The 2016 Southern Squeeze Grip Competition

[Chez]

Just wanted to say good luck to everyone competing tomorrow. It sounds like it will be an awesome contest and I'm looking forward to the results.

[climber511]

I would love to know what the pinch block is going to be exactly.

I have a picture of the block that we will be using at The Southern Squeeze. It is approximately the same radius as a 45 plate, 2.25" thick and made out of strong aluminum alloy. It weighs 2lbs and connects to the top of a loading pin. It has a texture applied to the gripping surface to mimic seasoning, since it does not corrode. I'm calling it The Flask. More information on them soon to come.

why don't you sand blast it, and it will always hold the chalk, and you won't have to worry about texture paint coming off.

It is sanded with a rough grit to apply the texture. No coating involved. Great minds think alike .

Over the years "seasoning" has been discussed many times. The problem as we all know is consistency. I'm interested to see how results compare with a seasoned Euro of steel. The design is of course different and may in itself give an advantage or disadvantage compared to the round plates and pipe design. But the Alum surface is very interesting.

[acorn]

Good luck to all!

[Jedd Johnson]

Good luck all! Can't wait to see the video clips.

[climber511]

Safe travels and Good Luck to all !!!!!!

[Squeezus]

Everyone! I have updated the location. Someone told me that when they typed in RESILIENT it's taking people to their old location even though address is there. Make sure you type in 204 Ward Circle Brentwood. Sorry guys. Call me at 615-426-9574 if you have trouble.

[Cannon]

The suspense is killing me!

[John McCarter]

This was an awesome contest.

Also there was an appearance by the man once known as Silverback. Mad respect to the guy for what he did by proving that he is real; nothing fake about him!

[odin]

Just got back and thought I'd write a little bit about the Southern Squeeze contest. Have you ever been too tired to sleep? That's where I'm at right now. Also, I know a lot of people are hungry for any info at all.

Gil and Maria did an absolutely amazing job with all parts of the contest. It was very well-run and extremely organized, but the most impressive thing to me was the promotion they did. I've never seem a contest bring out so many very strong newcomers. I was expecting them to get a high amount of new people, as you could tell how professional and committed they were to making the contest as good as possible for all and making everyone's experience in all phases along the way a positive one. What surprised me was the quality of competitors, simply stunning!

I would like to echo the sentiments of John McCarter re: Decimus; I thought he'd do well in grippers, but was great overall too. Now I'm sleepy, so will write more later.

[acromegaman]

I'd like to throw out a huge thanks to Gil and Maria for spoiling me on my first grip contest It was an awesome event and ran very smoothly imo. I had an awesome time and had a lot of great advice given to me on different implements and I appreciate all who helped me with that. I don't think there was a single competitor that wasn't impressive. It was apparent that everyone brought their A game because it was exciting for sure and I'm not talking about the flying 20 lb sledgehammer head .

[Jared Goguen]

Ill write more when im home but that was an excellent first comp for me to goto and I learned so much from everyone and I think my next comp will go so much smoother now that I know what to expect.

[Squeezus]

I would like to say thank you so much to all of the competitors that came out and all of you that supported The Southern Squeeze. I am working on posting the results right now, I will have that info up shortly and I will post a more exhaustive list of thanks as well, since so many people helped us organize such a great and fun event.

[Squeezus]

Grippers:

1. Euclides Ramos - 160

1. Jason Otto - 160

1. Jeremy Copely - 160

2. John McCarter - 155

3. James Retarides - 147

4. Gary Stuart - 139

5. Tim Fox - 135

5. Bob Sundin -135

6. Justin Kline - 122

6. Tim Barrett - 122

7. Dane Geyer - 118

8. Shawn Kapusta - 115

8. Warren Reeder - 115

8. Josh Koenig - 115

9. Jor-el Koenig - 102

10. Jared Goguen - 99

11. Grayson Pickett - 96

11. Delmar Carter - 96

11. Jon Gordon - 96

12. Chad Overcast - 88

12. Jeremy Miranda - 88

12. Kyle Broadway - 88

13. Rico Martinez - 71

14. Cole Copely - 55

14. Brenda Taylor - 55

15. Jen Miller - 50

[Squeezus]

1-Hand Flask Pinch:

1. Euclides Ramos - 93.2

1. Tim Fox - 93.2

2. Tim Barrett - 88.1

3. John McCarter - 86.4

3. Jeremy Copely - 86.4

3. James Retarides - 86.4

4. Josh Koenig - 82.9

5. Delmar Carter - 79.0

6. Gary Stuart - 76.7

7. Chad Overcast - 74.1

7. Justin Kline - 74.1

7. Bob Sundin - 74.1

7. Jason Otto - 74.1

8. Shawn Kapusta - 70.5

9. Dane Geyer - 68

10. Jon Gordon - 65.4

10. Jor-el Koenig - 65.4

11. Grayson Pickett - 62.9

11. Warren Reeder - 62.9

11. Jeremy Miranda - 62.9

12. Jared Goguen - 60.2

13. Kyle Broadway - 57.7

14. Rico Martinez - 49.2

15. Jen Miller - 42.7

16. Brenda Taylor - 37.8

17. Cole Copely - 30.4

[jvance]

Sundin under 80kbs??? You guys coat that thing with motor oil?

[Squeezus]

FBBC 2" V-Bar:

1. Euclides Ramos - 261.5

1. Tim Fox - 261.5

2. Josh Koenig - 259

3. Jason Otto - 242.7

4. James Retarides - 240.2

5. Chad Overcast - 233.9

6. Jeremy Copely - 231.4

7. Tim Barrett - 225.3

7. Delmar Carter - 225.3

8. Jon Gordon - 220.2

8. Bob Sundin - 220.2

9. Gary Stuart - 215.0

10. Justin Kline - 212.4

11. Jor-el Koenig - 209.9

11. Kyle Broadway - 209.9

12. John McCarter - 202.5

13. Shawn Kapusta - 189.6

14. Dayne Geyer - 183.4

14. Jeremy Miranda - 183.4

14. Warren Reeder - 183.4

14. Jared Goguen - 183.4

15. Grayson Pickett - 167.0

16. Rico Martinez - 143.3

16. Brenda Taylor - 143.3

17. Jen Miller - 113.6

18. Cole Copely - 84.6

[Squeezus]

Women's/Junior Medley (out of 15 implements):

1. Brenda Taylor - 13

2. Jen Miller - 11

3. Cole Copely - 6

Men's Medley (out of 15 implements)

1. Euclides Ramos - 11

1. Gary Stuart - 11

2. Tim Fox - 10

2. John McCarter - 10

2. Jeremy Copely - 10

2. James Retarides - 10

3. Delmar Carter - 9

3. Tim Barrett - 9

3. Jason Otto - 9

3. Josh Koenig - 9

4. Dane Geyer - 8

4. Shawn Kapusta - 8

4. Chad Overcast - 8

4. Warren Reeder - 8

4. Justin Kline - 8

5. Jor-El Koenig - 7

5. Jon Gordon - 7

5. Bob Sundin - 7

6. Grayson Pickett - 6

7. Kyle Broadway - 5

8. Jared Goguen - 4

9. Rico Martinez - 3

10. Jeremy Miranda - N/A

[Squeezus]

Overall:

1. Euclides Ramos
2. Tim Fox
3. Jeremy Copely
4. James Retarides
5. John McCarter
6. Jason Otto
7. Gary Stuart
8. Josh Koenig
9. Tim Barrett
10. Bob Sundin
11. Delmar Carter
12. Justin Kline
13. Chad Overcast
14. Shawn Kapusta
15. Dane Geyer
16. Warren Reeder
17. Jon Gordon
18. Jor-el Koenig
19. Grayson Pickett
20. Kyle Broadway
21. Brenda Taylor
22. Jared Goguen
23. Jen Miller
24. Jeremy Miranda
25. Rico Martinez
26. Cole Copely

[John McCarter]

Sundin under 80kbs??? You guys coat that thing with motor oil?

I became the official chalker of the Flask at the event. It is a killer pinch device.

[avasatu]

The flask was 2.5 inches thick, right? And had a coating mimicking seasoning?

[John McCarter]

The flask was 2.5 inches thick, right? And had a coating mimicking seasoning?

I can't speak for anyone else but the device was easy, beyond ease actually to get chalk to stick, this was on a brand new Flask. Holds chalk so well. The feel in width was the same as my euro. I was pulling almost the same amount as I would for a 1 hand attempt on the euro.

I feel the Flask is better than a Euro considering it takes less time to adjust the weight, it feels about the same; it's different but it felt so good and I just can't put how that is into words.

[Squeezus]

Weight Classes:

120kg+

1. Euclides Ramos - 40
2. Tim Fox - 37.528
3. Gary Stuart - 35.139
4. Tim Barrett - 33.875
5. Delmar Carter - 31.274
6. Shawn Kapusta - 29.275
7. Dane Geyer - 28.957

120kg

1. John McCarter - 38.031
2. Jason Otto - 37.576
3. Chad Overcast - 31.714
4. Jon Gordon - 29.642
5. Jeremy Miranda - 20.337

105kg

1. Jeremy Copely - 39.634
2. James Retarides - 39.188
3. Warren Reeder - 30.103

93kg

1. Justin Kline - 40
2. Grayson Pickett - 31.720
3. Kyle Broadway - 31.132

83kg

1. Bob Sundin - 40
2. Jared Goguen - 29.501

74kg

1. Josh Koenig - 40
2. Jor-el Koenig - 32.641
3. Rico Martinez - 20.975

59kg

1. Cole Copely - 40

84kg Women's

1. Brenda Taylor - 40

63kg Women's

1. Jenn Miller - 40

[Squeezus]

Couldn't edit post to put in points so here it is again with points.

Overall:

1. Euclides Ramos - 38.462
2. Tim Fox - 36.130
3. Jeremy Copely - 35.812
4. James Retarides - 35.336
5. John McCarter - 34.934
6. Jason Otto - 34.155
7. Gary Stuart - 33.600
8. Josh Koenig - 32.910
9. Tim Barrett - 32.647
10. Bob Sundin - 30.193
11. Delmar Carter - 30.015
12. Justin Kline - 29.852
13. Chad Overcast - 28.549
14. Shawn Kapusta - 28.156
15. Dayne Geyer - 27.838
16. Warren Reeder - 27.104
17. Jon Gordon - 26.822
18. Jor-el Koenig - 26.804
19. Grayson Pickett - 23.751
20. Kyle Broadway - 23.564
21. Brenda Taylor - 22.973
22. Jared Goguen - 22.737
23. Jen Miller - 20.512
24. Jeremy Miranda - 19.262
25. Rico Martinez - 17.504
26. Cole Copely - 14.550

[Squeezus]

The flask was 2.5 inches thick, right? And had a coating mimicking seasoning?

The Flask is 2.25" and is bare aluminum that is sanded to a very specific texture to mimic light rust (since aluminum doesn't rust). There is no coating, because I wanted to avoid the issues that IronMind has had in the past with their implements textures changing over time.

[KapMan]

Now the numbers are out, I'm not happy. BUT my opponents were tough. I mean look at who I had to mess with!!