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Usefulness of Balance Point info ?
« on: July 20, 2008, 03:29:51 PM »
I've been "window shopping" again and noticed that some sellers quote the balance point in inches/cm from the Tsuba - presumeably the position of this balance point affects the handling of the sword so how do you use this information as part of choosing a sword ?
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Re: Usefulness of Balance Point info ?
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2008, 03:51:19 PM »
There is a fashion now of cutting large oversize targets and these boys are big. So the shinken used have been developed to be big / meaty and with a forward (Towards the tip) balance point. The extra weight towads the point once momentum has begun helps the weight of the sword cut through the target.

Myself.. I don't like these big meaty forward balance katana..
I like a light fast katana with the balance as near the tsuba as possible to enable controlled draw / cut / chiburi and noto.
After handling loads and loads of katana... The Hanwei Shinto (NOT THE SHINTO ELITE BTW) is still my favourite. Even faster than my Iaito for doing forms..(Even though one musn't doforms with a live blade)

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Re: Usefulness of Balance Point info ?
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2008, 04:34:44 PM »
Thanks Moley - so what's the balance point like on the Shinto then ?
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Re: Usefulness of Balance Point info ?
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2008, 04:42:04 PM »
4.5 inches
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Re: Usefulness of Balance Point info ?
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2008, 04:46:01 PM »
Thanks again  :)
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Re: Usefulness of Balance Point info ?
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2008, 06:36:31 PM »
so.. how do you spell phallic then?
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Re: Usefulness of Balance Point info ?
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2008, 06:59:14 PM »
Quote from: Jewels on July 20, 2008, 06:36:31 PM
so.. how do you spell phallic then?
  with a long and capital P....     :P
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Re: Usefulness of Balance Point info ?
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2008, 08:18:16 PM »
Quote from: Jewels on July 20, 2008, 06:36:31 PM
so.. how do you spell phallic then?

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Re: Usefulness of Balance Point info ?
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2008, 11:17:50 AM »
I never went away Jimmy :D
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Re: Usefulness of Balance Point info ?
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2008, 11:27:00 AM »
Quote from: Jewels on July 22, 2008, 11:17:50 AM
I never went away Jimmy :D

Just "Lurking" i the Shadows - waiting for the prey to get distracted eh ?  8)
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