11-15-2008, 05:41 PM
Fascinating.
Having read your previous thread, it seems to me the porpax placement is a somewhat complex issue. We are making our shield blanks of varriying sizes. Tailored if you will to fit the poeple whoe are using them. Mine has a thirty inch circumference. ( I am only five foot 2) Kineas' has a 34 inch one. If the porpax is not very tight poeple with different arm lengths can use each others shields. I have fought with Kineas' on a number of occasions. It just means that the porpax sits on a different part of the arm. I agree that it is quite difficult to tell about placement from vase paintings, as we can often see a great deal of perspective warping. I really want to experiment with balance now. I had taken it for granted that a centered porpax would be better balanced and therefore more comfortable but perhaps that depends largly on how your shield is fit to you and how long your arms are.
Having read your previous thread, it seems to me the porpax placement is a somewhat complex issue. We are making our shield blanks of varriying sizes. Tailored if you will to fit the poeple whoe are using them. Mine has a thirty inch circumference. ( I am only five foot 2) Kineas' has a 34 inch one. If the porpax is not very tight poeple with different arm lengths can use each others shields. I have fought with Kineas' on a number of occasions. It just means that the porpax sits on a different part of the arm. I agree that it is quite difficult to tell about placement from vase paintings, as we can often see a great deal of perspective warping. I really want to experiment with balance now. I had taken it for granted that a centered porpax would be better balanced and therefore more comfortable but perhaps that depends largly on how your shield is fit to you and how long your arms are.
