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Got to List practice despite heavy rains last night. Things are starting to come together. (SlideShiftThrow) and (SlideStepShiftArcDropThrowstep)
This is what I've learned:
I learned a quick and easy way to Win Hearts and Minds, and it doesn't even involve booze. Must talk to His-ness about this.
Seeing the other guy HELPS. A LOT.
Legs need more armor at the thighs, and around back a little further. Maybe the arming coat will help this a bit. Yay plates.
Some kind of calf/shin guard might be in order, just for protection.
Paintballer's kneepads are working well under the legs.
I'll be a lot more comfortable when I'm in "my own" stuff. The cuirass I'm using is made for a man about 50lbs heavier and 6" more around the chest than me.
The new arms are great with one cavet - the left arm forearm is slightly too long (like .25") and digs into the inside of my elbow when using a shield. Have to figure out a fix for that.
Strap that I put on borrowed shield is about a .25" to snug when wearing the full getup. (My single handed guesstimations were close, but no granades.) I'm hoping that with use it'll relax a little.
I like the gorget collar I've been borrowing, but it's enourmous on me. In the process of making my own.
I HAVE GOT to change the way the chinstrap is rigged. I don't know how, but it's got to change. I've not had a problem with it up until this point, but last night, I got a touch of the claustrophobia as I went to take it off and found I couldn't. I've never had that happen to me before, and I have to say, for about 5 seconds it sucked pretty hard, but I kept my head, got the sucker off, and was fine. Trying to wiggle my fingers up in there to find that tiny little slide buckle is not the most freindly way of doing things. And in this case, when I have a steel bucket strapped to my head, user-freindly is key.
A little sore today, a little worse for the wear, (yay, fighter candy!) but I'm off to yoga.
What I really want to do is have a glass of red wine or three, go eat a good rare steak and crawl off to sleep it off like a python, but no, I'm going to yoga.
- K.
This is what I've learned:
I learned a quick and easy way to Win Hearts and Minds, and it doesn't even involve booze. Must talk to His-ness about this.
Seeing the other guy HELPS. A LOT.
Legs need more armor at the thighs, and around back a little further. Maybe the arming coat will help this a bit. Yay plates.
Some kind of calf/shin guard might be in order, just for protection.
Paintballer's kneepads are working well under the legs.
I'll be a lot more comfortable when I'm in "my own" stuff. The cuirass I'm using is made for a man about 50lbs heavier and 6" more around the chest than me.
The new arms are great with one cavet - the left arm forearm is slightly too long (like .25") and digs into the inside of my elbow when using a shield. Have to figure out a fix for that.
Strap that I put on borrowed shield is about a .25" to snug when wearing the full getup. (My single handed guesstimations were close, but no granades.) I'm hoping that with use it'll relax a little.
I like the gorget collar I've been borrowing, but it's enourmous on me. In the process of making my own.
I HAVE GOT to change the way the chinstrap is rigged. I don't know how, but it's got to change. I've not had a problem with it up until this point, but last night, I got a touch of the claustrophobia as I went to take it off and found I couldn't. I've never had that happen to me before, and I have to say, for about 5 seconds it sucked pretty hard, but I kept my head, got the sucker off, and was fine. Trying to wiggle my fingers up in there to find that tiny little slide buckle is not the most freindly way of doing things. And in this case, when I have a steel bucket strapped to my head, user-freindly is key.
A little sore today, a little worse for the wear, (yay, fighter candy!) but I'm off to yoga.
What I really want to do is have a glass of red wine or three, go eat a good rare steak and crawl off to sleep it off like a python, but no, I'm going to yoga.
- K.
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If you can hold out till Friday night..
Date: 2010-03-24 09:40 pm (UTC)From::-D
Re: If you can hold out till Friday night..
Date: 2010-03-25 02:47 pm (UTC)From:I think that's a lovely idea, and I'm all for it when I get there.
I too would like to be there earlyish on saturday, (hell, I'd love to caravan if possible).
And I'm contemplating palm sunday dinner. :)
- K.