Vonda Sue Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I am new to the board and was wondering who is the best overall grip athlete in the USA? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yersinia Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 big steve imo :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florian Kellersmann Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Chad Woodall, IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Dockery Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Too little verifiable, head to head competition to really say. A lot of very strong grip guys have not attended contests or have not competed in quite some time I beleive Jedd Johnson would be a front runner I think he has the most high (top 5 or so) placings in grip contests here in the states. Chad Woodall is very strong, and has won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 A review of the Contest section will let you see who is (or has been) good in what areas and overall among those people who have chosen to enter competitions. No doubt there are some very strong guys out there who have not competed before or lately but are unproven so to speak. A lift done in the gym is not the same thing as in a contest setting and "overall" probably should cover more events than are ever contested in any one contest. There's certainly some young up and comers that we will be seeing a lot of here in the near future as well. If Chad or Jedd have any weak areas - I haven't seen them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Very hard question. You will probably see these names though quite a bit: Jedd Johnson, Chad Woodall, David Horne, Big Steve McGranahan, Dave Morton, Tommy Heslep. More but you get the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dthor Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 The U.S. has a very strong field with a lot of depth. I can think of over 10 names that could win a major Contest. However, if you consider the GGC to be the top contest in the U.S.A., the answer would be Chad Woodall. I think most of us consider Chad to be the guy to beat. Also, John Beatty's B.B.B. had a very strong field, which Dave Morton won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinslater Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Dave T your up there as well. . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Clay Edgin seems to be pursuing Strongman these days. I believe that with 60 days training, he would beat any American in a grip contest with standard events. Hbgzr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StalwartSentinel Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I am new to the board and was wondering who is the best overall grip athlete in the USA? Thanks Dave Morton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lipinski Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Looking at contests, Dave M, Dave T, Chad Woodall, and Jedd are consistently top placers. Anson and Tommy H have had their moments as well. Competitions has been heating lately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawel r Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 5 the best in the world: John Brookfield, Steve McGranahan, Clay Edgin, David Horne, Thorsten Moser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Currently Dave Morton after BBB2. Overall though Dave M, Chad or Jedd; just depends on who is on and what the events are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chop163 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I am new to the board and was wondering who is the best overall grip athlete in the USA? Thanks Three words: TWIST, MASTER, SQUEEZE, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RKlein Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Chad Woodall. Lots of guys right behind him though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuTCH Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 5 the best in the world: John Brookfield, Steve McGranahan, Clay Edgin, David Horne, Thorsten Moser Hahaha!! He has to read this!! Why Thorsten Moser?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 In no particular order, athletes from the US who always seem to really impress me are: Steve McGranahan Josh Dale Dave Morton Richard Sorin - i can't get over those wide pinches!! Ben Edwards Jedd Johnson sorry if i forgot anyone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lipinski Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Damn, Dave Thorton is getting no respect here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RKlein Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 yeah if you mention Jedd and Dave M. you should mention Dave T. since he has beaten both of them in contests. all 3 are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I meant to mention Dave Thorton in my first list. He deserves to be right up there. But so do a few other guys that may not be competing right now. Like CJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Clay Edgin seems to be pursuing Strongman these days. I believe that with 60 days training, he would beat any American in a grip contest with standard events.Hbgzr Clay is a monster for sure. Along the same lines, I think if Monkeypaws got back into it he'd be back on top in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stew2 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'd have to put a vote in for Dave T. myself also you have to watch those cool and composed guys they're what they call in the drag racing world a sleeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikael Siversson Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I would disagree with that I think. You need a world class pinch in order to stand a chance of beating guys like Chad. Clay Edgin seems to be pursuing Strongman these days. I believe that with 60 days training, he would beat any American in a grip contest with standard events.Hbgzr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I would disagree with that I think. You need a world class pinch in order to stand a chance of beating guys like Chad. Clay Edgin seems to be pursuing Strongman these days. I believe that with 60 days training, he would beat any American in a grip contest with standard events.Hbgzr I think Clay would take him on the grippers which would offset his loss to Chad on the 2HP. I guess it depends on if we're talking about one on one competition or the total field and if so who's in the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I would disagree with that I think. You need a world class pinch in order to stand a chance of beating guys like Chad. Clay Edgin seems to be pursuing Strongman these days. I believe that with 60 days training, he would beat any American in a grip contest with standard events.Hbgzr I think I see another wager coming up here. Stay tuned for more information... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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