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Slim_Grady · 03-14-2001 06:38 PM

before i'm gonna plunk down 30 bucks for videos from the Olympics of like 12 years ago, i wanna make sure i'm not gonna get shafted. Lemme know if its worth it!

gman

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**DarkTransient** · 03-14-2001 07:04 PM

I know foil WC 1999 Korea is pretty good.

As for 30 bucks, I guess if you want to improve your game you will just have to suck it down.

**veeco** · 03-14-2001 09:35 PM

I've noticed that the quality of their tapes varies a lot; from frankly sucks to quite good. For example, I bought the 98 World Cup Epee in Cuba, and the fencing is really not that good (did not learn anything) the blade work is really hard to see, etc.

However, I also bought the 98 World Champs Epee and the tape was really good.

I guess you can't have perfect video when going with home cameras at tournaments where the light is bad, and when referees jump in front of you, as well as other spectators, but the price in the second case should be lowered I think. A blank tape doesn't cost that much and they charge you for the shipping separately anyway.

**Puppet Master** · 03-15-2001 06:50 AM

What Foil tapes are good? I'm interested in getting a tape or two. PM

**Eskrimador** · 03-21-2001 08:05 PM

I've just received some 98 & 99 World Championship Sabre tapes and I must commend Michael Aufrichtig on the quality of his tapes and service. He's a true gentleman and I highly recommend his products. I've also got the 97 Men's Foil & Sabre Finals which are on the same tape. A very good product.

**Tomas N** · 03-23-2001 05:19 AM

I have the 1989 World Championships Men's Team Foil, and the video quality is really quite good. It seems to be a copy of a professionally done video, so there are several camera angles and blade movement etc. is pretty clear. As for whether it is "good" fencing, well, I wish I was good enough to be able to seriously critique it. I printed out the commentary that's on their web-site and read along as I watched the bouts, which I found quite helpful.

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	Register Help Remember Me? Forum Fencing Lists and Archives Discussion Archive Fencingfootage.com Results 1 to 6 of 6 Thread: Fencingfootage.com Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page… Subscribe to this Thread… Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode 03-14-2001 06:38 PM #1 Slim_Grady Guest Fencingfootage.com before i'm gonna plunk down 30 bucks for videos from the Olympics of like 12 years ago, i wanna make sure i'm not gonna get shafted. Lemme know if its worth it! gman ------------------ Pain is only weakness leaving the body. 03-14-2001 07:04 PM #2 DarkTransient Senior Member Array Join Date Jan 2001 Location NY Posts 201 I know foil WC 1999 Korea is pretty good. As for 30 bucks, I guess if you want to improve your game you will just have to suck it down. 03-14-2001 09:35 PM #3 veeco Fencing Expert Array Join Date May 2000 Location The valley of the -hot- sun, NorCal Posts 3,185 I've noticed that the quality of their tapes varies a lot; from frankly sucks to quite good. For example, I bought the 98 World Cup Epee in Cuba, and the fencing is really not that good (did not learn anything) the blade work is really hard to see, etc. However, I also bought the 98 World Champs Epee and the tape was really good. I guess you can't have perfect video when going with home cameras at tournaments where the light is bad, and when referees jump in front of you, as well as other spectators, but the price in the second case should be lowered I think. A blank tape doesn't cost that much and they charge you for the shipping separately anyway. Epee is the Louis Vuitton bag of fencing: only the best can get it, and the rest of the masses must content themselves with cheap knockoffs (sabre, foil) To not recognize the power of the French grip is to be in denial 03-15-2001 06:50 AM #4 Puppet Master Member Array Join Date Nov 2000 Location U.S. Posts 82 What Foil tapes are good? I'm interested in getting a tape or two. PM 03-21-2001 08:05 PM #5 Eskrimador Just Joined Array Join Date Mar 2001 Location New York, NY, USA Posts 14 I've just received some 98 & 99 World Championship Sabre tapes and I must commend Michael Aufrichtig on the quality of his tapes and service. He's a true gentleman and I highly recommend his products. I've also got the 97 Men's Foil & Sabre Finals which are on the same tape. A very good product. 03-23-2001 05:19 AM #6 Tomas N Senior Member Array Join Date Mar 2001 Location Meadville, PA Posts 1,049 I have the 1989 World Championships Men's Team Foil, and the video quality is really quite good. It seems to be a copy of a professionally done video, so there are several camera angles and blade movement etc. is pretty clear. As for whether it is "good" fencing, well, I wish I was good enough to be able to seriously critique it. I printed out the commentary that's on their web-site and read along as I watched the bouts, which I found quite helpful. « Previous Thread \| Next Thread » Posting Permissions You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On [VIDEO] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Contact Us Fencing.Net Archive Top All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:05 PM. Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.0 Copyright © 2012 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 (c) 1995 - 2010 Fencing Net; Fencing.Net, fdn, Fencing101, Epee101, Foil101, Sabre101 are all trademarks of Fencing.Net, LLC. Thank you to Replica Sword Shop for their support.