figure is can be harder to get "balanced" and therefore can require a little more effort in tweaking. The whole point here is inclusiveness and common ground. I would like to point to the mid-Ohio EFL 3.5 total weight rule (or BEFL 3.4g) as ones that I believe don't make traditional equipment obsolte while being open to much of the great innovation that is occuring in the hobby.
If a common weight was set today my vote would be ~3.5ish even though I really do like 4.0g. Lets remember that a little miggle team beat all the big men teams this year at the Miggle tournament so people shouldn't get too caught up in a few tenths of a gram being a huge competitive advantage. In fact the Big men are something like 0.4g heavier but those nicely balanced little guys are good.
Just my 2 cents.
Joe
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