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06-04-2003, 05:14 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Redlands, CA
Posts: 277
| Hungarian grips?
Next question:
I bought all my weapons with french grips like coach said. Now I'm getting ready to switch to an "orthopedic" grip. I hate the way the pommel jabs me in the wrist when I make the supinated parries (I know, I'm probably doing it wrong), but I was wondering if there is a grip that reduces this problem. Looking thru the triplette catalog (I'm stating to sound like an ad for them) I see something called a PBT hungarian grip (low middle of page 6)that has a really short pommel. Balance issues aside, are they any good? Has anyone used one? My coach like russian grips (he says the thumb/forefinger meet more like on a french grip than on any of the others) Any comparisons?
My big problem is that I'm at least an hours drive from the nearest fencing supply (2-3hrs for the good one), so I plan on doing things by mail order. This makes it hard to try the individual grips. As far as I can tell, every one at my club uses visconti or russian (or french), So I can't even try them there. | 
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06-05-2003, 11:51 AM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Colorado
Posts: 234
| Take a look at the Zivkovic BII. There's a photo of it on his site. http://www.zivkovic.com
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06-05-2003, 01:40 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Mid Atlantic
Posts: 1,218
| I have a PBT Hungarian from Triplette, and like it. I Also use Ulhmann & Allstar Visconti's with the pommel end shortend a bit, as well as the tang end to keep my thumb and forefinger up against the guard. | |
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06-13-2003, 04:10 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 659
| I find that the Hungarian grips allow me to really 'feel' the blade. Plus, I have small hands. Compared to other ortho grips, I think the Hungarian grip allows more maneuverability. | |
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07-01-2003, 11:44 AM
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#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fresno CA
Posts: 5,282
| I think they are very good, but because of the painting, they can be slippery... I have had only once a PBT grip, but I loved it (it broke on a competition, and I didn't buy a new one). 
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07-02-2003, 07:38 PM
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#6 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Vermont USA
Posts: 1,536
| Visconti all the way!!!
Visconti is easily the best foil grip ever made!!! =)
thats just my opinion though, you can mess with the other grips if you want! | |
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07-02-2003, 10:14 PM
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#7 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Illinois
Posts: 667
| ...except if you wear a size 10 or 11 glove, in which case they don't make a visconti big enough and it gets painful at the end of the day. | |
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07-03-2003, 08:16 AM
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#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Vermont USA
Posts: 1,536
| That sucks! In that case i officially give you permission to use other grips! =) | |
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