11-01-2006, 06:31 PM
Lee,
You could certainly hold a dory in an underhand grip, but you wouldn't be able to make any thrusts in the low line, because of shields being in the way. Carrying an 8ft spear in an overhand grip is not cumbersome. I tested this by running the Race-in- armour with and without a spear. I expected the spear to add as much as fifteen seconds to my time. It added one. It is our custom, in the Hoplite Association, to carry the spear vertically with the right hand, pointing the index finger down the shaft. You can move quite easily from the carry to the overhand thrusting position, with practice.
You could certainly hold a dory in an underhand grip, but you wouldn't be able to make any thrusts in the low line, because of shields being in the way. Carrying an 8ft spear in an overhand grip is not cumbersome. I tested this by running the Race-in- armour with and without a spear. I expected the spear to add as much as fifteen seconds to my time. It added one. It is our custom, in the Hoplite Association, to carry the spear vertically with the right hand, pointing the index finger down the shaft. You can move quite easily from the carry to the overhand thrusting position, with practice.
