Leon pauld blades are soft and heavy. At least the ones I have are. So
i dont use them
The 2 blades I HIGHLY recommend as they are quite flexible for flicks
YET are also very rigid so you know where the point is...are Vniti
maraging and the Prieur Soudet maraging(PS)
I SUCK at getting weapons to feel good in the hand. Its like I can get
the weapon to feel good for some actions but not others.
In general i find that if the balance is behind the guard(closest to
the hand) that the point moves almost too quickly. It takes next to
nothing. but since the weight is concentrated in the hand, lateral
parries, especially quarte feel awkward and heavy and slow.
if the balances is too far forward i feel the hand does alot more work
just holding the weight of the blade.
All in all i like extremely light weapons. I use the lightest bell
guards and pommels. i prefer sport7 tips as they are the best of both
the french and german worlds IMHO. And i spend alot of time shaving
the grips to exactly the way i like them. Someday...when Im a famous
fencer(LOL!!!) ill get someone to mass produce them!! Im thinking that
when i beat Golubitsky I should get a shoe deal!!! hahahaha After
all... its gotta be the shoes!!
Finally, one thing that affects the overall feel of the blade is the
canting of the tang. Ive seen the strangest things. left handed cants
on right hander blades.(to parry 4 better?) Someday Im going to
stumble on the holy grail of cants. its quite arcane and mystical
stuff. The funniest thing is to see a tang twisted along its length
counter clockwise...dunno why its done but Ive seen enough of it.
El Magno!
magni
"Mark Thompson" <pleasegivegenerously@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<borg8u$9u8$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>...
> > When I first started fencing, my coach said that you should be able to
> > balance your foil, epee, or sabre near the guard with a finger. When I
> went
> > to buy a foil recently, the guy said that is no longer true because
> weapons
> > are so light. Is it still a good idea to have a balanced weapon or was the
> > guy right and a slightly off-balance weapon (heavier on the blade side)
> > fine? Thanks.
>
> I was taught to disengage by 'letting go' of the sword to make the blade
> lower, rather than moving it down with fingers or wrist. I suppose the type
> of blade (what it's made of and how) makes a big difference too. Are
> maraging and leon paul blades lighter than 'regular' ones? 
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