Billy Jack Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) Hey guys, I decided to start bending seriously and training for the Red Nail on 9/28/14. I had bent maybe 20-25 bars prior to that just messing around from time to time over the previous year. I bought some IM pads from EJ the week before I started and decided it was time to give bending a legit shot. I was barely able to kink a piece of "J" drill rod when I started on 9/27. Thanks to Jedd's bending dvd, some great advice from EJ and Ben Edwards, and getting pumped up from watching many of Tommy's and Paul's videos, I got my first full bend on 10/29/14. I did not have any video because I completely surprised myself that day. Here is the link to my last attempt on 11/3: http://youtu.be/QHrQ9yWVSxc The bend starts around 4:00. Just wanted to let all the new benders out there know that we have some of the greatest people on this board to give advice about bending and to help with any questions we may have. I wanted to keep this journey on the down low until I certed, but I have progressed so quickly that I did not want to pass up the chance to show the new guys like me that it can be done if you don't stop and if you listen to all the advice on this board that is available. Thanks for watching. Kyle Edited November 5, 2014 by Billy Jack 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Andrade Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 congrats Kyle huge milestone !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autolupus Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Nice bend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 looked easy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king crusher Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Excellent work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Big Congrats Kyle! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim71 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Congratulations on a huge bend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Goguen Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Congratulations you killed it. I assume you are going to cert it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_wigren Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Dang, you pretty much melted that bar. Great bend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jack Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Thanks guys for all the congrats. I appreciate it. Congratulations you killed it. I assume you are going to cert it? I do plan on certifying. My goal was to be the first one of 2015, but I did not expect to be able to do it this soon. I am going to try to bend the remaining 23 Red Nails I have before I do it though. I just bought this new lot of them last week. I will try to bend the remaining nails without rubber bands as I have not tried yet and have no idea if it will make any difference for me or not. I will just have to see what happens as my wife just had our new baby on Halloween, so I do not have a lot of free time right now. The last couple of months have been really nice for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 You killed that fast. Great bend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertmiller67 Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) Well done Billy jack!! Cert time soon brother!? Edited November 6, 2014 by robertmiller67 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ Livesey Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Kyle that was a GREAT bend. I'm so glad to see you kill this. Your progression is great. You NEED cert this red ASAP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Great work, Kyle! Thanks for the shout out too man. That is always appreciated. I look forward to seeing the announcement of your cert on the Ironmind site soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jack Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 Thanks Chez, Robert, EJ, and Ben for the words of encouragement since my last post. Kyle that was a GREAT bend. I'm so glad to see you kill this. Your progression is great. You NEED cert this red ASAP I may go ahead and contact IM after my next bending session EJ. I just want a couple more bends under my belt. I want to be sure that the two Reds I have bent where not freakishly easy or something. But, I will go ahead and do it soon as you suggested. You're advice the last couple of months has not let me down yet, so I see no need to stop listening now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ Livesey Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Thanks Chez, Robert, EJ, and Ben for the words of encouragement since my last post. Kyle that was a GREAT bend. I'm so glad to see you kill this. Your progression is great. You NEED cert this red ASAP I may go ahead and contact IM after my next bending session EJ. I just want a couple more bends under my belt. I want to be sure that the two Reds I have bent where not freakishly easy or something. But, I will go ahead and do it soon as you suggested. You're advice the last couple of months has not let me down yet, so I see no need to stop listening now. This is good thinking. I bent over 50 reds, I believe, before I felt I was ready. Honestly you can never bend too many reds. My thinKing was, "am I strong enough to bend a red after I've been woken up at 3am with no warm up?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Trudell Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 You made that look easy. Really motivating stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jack Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 You made that look easy. Really motivating stuff. Thanks man. I have watched your recent bends. You will be able to do this by months end with yor recent progress. If I were you, I would go ahead and order some Red Nails so you can mentally prepare yourself. One session when you feel really good and pumped up you may even surprise yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Trudell Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 You made that look easy. Really motivating stuff. Thanks man. I have watched your recent bends. You will be able to do this by months end with yor recent progress. If I were you, I would go ahead and order some Red Nails so you can mentally prepare yourself. One session when you feel really good and pumped up you may even surprise yourself. I will order some new pads and a bundle of reds after the next paycheck. Once I put the work in I hope to be killing then as easily as you did in that video. It is extremely motivating to check on all the impressive bends guys are doing on here and it helps to keep me focused. I really think the gripboard is a great community of guys that want to see everyone succeed unlike most of the world that revels in everyone else's failure. I look forward to seeing you on the Red Nail roster soon. Keep on pushing your limits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickr104 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acromegaman Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Congrats on the Red and other important news 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Pizzo Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Congrats! You smoked that bend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jack Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 Thanks Nick, Delmar, and Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jack Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 Thanks Tommy. It took me a few weeks to get my form and flexibility down pat. I am starting to feel much more comfortable with the bar up under me. We'll see how the journey continues, but I am fully addicted now. I just have to find the time to bend regularly. Halloween birthday parties will be cool for my little girl in the future I am sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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