Fencing Shoes

[kbo518]

In your experience, What are the best shoes to fence in?

[earlie]

It is very good even can be the best option to use worn-in tennis shoes, it is an efficient shoe. There is also the squash sir shoes they is a similar to the definitive fencing sir shoesthere is a viktoria too and the artagnan,true toois the old adidas and a new adidas with a 3 stripes. Best possibility to use a indoor shoes, but in a old tennis shoe it cant go wrong. Leave some rubber on the soles.
Holes it makes for cool shoes in hot weather,worn with some holes. Cool meaning trendy, and cool meaning coldish.

[pammie003]

Try a search on this topic - you'll get quite a few hits! It might give you the information you're looking for.

[kbo518]

I know, but I accidentally posted the same thread twice and I edited this so it would be different and shoes were the only thing I could think of!

[Talyn]

There are some REALLY nice adidas ones, check with vendors.

[Artisan]

I must say, that was perhaps one of the most legible posts by Earlie I have seen to date. 87%.

Earlie... if its a new medication, or just a change in dosage - well done! stick with it! A question though, is english your first language, do you speak other tongues? What part of Oz are you from?

[Sfrozo]

If funding is an issue, and it may be if you fence several times a week and go through shoes quickly, you might try indoor soccer shoes. They are lightweight, sturdy, and the soles do not have thick heels which might create problems when lunging (I used a pair of cross-trainers once when I first started fencing and learned the hard way). I have been wearing Addidas "Samba" indoor shoes for some time now and they have not disappointed. They are about half the price of most fencing shoes too. I have found that they even tend to outlast some of the better fencing shoes--I've had my current pair for over a year and probably will not need to replace them for another.

If funding is not a problem, the Addidas D'Artagnan is nice and a friend of mine swears by the Adidas "Adistar" hi-tops.

[j_rachmaninoff]

I've been wearing the "Li Ning" brand of fencing shoes from China. only abt 1/2 the price of d'artagnan but v comfortable also.. highly recommended if you train a lot.

[MyraTrue]

I know this topic has been tossed about extensively, but the last I saw, no one had mentioned Post Sport (Fencing Post) shoes. I've been very pleased with them in that they are a good fit, and a better price (poor student fare of $40)! I too started in cross-trainers, fencing shoes have been far better.

Myra

[Windsor]

Post Shoes are...mediocre to say the best. They're quite usable but feel flimsy and the heel support isn't great, it doesn't give you a good quality feel about them but they will do for a beginner on a short budget.

[MyraTrue]

I can actually agree with the heel support on those- but I'm known for a ballestra that does damage, no matter the shoe. Being that I'm asked by beginners (well, I'm not so far out of that group myself) what to buy, Fencing Post generally has good first products for lower prices than elsewhere.

I'd certainly suggest fencing shoes over about any other shoes on the piste. They DO make a difference.

Myra

[Windsor]

Originally posted by MyraTrue
I can actually agree with the heel support on those- but I'm known for a ballestra that does damage, no matter the shoe. Being that I'm asked by beginners (well, I'm not so far out of that group myself) what to buy, Fencing Post generally has good first products for lower prices than elsewhere.

I'd certainly suggest fencing shoes over about any other shoes on the piste. They DO make a difference.

Myra

Yeah, the dilemma is that when you're beginning I think heel support is important because your feet aren't used to it yet but then, these shoes are fine otherwise for beginners, not sure how much wear and tear they will take from serious fencers. They're holding up ok but I fence on gym-floor type stuff nothing abrasive. I would suggest Post shoes and additional heelcups to beginners.

[DangerMouse]

I just saw the Viktoria shoes (italian made) for the first time. Anyone had any experience with them?

-DM

[The0ne]

If you have money, go for the Adidas Asymetricals. Which go for roughly $179.00 at BG.
If you dont, the Blue Gauntlet shoes are pretty nice for the price. . . ~$45.00 doesnt buy you a whole lot of quality, but they are definitely good for a year.

[Cyranox11]

DangerMouse,
I use Viktoria's. They are a good all round affordable shoe. They are very much like the Adidas Effect shoes in shape and feel, but use a slightly harder compound rubber for the soles. They are much cheaper than the assymetricals and imho just-about as good!
I dont believe the cost of the assymetricals is justified by their performance etc...

[Windsor]

Originally posted by The0ne
If you have money, go for the Adidas Asymetricals. Which go for roughly $179.00 at BG.
If you dont, the Blue Gauntlet shoes are pretty nice for the price. . . ~$45.00 doesnt buy you a whole lot of quality, but they are definitely good for a year.

The fencing post (www.thefencingpost.com) has the lowtops for $150, pretty good deal. Or, if you're going to be ordering from Leon Paul during their sale period (August 2nd-9th) the discount pretty much cancels out the high price of shipping to the states and they have them for $148, either way its decent I suppose.

[mejc]

Originally posted by Talyn
There are some REALLY nice adidas ones, check with vendors.

yeah the adidas fencing shoes look sweet at the sydney world cup a whole heap of international fencers were wearing them