Zakath Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Recently bought The Sport from Ironmind so I would have a gripper all my friends could close (does great with women too ). But I noticed an interesting detail, the knurling is much sharper than all my other IM grippers. I even got a new #4 and it has the same old knurling. Does anyone know anything more about this? Just gotta add the sharper knurling feels great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyBoy Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Just saw this topic. Yes, the knurling of the 'S'-gripper is indeed much sharper. Dunno why though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakath Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 Just saw this topic.Yes, the knurling of the 'S'-gripper is indeed much sharper. Dunno why though. ← Good to hear that it seems to be so for all! I hope they will implement this on all their grippers, it's great! I think I'm going to email them about this and ask why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrlslee1 Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Why is that great???? I hate too much knurling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakath Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 Why is that great???? I hate too much knurling ← I love it! Eliminates that little "slide" the gripper makes when closing it. And you get used to sharper knurling pretty fast + you don't get those tough hardenings because they are "filed down" by the knurling Instead you get softer hardenings that doesn't rip of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Paul Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 I've noticed that too. I just picked up my #1 again after a layoff of probably two years. The knurling was killing me! But, after about a week and a half or so, I got used to it and it doesn't really bother me any more. And as you say, my fingers don't really feel rough or calloused like my hand callouses do. I still don't like it too sharp though. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 My #1 has sharper knurling than my #2, both of them are 2004 models. You can always easily "soften" sharp knurling, but it's quite a feat to sharpen softer knurling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakath Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 My #1 has sharper knurling than my #2, both of them are 2004 models.You can always easily "soften" sharp knurling, but it's quite a feat to sharpen softer knurling. ← That's a pretty good point! Just emailed Ironmind, will update you with the answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakath Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 WOW, I got an answer from Strossen within a very short period of time! It seems to be that they sometimes get batches of gripper handles with sharper knurling, so there is always a small chance of getting that nice knurling Here's his answer: "Viktor, Many thanks for asking about this. First, even with the precision of our manufacturing processes, you can still have some differences in knurling from batch to batch and if you are really tuned into how a particular gripper feels in your hand, you will be able to notice even a slight difference - at least at first, and then with use, the difference will no longer be noticeable. In actuality, though, what you are probably noticing is the difference between a brand new gripper and a gripper that has been used for a while - it's not just that the points of the knurling will actually round off a bit with use, but the knurling itself will fill up with chalk, tiny flakes of skin, and whatever else it has been in contact with, which is why knurling will always feeling sharper on a new bar and why competitive lifters will use a stiff brush to clean out the knurling on their bars periodically. It sounds like you are really into your grippers, which is great. All the best with your training. Randy Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. IronMind Enterprises, Inc." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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