Vniti Maraging Foil Blade
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Summary: i liked it,April 20th, 2007
i've had my vniti for over a year now, and until recently it has been great to me.
first weapon that was entirely mine. no hand me downs or anything. i set it up w/ a german v2 tip, vniti 10cm guard, german two prong socket, uhl. felt bad, and a sm. uhl. ital. visconti grip.
the setup i had for this blade worked great. for a brand new blade, it was pretty soft already, but it was balanced well and could take all the hard hits i dished out, and straighten out w/o too much of a fuss. after breaking it in a bit i managed to give it a nice bend/curve what have you and it turned into a great flicking blade and had strong beats and parries, and for awhile it was easily the best blade i had in my bag.
it's still going strong today, but lately has been left in my bag more often than out. it's always been on the heavy side, but until recently it hasn't bothered me so much. now the blade has become softer and whippy and i find that the tip is always lagging behind the rest of the weapon. i think the balance has shifted w/ the softness of the blade and the tip is so heavy that it falls behind.
i have a harder time now keeping my attacks and repostes consistant. but it still gets the job done. i do still however enjoy the occasional attacks that can wrap around a parry and still land on target.
i still keep this weapon in my bag though as one of my main weapons. depending on the game i want to play and who i am fencing i will take this out b/c i still know how this blade is going to play. it's still a great blade, i just am moving my fencing to a different game than flicking. but even for a flicking match, i wish this blade could be a bit lighter.
overall, this is a good blade. industructable, soft, generally balanced well, and great for flicking. however it's heavy, and can become unpredictable. i've been told the vniti max is out which is the stiff vniti version. so if you're looking into this blade, but want a straight on blade, u may want to take a look at that otherwise this is a great soft blade.
first weapon that was entirely mine. no hand me downs or anything. i set it up w/ a german v2 tip, vniti 10cm guard, german two prong socket, uhl. felt bad, and a sm. uhl. ital. visconti grip.
the setup i had for this blade worked great. for a brand new blade, it was pretty soft already, but it was balanced well and could take all the hard hits i dished out, and straighten out w/o too much of a fuss. after breaking it in a bit i managed to give it a nice bend/curve what have you and it turned into a great flicking blade and had strong beats and parries, and for awhile it was easily the best blade i had in my bag.
it's still going strong today, but lately has been left in my bag more often than out. it's always been on the heavy side, but until recently it hasn't bothered me so much. now the blade has become softer and whippy and i find that the tip is always lagging behind the rest of the weapon. i think the balance has shifted w/ the softness of the blade and the tip is so heavy that it falls behind.
i have a harder time now keeping my attacks and repostes consistant. but it still gets the job done. i do still however enjoy the occasional attacks that can wrap around a parry and still land on target.
i still keep this weapon in my bag though as one of my main weapons. depending on the game i want to play and who i am fencing i will take this out b/c i still know how this blade is going to play. it's still a great blade, i just am moving my fencing to a different game than flicking. but even for a flicking match, i wish this blade could be a bit lighter.
overall, this is a good blade. industructable, soft, generally balanced well, and great for flicking. however it's heavy, and can become unpredictable. i've been told the vniti max is out which is the stiff vniti version. so if you're looking into this blade, but want a straight on blade, u may want to take a look at that otherwise this is a great soft blade.
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