08-21-2009, 10:59 AM
I've made and used both types.
Horizontal grips do work well with long shields, especially curved ones. In a tight formation, you can really get in hard behind the shield and brace it with the whole side of your body, rather than just your shoulder and thigh which is the case with a vertical grip.
Also, when using the shield dynamically in open order you don't hold it square on in front of you but at an angle across the body, this allows you to brace with your forearm, meaning that you can put a lot of force into sweeping with the shield when using it defensively as well as being able to punch with it offensively.
With a round shield....how can you tell WHICH way up you should hold it? :wink:
Horizontal grips do work well with long shields, especially curved ones. In a tight formation, you can really get in hard behind the shield and brace it with the whole side of your body, rather than just your shoulder and thigh which is the case with a vertical grip.
Also, when using the shield dynamically in open order you don't hold it square on in front of you but at an angle across the body, this allows you to brace with your forearm, meaning that you can put a lot of force into sweeping with the shield when using it defensively as well as being able to punch with it offensively.
With a round shield....how can you tell WHICH way up you should hold it? :wink:
"Medicus" Matt Bunker
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