11-03-2005, 04:56 PM
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#1 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Aberdeen Scotland
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| Vniti Foils
Hey everyone. I have just bought vniti foil ( im still waiting for it to arrive) and i was wondering if anyone has anything they want to share with me about them.  | 
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11-03-2005, 04:59 PM
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#2 | | Din Älskling
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somewhere inside your head. Or am I?
Posts: 4,196
| I have 4 foils with Vniti blades. I love them. They are the most beautiful blades I've used. Even the part where the forte meets the tang is beautifully done. I've had mine for 4-5 years now and they hold their shape well.
Enjoy!
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11-03-2005, 05:01 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Princeton NJ
Posts: 286
| Great action
Nicest feeling foil I have ever fenced with. | |
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11-04-2005, 10:17 AM
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#4 | | Admin
Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 4,580
| top reviewed blade
The Vniti gets high praise in the fencing.net review section: http://www.fencing.net/reviews/
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11-04-2005, 10:36 AM
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#5 | | I am a man... A MEGA MAN!
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South Carolina über Alles
Posts: 2,593
| I love my Vniti foil to death...great blade.
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11-04-2005, 11:03 AM
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#6 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 1,238
| I have 5 Vniti foils, and while they aren't my favorite blade, I do like them very much and they are a crazy good buy. The only thing I've seen that MAY be comparable is the MC 'FIE' (dunno how much I trust that) blade that Blue Gauntlet is selling now. But I've only had it two weeks, whereas I know the Vnitis are beasts. For the record, I still prefer the BF FIE Blues, but wow, not the same cost range at all >< | |
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11-04-2005, 11:39 AM
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#7 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Aberdeen Scotland
Posts: 19
| Cheers folk. Im really looking forward to getting my blade now so i can get in some serious fencing with it.
Ta!  | |
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11-04-2005, 11:49 AM
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#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: London
Posts: 317
| I recommend getting a very stiff blade. They tend to go soft faster than a BF. | |
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11-04-2005, 01:06 PM
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#9 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Aberdeen Scotland
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| I don't know. The stiffness of the blade is very much a personal thing and i know a lot of folk that have all got very strong thoughts on that. | |
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11-04-2005, 01:20 PM
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#10 | | Din Älskling
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somewhere inside your head. Or am I?
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| I like stiffer blades. It means more control over the point because it doesn't whip around as much. IMO, stiffer blades also make certain flicks easier because they give you more precise control of the point's arc.
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11-04-2005, 04:31 PM
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#11 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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Originally Posted by esskreemr IMO, stiffer blades also make certain flicks easier because they give you more precise control of the point's arc. | Pre-BS timing changes, I could flick with anything from rebar to al dente spagetti... now a days, I tend to look much more at how the blade feels in my hand in terms of point 'lightness.' Though the Vnitis were nice for both, I like the BF balance a bit more. | |
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11-04-2005, 06:30 PM
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#12 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2004 Location: UNC
Posts: 312
| i *heart* my vniti blades. all of my weapons are carbon copies of each other, all vniti. i don't like fencing with anything else. they arn't too stiff but not super whippy.
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