11-29-2007, 05:55 PM
Quote:The best advantage remains the extended reach that you get from holding the shaft near the end... If you hold it mid-shaft, that would give you only 1 metre reach - not much!
You are forgetting the counterweight of the sauroter and the possible tapering of the shaft. It is unlikely that the dory was gripped at its mid-point.
As well as a greater range of motion and seemingly more power, the overhand grip also has the advantage when in close order of ensuring that your sauroter is not impaling the man behind you.
That's a great late roman panalopy! I can think of 2 images off hand of the high-underarm grip, it may take me a while to locate them.
Paul M. Bardunias
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