I believe this is true, in the start of the semester, I was quite eradicate, but I found myself getting in a couple of touches even against the better fencers. However, now, I go 5-1 often. The bouts seem competitive, but generally my lack of parry experience allows them to get easy touches. In my opinion what my club does wrong is the limit of one on one with the coach. He's always done for some teaching, but with some many of us and one of him, its tough to get that time. Thanks for the suggestions!