Okay, thanks for the replies. Just need to keep at it, I suppose.
The frustration was immense, when I could easily hit the legs in an earlier M&B-version, but failed utterly in Warband.
And let it be clear, that I am not talking about multiplayer if anyone thinks that (hence the single player sub-forum).
Maybe I'll just edit the size of the arena shields now that I checked them so they'd be portrayed a bit more realistically.
Rather, just make it a bit easier (or possible at least) to hit the guys behind their shields.
edit. Oh, and the topic title is misleading, sorry about that. I don't have this problem outside the tournament arena.
I get nicked in the head with sea raider throwing axes more than I'd like to even when using a shield.