Nike Fencing Shoes Launched
Nike launched the new Nike Ballestra shoe today on their online store.
Archive for July, 2008
Problems with Transcriptions
I just uploaded a new podcast to iTunes (look for the fencing podcast there) and also embedded the audio to the news story on the front page of Fencing.Net.
Keeth and Erinn Smart on Top 100 Olympians to Watch
Keeth and Erinn Smart made the list of “Top 100 Olympians to Watch” by Time Magazine.
Beijing Mental Games posted
Just posted the newest article from Dr. John Heil who does a lot of Sport Psychology work with the US Fencing Association on a volunteer basis along with sport psychology consulting. He will be contributing more articles with Fencing.Net in the coming months.
Adidas 2008 “D’Artagnan III” or Lightster Badminton Shoe?
For several months now I’ve been schooling local parents on the options that they have for fencing shoes. You can go with the high end shoes (we carry the Leon Paul / Hi-Tec Blades and Scimitars in our showroom) or you can go with the cheaper fencing shoes but you can also go with a shoe that is made for a different or larger market that incorporates many of the features you need for fencing.