[quote=@MelonHead]
I'm sorry, but in no universe is Shin two feet wide. I think you might have forgotten I'm over 6ft 3" myself with broad shoulders, I used myself to judge. If he happened to have been standing in the widest stance of all time then by all means that might be possible, but that would simply mean he should have been stabbed in the feet. However he was in the act of stepping. Plus, it's really irrelevant how wide he is at the top, lower bodies are slender, and that's all the spikes needed.

If I had to judge, Shin would probably be about a foot and a half wide if he was in the act of stepping, presuming he has anything close to a normal human body type. 
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I remember the pic you posted once upon a time looked waaaay scrawnier. Has nothing to do with anything but just an observation. 

Hmm, average male shoulder width is 25.7 inches (or 40-48 cm)...closer to 2 feet than I thought. But ya I got out a measuring tap and 2 feet is not that off actually. It SOUNDED absurd but it checks out apparently...Damn you skinny :P