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3 new stick

Postby Jcollins » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:56 pm

60" , 2 handed flat - bandshoppe core, camp pad and dap
40" , 1 handed flat bandshoppe core, camp pad and dap
35", 1 handed solid rod fiberglass core, camp pad and dap

sports twill cloth covers. I closed the covers with a zip tie to make sure they stay fastened and snug on the stick

the 2 handed I swung as hard as I could against a foam core shield 6-7 times and then let some other folks run around with it and did a light, medium and heavy test. Seemed to pass Amtgard standards. follows what Ive seen in the BOW as well.

tenatively calling the yellow stick thumper until I can go out and test it to make sure its friendly enough.
the blue stick has passed at Dag and Amt now.

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Re: 3 new stick

Postby Ragefire » Tue May 01, 2012 7:14 pm

Looking good. I wonder about the zip tie though, I like to be able to take the cover off relatively easily so I can check on the weapon or do some minor repairs. Whats the weight like?
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Re: 3 new stick

Postby Hakan » Tue May 01, 2012 7:51 pm

Looks like solid construction. Very clean lines. Nice :)
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Re: 3 new stick

Postby Arrakis » Thu May 03, 2012 8:13 am

I'd worry about the two bandpole core weapons. Amtgard passes long weapons that would never see play on a Bel field (see: the warpole I was using at Fury last year) and you need a LOT of regular old bluefoam to even get a 6' red out of legitimate safety concern territory, let alone into solidly passing territory.

Clean, though. I've done the zip-tie thing; it works well.
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Re: 3 new stick

Postby Sleeper » Thu May 03, 2012 2:19 pm

Truth on Arrakis's words. Bandshoppe is best for LArge weapons and with lots of foam....
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