Jousting apparatus

An improved jousting apparatus, comprising:

• two elongated sticks joined together with a flexible connecting member anchored within the respective stick ends, wherein the elongated sticks are at least as long as the distance from a waist of a user to the ground, and wherein the connecting member is anchored within the stick ends to prevent movement of the sticks relative to the connecting member, both rotationally and longitudinally, wherein the connecting member is long enough and anchored sufficiently to allow motion of the respective sticks relative to each other and permit the apparatus to be used for jousting, wherein each jousting stick includes a first designation located approximately 10 inches from an upper end of the stick, wherein there are no designations between the upper end of the stick and the first designation and a second designation located within the range of 5-6 inches below the first designation, wherein there are no designations between the first and second designations, wherein the designations provide selected positioning for an upper hand of a selected contestant in three positions:
• a first position which is a normal position for a jousting contest for both the selected contestant and an opponent, a second position below the first position which provides a disadvantage to the selected contestant in the jousting contest relative to the opponent in said first position and a third position below the second position, which provides a further disadvantage to the selected contestant relative to the opponent said first position.