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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
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06-06-2006, 03:32 PM
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#41 | | Epee fencing addict
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glenwood, ny
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Originally Posted by El Chucko 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. | So... just make the gloves so the velcro overlaps in the other direction. That's a great idea! I wonder why nobody thought of it before.
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06-07-2006, 05:00 PM
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#42 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Reno, NV. Home of the Silver Blades
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| I'm not sure. I got it on Ebay and it works great...an ugly pale blue color that I wouldn't mind changing. I've trive Leon Paul's glove and that's what I'm getting next.
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06-07-2006, 06:15 PM
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#43 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York
Posts: 27
| I use an LP G126 glove and it's amazing, best glove I have tried so far, I would reccomend it! | |
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06-27-2006, 10:03 PM
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#44 | | Member
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 46
| On the topic of gloves does anyone know where I can get a pink glove? The HOM gloves look kinda pink - but the colour it's listed as is red - Purple could you help me on this? | |
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06-28-2006, 01:02 AM
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#45 | | Admin
Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA
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Originally Posted by bleeblue On the topic of gloves does anyone know where I can get a pink glove? The HOM gloves look kinda pink - but the colour it's listed as is red - Purple could you help me on this? | It's red. I was looking at getting some made up in pink, but didn't want to go for the minimum from the glove mfr. for an offbeat color.
Now, maybe if you got a the red and washed it with a little bleach...
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06-28-2006, 11:59 AM
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#46 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South Carolina
Posts: 621
| Any chance you'll be getting any Armor One gloves with a White cuff? The gloves sound great, but the blue/red forearm is a bit much for me. (plus, it would clash with my spiffy orange socks  ) | |
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06-28-2006, 12:22 PM
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#47 | | Scavenger
Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 4,658
| Examining what I own, apparently I buy the Ragged Rag brand. The smelly one. I'm going to look at Craig's in Atlanta.
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06-28-2006, 12:32 PM
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#48 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pacoima, ca USA
Posts: 5,992
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Originally Posted by little_old_me Any chance you'll be getting any Armor One gloves with a White cuff? The gloves sound great, but the blue/red forearm is a bit much for me. (plus, it would clash with my spiffy orange socks ) | Probably not....one of the safety features of the upper is it's one single piece...no seam for a blade to go through....that's why the color portion is so large.
I COULD have the glove made in white, but I'm reserving that color for thre Armor 800 when I get it perfected...and that's primarily because teh material won't take a dye job. | 
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06-28-2006, 12:44 PM
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#49 | | Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Scotland
Posts: 4,643
| It may surprise everyone to know that I have a Triplette glove with reduced slip rubbery stuff. Gloves tend not to last so long so I got one to see how it went. I'm quite happy - and it was cheap as well.
I do need a new glove at present. | |
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06-28-2006, 12:55 PM
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#50 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South Carolina
Posts: 621
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Originally Posted by Purple Fencer Probably not....one of the safety features of the upper is it's one single piece...no seam for a blade to go through....that's why the color portion is so large.
I COULD have the glove made in white, but I'm reserving that color for thre Armor 800 when I get it perfected...and that's primarily because teh material won't take a dye job. | *waits patiently for Armor 800* | |
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06-28-2006, 02:55 PM
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#51 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pacoima, ca USA
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Originally Posted by little_old_me *waits patiently for Armor 800* | *waits a bit less patiently for the funds to buy more 800N material for testing various designs to see what ^#%$^ works best!* | |
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06-29-2006, 05:04 AM
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#52 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Somewhere in your nightmares!
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Originally Posted by Purple Fencer teh material won't take a dye job. | Bless the stuff! It should be used for all fencing kit. ( Too bad we can't make lamés out of it. ) 
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06-29-2006, 08:31 AM
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#53 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South Carolina
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Originally Posted by Inquartata Bless the stuff! It should be used for all fencing kit. ( Too bad we can't make lamés out of it. ) |
Wow, I think I just agreed with Inq!!! (with the exception of socks, gotta represent  ) | |
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07-03-2006, 04:13 AM
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#54 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 4,875
| As a pommeling epeeist, sticky-pad gloves are right out. if you're using the only grip where it's permissable to shift your hand around during fencing (or at all, really), why throw away that ability?
I use the absolute $10 glove. And love it. | |
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07-10-2006, 04:56 AM
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#55 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Somewhere in your nightmares!
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| How much shifting around actually gets done? I watched several epeeists using posted French grips at Nationals this week, and they all kept the pommel end in a death grip from start to finish while fencing...
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07-10-2006, 11:02 AM
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#56 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Louisiana
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Originally Posted by Inquartata How much shifting around actually gets done? I watched several epeeists using posted French grips at Nationals this week, and they all kept the pommel end in a death grip from start to finish while fencing... | Well pommeling does make it harder to keep control over a weapon.
I just replaced my glove with the $10 FDN glove, and it is freakin awesome.
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07-10-2006, 11:07 AM
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#57 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Somewhere in your nightmares!
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| My point was that I never see ayone actually move their grip on a French while fencing. Which is supposed to be the whole point of using one, no? Or is the idea solely to get another couple of inches of reach? In which case why not just get a pistol grip made with a looong section between the hand and the guard?
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07-10-2006, 11:20 AM
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#58 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: near Boston
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Originally Posted by Inquartata My point was that I never see ayone actually move their grip on a French while fencing. Which is supposed to be the whole point of using one, no? Or is the idea solely to get another couple of inches of reach? In which case why not just get a pistol grip made with a looong section between the hand and the guard? | It ain't legal. French is the only grip where the thumb can be more than 2 cm from the inside of the guard, pad included.
Except for Sabre.
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07-10-2006, 11:26 AM
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#59 | | Armorer
Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Long Beach, CA / Las Vegas
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Originally Posted by Inquartata My point was that I never see ayone actually move their grip on a French while fencing. Which is supposed to be the whole point of using one, no? Or is the idea solely to get another couple of inches of reach? In which case why not just get a pistol grip made with a looong section between the hand and the guard? | If you had, then they should have been carded. See T.16.
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07-11-2006, 12:19 AM
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#60 | | Fencing Coach
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Amarillo, Texas
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Originally Posted by epeeisky I just replaced my glove with the $10 FDN glove, and it is freakin awesome. | Cool! | |
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