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Uhlamn/Allstar Non-grippy
|     | 35 | 24.82% | |
Uhlman/Allstar Gripstar
|    | 21 | 14.89% | |
Santelli
|    | 5 | 3.55% | |
HOM Fencing
|    | 6 | 4.26% | |
BG/SG
|    | 12 | 8.51% | |
Leon Paul
|    | 20 | 14.18% | |
Duellist
| | 1 | 0.71% | |
Triplette
| | 5 | 3.55% | |
Other
| | 33 | 23.40% | |
This poll is flawed
| | 3 | 2.13% | 
05-24-2006, 12:50 AM
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#21 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: TX
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| Glove: Estoc epee (french leather). It stinks like you know what, yet its like a timex watch.
Gary Spruill
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05-24-2006, 02:51 AM
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#22 | | Moderator
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| Gary, you fence? I have got to see that. | |
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05-25-2006, 01:00 AM
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#23 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by KD5MDK Gary, you fence? I have got to see that. | Every once in a while. Not a pretty sight. Sort of a cross between a Penguin on land and a Japanese Wrestler.
The name printed on the back of my jacket is "Lunch Meat". I am really just a moving target. That's it.
Gary Spruill
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05-25-2006, 01:06 AM
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#24 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by twisterfencing Every once in a while. Not a pretty sight. Sort of a cross between a Penguin on land and a Japanese Wrestler.
The name printed on the back of my jacket is "Lunch Meat". I am really just a moving target. That's it.
Gary Spruill | Ahhh....THAT'S why you're an armorer!!
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05-29-2006, 03:49 AM
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#25 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,183
| HOM Fencing 800 Newton Glove
I use this glove. I have had 2 of them because it is so good that one was stolen from me at the RENO NAC. It may have been picked up inadvertently though. I was around a bunch of different people and their bags were all open etc. Sam was kind enough to send another.
Very few people have this glove. Whoever has it Please contact me.
This is simply the best glove out there. No more kittle cuts on the knuckles from whipovers. The whole glove is 800 newtons. except for aa few areas.
Sam is currently revising this glove to make it entirely 800 newtons. It will then be perfect!!!!!
Fatfencer
PS: When the final version comes out I will review it at that time to give it the Fat Seal of Approval | |
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05-29-2006, 03:55 AM
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#26 | | Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Austin, TX
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| Happily awaiting an ETA for it.
(There was a fellow at the tournament today with a nearly toxic glove. He said he couldn't replace it because he wanted a CE 2 rated glove, and Leon Paul had stopped making theirs. I hope he buys the first Armor800 available.) | |
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05-29-2006, 06:30 PM
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#27 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: greenville, sc
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| i have 2 nifty electric sabre ones from thefencingpost...they rust quickly if you dont take good care of them, but i like the material and i havent had any issues with mine.
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06-02-2006, 08:26 PM
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#28 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Buffalo, NY
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Originally Posted by Purple Fencer Obviously...I use my own glove (actually...one of the earlier prototypes.) | PF,
I am intrigued by this glove, but it has one design "flaw": the velcro-closure wraps from underneath. Pretty much every glove with a velcro cuff has this same feature, and it drives me nuts when I use a prime or seconde parry and the tail-end of my pistol grip gets caught on it.
Maybe there is some advantage to this closure that I am unaware of, but I don't know what it might be. I just wish someone would make a glove where the velcro closes in the other direction.
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06-02-2006, 08:29 PM
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#29 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by El Chucko PF,
I am intrigued by this glove, but it has one design "flaw": the velcro-closure wraps from underneath. Pretty much every glove with a velcro cuff has this same feature, and it drives me nuts when I use a prime or seconde parry and the tail-end of my pistol grip gets caught on it.
Maybe there is some advantage to this closure that I am unaware of, but I don't know what it might be. I just wish someone would make a glove where the velcro closes in the other direction. | The closure is on the bottom probably because that's where the body cord emerges... | |
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06-02-2006, 08:51 PM
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#30 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South Carolina über Alles
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| Right now a FencingPost glove. I love how it feels, but the durability is crap (got it at Houston and it has holes all over). In all fairness though it was 18 bucks. I saw one of the HOM gloves at an AFC tournament and liked the look of it, but thought it was a bit bulky for epee'. I'm gonna definately see the different sizes and stuff though at Sumer Nationals and possibly buy one that isn't as bulky.
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06-02-2006, 09:14 PM
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#31 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Purple Fencer The closure is on the bottom probably because that's where the body cord emerges... | Yes, of course. But the body cord can still pass through if the velcro wraps in the other direction.
Maybe you don't see what I mean. Try this:
Put on a glove and point at a clock. The cuff closes in a clockwise direction. I would like one that closes in a counter-clockwise direction.
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06-02-2006, 09:57 PM
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#32 | | Senior Member
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| How about a glove that doesnt open or close, but instead, conforms to the sleeve of your arm? A lycra type material.
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06-02-2006, 10:34 PM
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#33 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by D+F+P=Hadouken! How about a glove that doesnt open or close, but instead, conforms to the sleeve of your arm? A lycra type material. | Meh....my very first glove was a leather Prieur in the 80s...no closure, just a hole for the cord...irritating to get the cord through and to take the glove off.
Lycra wouldn't provide much protection, I would think.... | |
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06-02-2006, 10:58 PM
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#34 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Purple Fencer Meh....my very first glove was a leather Prieur in the 80s...no closure, just a hole for the cord...irritating to get the cord through and to take the glove off.
Lycra wouldn't provide much protection, I would think.... | Last time I checked, the cuff wasnt really for providing penetration protection, but for protecting the blade from going up into the sleeve. My jacket is what provides the protection. What if the sleeve was made out of an underarmorish material?
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06-02-2006, 11:11 PM
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#35 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by D+F+P=Hadouken! Last time I checked, the cuff wasnt really for providing penetration protection, but for protecting the blade from going up into the sleeve. My jacket is what provides the protection. What if the sleeve was made out of an underarmorish material? | Why not build-in protection in the cuff as well as covering the sleeve opening? That's one reason I put the foam padding into the cuff...impact protection primarily, plus a little bit more in the way of a blade.
As for underarmor...dunno.... | |
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06-03-2006, 03:01 PM
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#36 | | Admin
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Originally Posted by RebelFencer I saw one of the HOM gloves at an AFC tournament and liked the look of it, but thought it was a bit bulky for epee'. |
Well, it was an epee fencer that was using it, so you should ask him how it stands up for epee.
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06-04-2006, 01:02 PM
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#37 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas
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| It would be nice to see one of those Armor One Gloves in Kansas. *Hint hint*. | |
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06-04-2006, 01:47 PM
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#38 | | Fencing Coach
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Originally Posted by JayhawkPawn It would be nice to see one of those Armor One Gloves in Kansas. *Hint hint*. | Same about Amarillo hint, hint | |
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06-04-2006, 03:29 PM
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#39 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by El Chucko PF,
I am intrigued by this glove, but it has one design "flaw": the velcro-closure wraps from underneath. Pretty much every glove with a velcro cuff has this same feature, and it drives me nuts when I use a prime or seconde parry and the tail-end of my pistol grip gets caught on it. | So I'm not the only one that has this problem! My Physical Chess glove does the same thing; drives me nuts every time I parry prime because of the lovely ripping velcro sound I get... 
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06-05-2006, 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by hpfencing Same about Amarillo hint, hint | </ | |
