Qiang (Chinese spear) flexibility, my spear is kinda stiff, why ?
Hi, I have a Chinese spear (qiang) long 205 cm and barely flexible. It's top should be really flexible, but it isn't! 
It only vibrates a bit on a middle of the pole, and doesnt flex even a bit. When I bought it it had a "Wax Wood" stamp on it, so i thought it was genuine (is it genuine or fake afterall?). I heard that a freshly cut pole is the flexiest, and as it gets older it gets less flexible, and I heard it vice versa too... Will my pole be more flexible through the practice with it?
there is no such thing as wax wood,
it just means that the wood that it was made with, was impregnated with wax in order to make it less likely to splinter when stricken, but that isn't proof if it's real or not.
as for flexibility, it depends on the type of wood, the warp of the wood( natural bend), the diameter (width) of the pole, and the moisture and handeling of moisture in the pole.
flexibility isn't determined by age. but flexibility can be added to, just increase the weight of the tip! the reason the top of your qiang is barely flexing, isn't because of your lack of skill( though having more wrist control and snap, "might" help)
it's because your tip isn't heavier then the wood itself!
the reason why i know that, is when you mentioned the vibration in the middle...
when you strike or swing at something with a pole, the length of the pole, plus the weight of it, causes resonance, vibrations, which make the spear "flex". but because you' re holding certain areas of it, you cancel some of the resonance, thus, killing the 'flex' of the spear.
to counter that, you have to INCREASE or DECREASE, either the length, or the weight of the pole.
now seeing as you can't alter the length of an already cut pole, all you can do, now, is change the weight of it, and because it's a spear, you can increase the weight of the tip by making the tip with a heavier item ( if it's wood, then polycarbonate plastics, if pcps, then metals,etc.,etc.). this should make more of a resnonation and more flex, but because of the weight it will be harder for you to move or swing, until you get stronger or more mobile it's gonna be harder for you. but when you get used to it the weight will seem like nothing. so basically, it's adding to your training any ways...
if you don't know how to change your tip, then ask your instructor, they 'should' be able to help you, if they ask why, then explain your reasoning, they should understand, and actually give some sort of help to you... because, that what instructors are supposed to do...
hope this helps....
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