Do you think prowess in a joust also hints at abilities in a melee? I think it does. It’s not 1:1 but I’ve never heard of a great jouster who wasn’t also a great fighter.
And Ryam in a joust was like, literally unbeatable lmfao. I don’t think he lost a single tournament in his life.
You also have Jaime Lannister himself thinking that he didn’t belong in the company of somebody like Ryam Redwyne. Jaime who is well known for his extreme confidence in his own ability. Jaime thought he could beat both Gregor and Sandor.
And Ryam in a joust was like, literally unbeatable lmfao. I don’t think he lost a single tournament in his life.
You also have Jaime Lannister himself thinking that he didn’t belong in the company of somebody like Ryam Redwyne. Jaime who is well known for his extreme confidence in his own ability. Jaime thought he could beat both Gregor and Sandor.
And ofc, I agree there's a correlation between jousting skills and melee skills to some extent. But jousting offers for more upsets than a 1 v 1 melee. In jousting you can have the Knight of the Laughing Tree win a tournament while built like a girl, while in a melee your strength makes as much of a difference as your skill