H.O.M. Fencing at Nationals!!

[Purple Fencer]

Well...not ME, but my Armor One gloves will be there!

Thanks to Craig, who just bought a supply for the F.net booth!

Colors are Blue or Red....changes and concerns noted and applied.

HOM Glove review for Rick Shellhouse's review thread!

[rcmatthews]

congratulations. I like the looks of this glove and am looking forward to trying it out when I need a new glove/have the money.

[keropie]

Hell, I don't really need one, but I may have one when I come home from nationals <.<

[rcmatthews]

well, i would too, but i am a poor college kid, and I am going to France a week or so before summer nationals, so the chances of me having any extra money to buy one are pretty slim. Now if you want to send me one for free, I'll sing your praises everywhere I go

[KD5MDK]

Cool. I'll certainly give them a try. How are the American Body Cords coming? I'm more interested in those.

[Purple Fencer]

Originally Posted by KD5MDK

Cool. I'll certainly give them a try. How are the American Body Cords coming? I'm more interested in those.

A problem cropped up that is being corrected (the retaining clip was shorting across the recieving sockets on a couple of cords, but that was a result of modifications I made to the original pieces after manufacture)...one thing the glove sales will do is allow me to proceed with the cords...although a couple of elements still need to be designed

[epeeisky]

What changes did you make to the glove?

[Purple Fencer]

Originally Posted by epeeisky

What changes did you make to the glove?

A different pattern on the grip surface (fingers/heel of hand only, instead of the full palm as it is now), moved the label to inside the cuff, added another label with the washing instructions (important if you don't wanna shrink the padding), a minor change in the position of the thumb that should improve the fit at the fingers, and a liner on the hand side of the remaining grippy to cut down the black that was rubbing off on people's hands.

Mostly small stuff, as you can see, but sometimes the small stuff is the most important.

[KD5MDK]

Originally Posted by Purple Fencer

A problem cropped up that is being corrected (the retaining clip was shorting across the recieving sockets on a couple of cords, but that was a result of modifications I made to the original pieces after manufacture)...one thing the glove sales will do is allow me to proceed with the cords...although a couple of elements still need to be designed

So they'd work fine for sabre, you mean.

[Purple Fencer]

Originally Posted by KD5MDK

So they'd work fine for sabre, you mean.

Yeah...but it's a modification error, not a design element...and it's not a constant shorting.

For sabre, better to alter the socket into a permenent B/C short.

[bigdawg2121]

I look forward to it Sam. I'm hoping this glove will meet my rather finnicky glove standards b/c it sounds awesome and I like supporting small vendors.

[Mergs]

Originally Posted by rcmatthews

well, i would too, but i am a poor college kid, and I am going to France a week or so before summer nationals, ........

Does anyone but me see something strange about this statement? Sorry, but if you are going to France for a week AND then going to Nationals, don't pull the 'poor college kid' BS. You ain't THAT poor. Gimme a break.

[rcmatthews]

yeah but I myself have to pay for fencing gear, whereas my parents are paying for the trip to france and my club is paying for most of my trip to nationals

[twisterfencing]

Originally Posted by Purple Fencer

Thanks to Craig, who just bought a supply for the F.net booth!

Congrats Sam:
Wish you were going to be there instead of just your gloves.
Glad you found a vendor to show your wears.

Gary Spruill

[Dax]

I saw one of the gloves yesterday at a tournament. I got to check it out, it seems a really solid glove. I cant wait to get one when my current glove dies.