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Offline Tulak Hord

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Re: Long Blade vs Short Blade l
« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2009, 09:47:43 AM »
Generally, Being I use a double bladed lightsaber and am 5'4" tall with a muscular stature, I use a pair of 26 1/2" blades. I also use a 22" hilt on average but sometimes i go down to 17-21"
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Re: Long Blade vs Short Blade l
« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2009, 11:41:31 AM »
Discuss advantages and disadvantages of these two types of blades.

I personally use a short blade.

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Re: Long Blade vs Short Blade l
« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2009, 11:46:38 AM »
I hate to say this, but this has been discussed quite thoroughly. Look around, and the remember, The search function is your friend.   :D ;) ;)

Here's the thread - http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=14839.0

It right below yours actually. like ten posts down. ;D ;D ::) ;) ;)

In answer, a 34 inch blade fits me perfectly, admittedly, i can fight with any size blade, but I prefer either one or two 34 inchers.


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Re: Long Blade vs Short Blade l
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2009, 11:48:55 AM »
I like mine around 32" total ;D  (BTW, I am 5' 2")



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Re: Long Blade vs Short Blade l
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2009, 12:28:17 PM »
Since both topics are similar, very similar, let's say we merge them.  ;)  :)


I am curious though.  Where is the poll???
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Re: Long Blade vs Short Blade l
« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2009, 12:40:02 PM »
Generally, Being I use a double bladed lightsaber and am 5'4" tall with a muscular stature, I use a pair of 26 1/2" blades. I also use a 22" hilt on average but sometimes i go down to 17-21"

22" Hilt?  Wow, that's a bit large.



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Re: Long Blade vs Short Blade l
« Reply #21 on: March 15, 2009, 12:41:47 PM »
36" blade for me.


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Re: Long Blade vs Short Blade l
« Reply #22 on: March 15, 2009, 03:26:04 PM »
36" blade with a 12" hilt for me. The only time I would use a shorter blade is for spinning in the house in a room without good clearance just to avoid hitting things...but still prefer the 36". :)


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Re: Long Blade vs Short Blade l
« Reply #23 on: March 16, 2009, 05:32:31 AM »
For lightsabers I perfer 36-38 inch  blades...
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Re: Long Blade vs Short Blade l
« Reply #24 on: March 16, 2009, 01:02:20 PM »
Generally, Being I use a double bladed lightsaber and am 5'4" tall with a muscular stature, I use a pair of 26 1/2" blades. I also use a 22" hilt on average but sometimes i go down to 17-21"

22" Hilt?  Wow, that's a bit large.

That enormous! How do you even fight with it? I like my hilts to be roughly 12 inches total. My longsword (Narsil) is around 13.


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Re: Long Blade vs Short Blade l
« Reply #25 on: March 16, 2009, 03:36:41 PM »
I like a shorter blade, but it's all personal preferance. In all reality any "warrior" worth their salt should be able to use just about any size blade and be fairly proficient. alot of things can happen in battle(drop weapon, weapon gets bent or destroyed or lodged in a bone and be unable to be extricated or what have you) so versatility would be the key to victory. A warrior should be able to pick up any weapon within reason and be able to use it effectively under battle conditions. I still wonder how Obi wans lightsaber still worked after being dropped like 500 feet onto a stone floor.

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Re: Long Blade vs Short Blade l
« Reply #26 on: March 16, 2009, 03:53:48 PM »
Since there is no poll  ::)  the topic title has been changed. 

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Re: Long Blade vs Short Blade l
« Reply #27 on: March 12, 2010, 07:27:48 AM »
Man, I always miss the good stuff.
My Corbin blade is (I think) 40 inches long and my hilt is right around 9". At 5'10", this feels too long to me and even a little blade-heavy. I may see about cutting it down to 36", but only after I've finished testing the twist-lock modification I have on it now.

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Re: Long Blade vs Short Blade l
« Reply #28 on: March 12, 2010, 11:47:02 AM »
I've been dueling with my Elder Staff in DW mode with 32" heavies, versus someone with a Dominix and Dark Apprentice with 36" mid grades. The only way I can get close enough to his longer/faster sabers is to crouch, charge, and stab wildly. Otherwise he just as too much reach. I would much prefer longer blades for both staff and DW mode with my saber. Though if both people have short blades it's not a big deal.

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Re: Long Blade vs Short Blade l
« Reply #29 on: March 12, 2010, 01:22:29 PM »
The hilt doesn't matter to me, I can adjust to a long hilt, or a short hilt.  I do prefer a 9-11 inch hilt, to give me room to use both hands.  Shorter hilts need a shorter blade for me, since I will usually be using one hand.

I like my blades and hilt to be 46 inches in total length. (the difference would be made up of the blade itself since its easier to change the length of the blade, rather then the hilt.   I am 5'8\

Keep in mind if you are duel weilding weight, not length is the determining factor to use when deciding which blade to handle with your main hand.



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