Hey guys, I've been fencing with my sabre for about 15-20 hours of actual fencing, and the leather grip is basically shot. I decided to use a tennis Overgrip on it (this one is too thick, though, I need a thinner one), which is nice but is a little heavy. An unforseen positive side effect was that the grip is now larger in diameter, which is great for my XL sized hand.
Question: Is this a good idea?
Is this competition-legal?
Are there better alternatives?
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Hey guys, I've been fencing with my sabre for about 15-20 hours of actual fencing, and the leather grip is basically shot. I decided to use a tennis Overgrip on it (this one is too thick, though, I need a thinner one), which is nice but is a little heavy. An unforseen positive side effect was that the grip is now larger in diameter, which is great for my XL sized hand.
Hmm Golf grip - didn't think of that. Might actually work better.
Yay legal!
__________________ In Flanders fields the poppies grow - Between the crosses, row on row, - That mark our place, and in the sky, - The larks, still bravely singing, fly, - Scarce heard amid the guns below. ~John McCrae
Yeah... pretty much everything is legal (well - mostly). Most common things seems to be golf tape, baseball bat tape, tennis racket tape... you get the idea.
Actually, my favorite was a twine wrapped grip I once had. Very nice, but had to be re-wrapped once every few months.
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