by Slagar » Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:39 pm
Alright, so I've kinda got a different thought here. What I did, is I took a standard 28" round, and added an extra two inches in foam strips to the edges of my shield, but beveled them off to give a sort of "flat spot" right in front of my hand. Same basic upsides as your idea, but no carving out, just flat. This gives you that added mobility, and a nice flat point for better contact while punching, but doesn't take away any of the defense that a standard 28" round would have here. So yeah, your plain 30" round might have a little better coverage there, but with all the crosses I throw, this seemed like a good bet.
For the record, I've taken this through several Numenor practices, and Lord of War. Seems to work fine so far.
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