What IS Balanced? well... in that regard, what is BALANCED is that which has thing which has both its positive and negative traits balanced, so as not to make it either too strong or two weak.
i would say that its impossible to define what IS balanced, unless we see what ISNT balanced... because what ISNT balanced unbalances the balanced things.
i would say, in general...
1h
Archery
are pefectly balanced as it is.
i would also say that...
polearms
shields
2h
are balanced well, but need improvement.
finally, i would say that
horses
throwing
crushthrough weapons
are grossly unbalanced, and are what tilts the balanced weapons to unbalanced.
hopefully i answered that right