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Zozo*HC*
10-14-2007, 03:08 PM
I really love the design of the pikal, one of my actual favorites (screw,g10,S30V,Wave,Flat grind), but i dont have experience and MBC training with reverse grip, Is it possible to use it in forvard grip??? it looks that the 2 finger holes would allow it, but i never could handle it so im not sure how comfortable would it be. Opinions??
The Deacon
10-14-2007, 05:32 PM
It's possible, just like it's possible to use a conventional folder in pikal grip. But the fact that the proponents of that style were not satisified with any of the other models is a pretty good indication that a knife optimized for that style will be less than optimal for any other.
Agent Starling
10-14-2007, 05:36 PM
IMO that knife is comfortable any way you hold it...and so can be a user (at least in my hands--YMMV) as well as what it was originally designed for....:D

Agent Starling
donutsrule
10-14-2007, 06:08 PM
I'm with Agent Starling on this one: The knife is very comfy in a number of grips, reverse edge-in just happens to be one of them.
Michael Cook
10-14-2007, 08:46 PM
:spyder: I don't care for it in either standard grip, it's just not very comfortable to me and in standard grip the edge isn't as aggressive, it kinda falls back. It really calls out for edge in. :spyder:
Zozo*HC*
10-15-2007, 03:31 AM
Thanks for the replyes, i'm still waiting to can handle it once. :spyder:
The Deacon
10-15-2007, 03:54 AM
Thanks for the replyes, i'm still waiting to can handle it once. :spyder:That's really the only valid way to judge how comfortable any knife is in your hand. What works (or does not) for me (or 10K other people) may not work for you. Some that others have highly praised have felt like broom handles or bricks to me. Some that I like probably leave others scratching their heads as to why.

Then there are also trade offs to consider. Most of us really do not use a knife for long enough at a time to make "comfort" a major issue as it might be for a butcher. So, if other factors make a model attractive to you, and it can be controlled properly and cut without requiring contortions, ergonomics "might" be a relatively unimportant factor.