cool_hardware52
Contributor
The small plates I've seen are shorter, but not narrower.
Lynne,
The DSS "small" plate is not only shorter, but is also narrower than it's bigger brothers. I'm not at the shop right now so the exact measurements are not at my finger tips.
Having said that I do agree with your assessment of the impacts of crossing the straps, and I do recommend it for people of slighter stature that want to get the straps off the top of their deltoids
Is crossing DIR? My Fundies instructor's opinion was no, and the subject caused furrowing of his brow.
Tobin