what colored tip tape most fencer prefer?

[vincikai]

which colored tip tape do you prefer to use? and why?



i like red tip tape because i thk it can drive my opponent mad

[Aeric]

Black. Studies show that the eye is attracted to bright colors, so having a dark tip tape might cause the opponent to subconsciously miss it in their peripheral vision.

[rvergara]

I like blue

[Swordmaster]

Black. Studies show that the eye is attracted to bright colors, so having a dark tip tape might cause the opponent to subconsciously miss it in their peripheral vision.

This is one school of thought. The other is to use bright colors because you are not only fencing your opponent, but also the referee. If he can better see your actions it can be in your favor.
I don't have a school of thought though, I'm an armorer and what do we know....

[cowpaste]

I just use whatever is cheapest. :P

[neevel]

I picked up a bunch of rolls of camera tape cheap from a surplus store a while back. I've ended up using the following system (based on the colors of tape I have):

-Grey for club weapons.
-Brown or dark green for other people's weapons I work on.
-Blue for my own personal weapons.

It may seem a little anal, but it does help me keep track of what's what, both when I've got a bunch of club and personal weapons I repaired and when people are borrowing club weapons for spares at tournaments.

-Dave

[ztron24]

...another advantage of bright tip tape might be to help your opponent see your blade better. many actions start with feints, so it would help a fake attack cath an opponents eye, which would be good, provided the real attack is too fast to be parried, whether seen or not. i wouldn't want me opponent to miss my feint because i had dark tip tape. in the end, however, tip tape probably makes little or no difference.

[Inquartata]

None. That stuff would insulate my blade and keep me from scoring touches.

[cowpaste]

None. That stuff would insulate my blade and keep me from scoring touches.

Just use your bellguard, dood. :P

[Masterurethane]

I like black, i don't know why. I use duct tape a lot of the time, it works fine.

[davesaint]

On the rare occasion I fence foil:

Foil tip tape, neon pink, ugly

It's cheap, and even blind people can see it

[MyraTrue]

my preference on foil is black, though I rarely fence foil anymore. I've fenced people with neon colored tape, and at first its distracting to me. I want to look at the "pretty colors". Its like the rainbow blades. ALSO distracting... I want to look at all the nice shifting colors.

My only complaint about some of the colored tapes is that they leave colored streaks on jackets. We bought a roll of red a couple months back and now all the clubs jackets sport red streaks. The wash out, but we never wash club jackets (well, not till the dorms have free laundry weekend, which usually falls into a two day event weekend).

[acfencing]

I like black cuz it looks cool and it is harder to see.

Anyone know of place I can get multicorored tape.

[DHCJr]

If you are talking more than one color on the same tape and you are talking 3/4" or 1", no. I have seen 2" Camouflage put out by Pro-Gaff. You might check Camera stores for 'Camera' tape, which is usually 1" gaffers tape, but sometimes you can find 3/4" tape.

[Purple Fencer]

If you are talking more than one color on the same tape and you are talking 3/4" or 1", no. I have seen 2" Camouflage put out by Pro-Gaff. You might check Camera stores for 'Camera' tape, which is usually 1" gaffers tape, but sometimes you can find 3/4" tape.

Camo tape??? Where's Army Fencer????

[klauver]

My tape color depends on the blade color that I'm using, my VINTI's are black so I use black tape my BF's tend to be lighter colored so I use grey.
I used to use bright tape but I want my opponent to watch anything but my point. I feint as much with my body, hands and feet as I do with my tip.