u/VrebPasser

Beginner here, looking for gear advice for first jacket. SPES Kaftan was considered as well for thigh protection and drip potential, but most people say it's an oven of a jacket and I don't know whether Swordmaster armguards fit it well.

AP Plus 350 is currently on sale, so slightly cheaper than the Light Plus 350 and seems to be more padded, but it's a full kilo heavier and might be a bit too warm for my liking and local climate. Most people say AP Light Plus is one of the cooler jackets, only 15€ more expensive right now, but I don't know whether the extra padding of the AP Plus is worth it.

I mostly fence longsword and have ordered Swordmaster hard forearm and elbow guards. I don't plan to go to tournaments for a while, maybe sometimes in the future, one year from now or something like that.

My friends and I practice longsword with boffers. After most sparring sessions, I feel a light pain in my right wrist when bending towards the pinky and when grabbing large objects. We don't thrust, but I believe I tend to hyperextend my wrist when doing flick cuts. I noticed it also happens when practicing with sticks in single hand.

I am taking a break from anything intensive until I recover, but when I do I would like to fix this issue. Since we are not in a club, I am asking you good people on general advice on how to prevent hyperextending my wrist.

Some additional questions:

Would buying longer gloves help with keeping my wrist more straight? I was thinking of grabbing the HF long gloves if it would help.

Would it make sense to wrap my wrist with something to prevent wrist movement in the thumb-pinky direction when practicing?

When sparring, I probably hold the sword too firmly. I do hold it in a handshake grip, but I should also probably relax my hand before impact. My bigger problem is with parries and countercuts, as it feels like they are too weak if I loosen the grip. Any advice on this issue?

Am I supposed to hold the sword tighter as I transition into a thumb grip, for example when throwing a zwerchhau?

Am I doomed to get my wrist wrecked when practicing sweeps from the wrists? Should I just stick with full shoulder rotation sweeps?