Shield update

Constancius · Post by **Constancius** » Sun Apr 22, 2001 11:21 am

I reciently cutdown my 36" round shield to 24". BIG difference. It's made out of solid 1/2" plywood. At 36" it weighed 10lbs. It now weighs a fraction of that and ie ALOT easier to move around. The guys here used to call it "The Death Star".

I fought with it today. It made a huge difference in manuverability, and defense. I need alot of shield work.

At the moment it's center mounted. Would it be easier to use strapped? ShouldI stick with center mount? What do you all think?
Thanks for your opinions.

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Constancius of Lincolnshire
Live and die with honor.

LR of E · Post by **LR of E** » Sun Apr 22, 2001 7:15 pm

How you fight in your roundshield is just like what kind of underwear you have. It's a personal preference. Both good a bad for their own reasons. I prefer center because I can change my stance to suit who I am fighting a lot easier than I could if it was strapped.

Rainald · Post by **Rainald** » Mon Apr 23, 2001 8:51 am

Glad to see you finally got into something a little more suited to your fighting style

BTW I always prefered my rounds to be strapped as opposed to centergrip. It seemed to move faster for me that way.

Rainald, the ex-excellency

Constancius · Post by **Constancius** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 9:15 am

Well, I took the center moutn off of theshield and strapped it. I'll post after fighter practice and let you all know how it works for me.

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Constancius of Lincolnshire
Live and die with honor.