blah blah...alright fine.. i'm going to the tournament next weekend, boo-hoo i really really don't feel like competing anymore but i'm torn about it. i really need to be fencing new people, or at least people that are not in my club but at the same time these tournaments just aren't as much fun as in my previous fencing life. i can't see myself driving anywhere for this.. the passion for the sport is still there but just not for competing..
lately i've been commitment phobic with the french grip (err.. carbon fibre grip, not sure how "french" it really is actually). i seem to score a lot more against the better taller fencers as i've completely neutralized the height/reach advantage; i'm a lot less flicky though; more timing involved. sometimes i wonder if my hands are just too small for the grip...the disengages just aren't as tight and fast as the pistol (switched this too..now i'm using the french crosse. i seem to be going through a grip crisis now..odd timing but, oh well). i think i'll obviously use next weekend to work on this grip with different fencers...pretty expensive experiment at $65CAD per grip..
09-22-2007 01:53 AM 
i really really don't feel like competing anymore but i'm torn about it. i really need to be fencing new people, or at least people that are not in my club but at the same time these tournaments just aren't as much fun as in my previous fencing life. i can't see myself driving anywhere for this..
the passion for the sport is still there but just not for competing..
