I think I get where you're coming from. Alright, I'll try to demonstrate my point using EB unitcards



This is a standard hoplite as portrayed in EB. It uses the spear an overhand, with the thumb facing backwards.



This hoplite, while it doesn't look like this in game, has, I think, a grip like you describe. Kind of a raised underhand grip. I guess it does look a little awkward.

But what if, rather than simply reversing the underhand grip, like in the first picture, or raising the underhand grip like the second, you inverted it? Having your thumb go around the bottom of the spear, forward, but away from you? If you did that, it feels like you could wield a spear overhand fairly effectively.

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