Foil Breaking

[Cheesy]

Just a quickie....I fenced in a club comp. and two people broke their blades on me. Is this due to my style of attacking or just one of those thangs?
Cheers.

[scrapinpeg]

Didn't you get the memo? Mithril plastrons are forbidden under new FIE 4.6(g)

[Elemental]

1. Did they break on the touch? Meaning they bent to the point of snapping?

or

2. Did they break during a beat against your blade?

also

3. What brands of foil were you using and was it dry or electric?

[Cheesy]

They were both point touches.

[esskreemr]

Originally Posted by Cheesy

They were both point touches.

Do you have a tendency to counter attack while closing the gap? This will bend or break a firmly landed foil.

[Morion]

When they broke were they over bent? Were you lunging in on them? If so it might be you were too close. You could try watching your distance a little. Otherwise it is just one of those things. Foils break and club equipment gets used a lot.

[Cheesy]

Cheers for the thoughts....I do tend to counter a fair bit. Reckon I will have to change things up a bit before the club runs out of foils.

[achilleus]

Originally Posted by Cheesy

Cheers for the thoughts....I do tend to counter a fair bit. Reckon I will have to change things up a bit before the club runs out of foils.

Better do it before you run out of luck.