Roark Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 Bud Jeffries was kind enough to supply his hand size: Palm width 4.25" Hand length 8" (tip of middle finger to first wrist 'line') Middle finger length 3.5" Palm Length 4.5" I also asked him to let me know before the deadline at Iron History of what his best one handed deadlift with his replica is at that point, and how long he can hold it off the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 My palm width is 4", hand length is just over 7, with a palm of just over 4" and middle finger of 3". People often comment on how small my hands are, just wondering if this is about the normal size of the hands of someone 5'10". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Say Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 length: 7.5 in palm width: 3.5in (did I measure that right? I went from the bottom of my thumb to the other side) middle finger length: 3.25in palm length: 4.25in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimalCage Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 Height - 6 ft length: 7.75" palm width: 3.75" palm length: 4.5" middle finger length: 3.25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdawg Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 whoa, i've found my hand twin. cage, you're measurements are the exact same as mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 hand length 8 7/8'' palm width 4 1/2'' middle finger 4'' hand span 10 1/2'' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Say Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 Roark, for comparison, do you know Apollon's Goerner's or Marx's measurements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeff Roark Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 5'5 Hand- 7 5/8 in. Middle finger- 3 3/4 in. Palm width- 4 in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted April 12, 2002 Author Share Posted April 12, 2002 What I have seen is: Goerner 8.25 x 4.4 (length/width) Saxon 9 x 4.7 Apollon 9 x 4.7 Cyr 7.75 x 4.24 Carnera 9 x 5 Von Boeckman 7.8 x 3.8 OldGuy 8.8 x 4.5 AnimalCage 7.75 x 3.75 Underdawg 7.75 x 3.75 Nathan Say 7.5 x 3.5 No1halfie 7 x 4 Bud Jeffries 8 x 4.25 Roark 7.75 x 3.75 Jeff Roark 7.6 x 4 ( figure 1/8" equals 12.5, so 5/8= 6.25 rounded off to 6 ) But I have seen conflicting reports about Goerner/Saxon. With one of the Saxons acknowledging that they all had large hands, but Goerner's was even larger. Have never seen a hand measurement for Marx, though several descriptions of his hands indicate they were huge. One wonders what would have happened if Carnera tried to fit his palm into the Inch bell, because 5" does indeed seem too wide, even allowing for the flexible 'fleshy' sides of the palm. By the way, when measuring the palm, measure about midway along the length of the palm, avoiding the fleshy part at the base of the thumb. Also, a steel tape is better because it will not 'sag' into your palm as a cloth tape will- both my measurements are 1/4" greater when I used a cloth tape and it sagged into the cup of my palm. Of course if someone else is measuring you and can keep the tape taut, then no problem. I find the same problem when measuring my abs- the cloth tape sags into all those deep abdominal crevices and my waistline measures about 50"...let me dream... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TDOGRPAGE Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 Is it true that Phil Phister has 11 inch hands? If so that explains a lot of how he does so well in the grip related events like farmers walk etc. I'm not saying that's the only reason, but those large hands I'm sure do help a lot. I mean, therotically, if your hands were REALLY large, gigantic, picking up the blob woudn't not nearly be as big a feet for someone with a much smaller hand. Same goes for thick handeled dumbells. What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted April 12, 2002 Author Share Posted April 12, 2002 Pfister has an 11" hand spread- that is, when he 'flares' his hand as open as possible, then the distance from the tip of his little finger to the tip of his thumb is 11". His hand length is somewhere in my files, and I'll retrieve it and add it to the list as soon as I find it. Found it: Pfister's hand length is 9". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Say Posted April 13, 2002 Share Posted April 13, 2002 I wonder how big Jim Wylie's hands are if he can hook a 2" bar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted April 13, 2002 Share Posted April 13, 2002 My hand is the same size as Bud Jeffries Hand length 8" Middle finger length 3.5" Palm Length 4.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersqueeze Posted April 13, 2002 Share Posted April 13, 2002 looking around the internet I found that Andre The Giant had 16 inch hands and 11 inch wrists. In an old Sports Illustrated article (now on the net) there are many references to his great physical strength and that he could "easily pass a silver dollar through his ring". for hand size see: http://www.lewzworld.com/wrestling/andre.html ring vs silver dollar see: http://www.puroresu.com/wrestlers/andre/andresi.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Nathan Say, Jim's hands are about the same as mine Hand Length 9 3/4" Palm Length 4 3/4" Marc Wylie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Opps sorry Hand Length 8 3/4" (not 9 3/4") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stCoC Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Hand finger span 10", Palm width 4", and hand length 7 3/4". RS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Walker Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Hand length = 8.25" Tip of Pinky to tip of thumb = 9" Palm width = 4" middle finger length = 3.25" Rick Walker :hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 77-1005097254 Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Hand Length = 7.75" Palm Width = 3.75" Mid Finger = 3.5" Hand Span = 8.25" Michael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Say Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 That Italian fiddler Paganini had hand span of about 14". (that's from pinkie to thumb) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimwylie1 Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Marc Those measurements are about right. Hand span was 10". We measured wrist and forearm size yesterday. Mine were: wrist 8 1/4" forearm 13" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lipinski Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 Here's mine: Hand lenght: 7.25 Middle finger length: 3 Hand width: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarBender Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 measurements are in inches hand length - 7.25 length of middle finger - 3 hand width - 3.75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 Hand Length = 8,27" Palm Width = 4,33" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 How do you measure the palm width? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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