Roark Posted April 15, 2002 Author Share Posted April 15, 2002 Measure about mid way between from where the fingers join the palm, to the wrist line. That flexible piece of flesh at the base of the thumb should be bypassed, and if you move your thumb toward you index finger, most of that flexible part will shift out of the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersqueeze Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 length = 7.38" width = 3.75" span = 9.0" - mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest omniexist Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 I guess i'll put up my stats. length = 7 3/4 width = 3 5/8 length of middle finger = 3 1/4 Span = 9 All in inches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Canthar Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 length: 7 1/2 middle finger length: 3 1/4 palm width: 4 span: 8 7/8 All measured in inches.. Nic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mikebyoung Posted April 20, 2002 Share Posted April 20, 2002 Just a newbie,but I will submit mine. length: 7.5" palm width: 4.25" span: 9.25" middle finger: 3.5" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted October 25, 2002 Author Share Posted October 25, 2002 For newbies who may not have seen this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul valpreda Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Joe, Do you happen to know the measurements of John Brookfield's hands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik_F Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 It good to see that you dont have to have a huge hand to close a #3. I thought that when I first started to work on the grippers. When I tried my #3 it was just too big for my hand I thought. My hand measurements are: length: 7.75" width: 4" thumb to littlefinger: 9" middle finger: 3.5" forearm: 14.5" wrist: 8" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 I feel that my hand size is ideal for thickbar and grippers. The gripper fits perfectly. All I need is the strength to go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom of Iowa2 Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Well i guess i don't have such a small hand after all.Meeting those guys at such a young age gave me a complex..kind of like useing the facilities next to Long D### Silver I've got a big fist(or so i've been told) when i close my hand but I always thought my fingers were stubby.most of my hand length seems to be in the palm. Old guy you've got a whoppin big hand! I was told by an old timer that Sonny Liston had a 14 inch fist...?.Is that possible?I've seen some old pics of him and he had a huge hand and huge feet. George forman is supposed to have a really big Fist also. I do not know how they do this measurement. Wasn't Mike tysons around 12inches?The commonly list 'fist 'and wrist size at big fights.(along with bis,claves,chest .'reach'etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Sonny Liston had huge hands and very long arms for a man of his height. He looked much bigger than his fighting weight of around 215. My fist is 13/2''. Oddly everyone in my family on both sides for as far back as I can go, has been small. Only my son and I are larger than average. I do okay, but am not delusional. I am not in the same league as Mobsterone, Horne, Sexton, James and so on. Compared to the WSM guys I am scrawny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom of Iowa2 Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 So it is possible Sonny had a 14 incher. I was just told Sonny had an arm span(commonly listed as reach)of 84 inches and wore a size 14 or 14 and 1/2 shoe on a 6'1"frame.This guy(tellingme)is a boxing fanatic...off the subject but he said Rocky Marciano had only a 67 inch reach!?(i guess it didn't matter )I have a 75 3/4inch reach/span at 6'1"--a lot of it in shoulder/clavicle width though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 We are straying a little but at least we also post more relevant stuff too. At least we post! I have a span of 77'' even with short forearms. My hand is longer than my forearm from inside elbow to wrist. Short forearms seemed to give me the edge in armwrestling leverage wise. Don't armwrestle these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mg6680 Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 About the same as Patrick B's. My wrist to tip is a little more than 8 3/4" though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom of Iowa2 Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 Well as the subject drifts off to fists size and reach and forarm length I think it still might- indirectly-be related to grip and wrist strength? Some good grippers are of average hand size but most of the guys doing the big Rolling Thunders #'s and lifting the INCH -or actually deadlifting the INCH -are guys with the bigger hands,apparently fairly long arms(I'm guessing..and it's not that important -that Tony has a deceptively long Arm span for his height?). I think it's interesting to hear about 'reach',hand size,wrist circumference,fist size,forearm length,etc. and see how it DOES play into the different aspects of grip. Of course after careful analysis some guys ARE just flat strong :crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drassk Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 Hand length : 7.5" Middle finger : 3.4" Thumb-Pinky : 9.25" Wrist : 6.75" Forearms (straight wrist) : 11.5" Forearms (flexed) : 12.75" I'm not sure how it relates but I am working on the #2 right now (down to 3/16" after 10 days with it) so as far as grippers go I think I do about average (I got my T and #1 in early August and couldn't close the #1 until mid-August). For thick bar stuff I've only tried it once with a 2.5" galvanized steel handle and pulled 135 up to lockout and held for 30 seconds. I think this is a pretty high lift for a first timer which I find odd considering that I have pretty small hands for thick bar stuff. (Oh well...I wanna be the first guy to DL the inch while weighing less than the bell itself ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest el4n Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 Width 3.5" (sheesh) Length 8" Finger 3.25" palm 4.75" Height 6'2 Weight 215 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaury Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 Length : 8.3" width : 4.2" Finger : 3.5" (measured 'below' the palm) Wrists: 6.7" Height : 5.11" Weight : 170 lbs Forearms ® : 12" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest champs Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 Length: 6.5" Width: 4" Middle Finger: 3.1" Forearms: 15.1" Smallest hands here it seems hehe. I've found it has made training with COC grippers far harder than I assume it is for most. Very hard to set the grippers right in hand so as to be able to get a full range of motion to get a sucessful close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boris Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 Width 3.5" Length 7.08" Finger 2.95" palm 4.1" champs ,I have same problems with grippers. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted October 26, 2002 Author Share Posted October 26, 2002 Phil Pfister's hand: http//www.arnoldclassic.com/2003_show_photo.asp?date=273 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik_F Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 I was thinking about the fist thing. Is it really an advantage to have a big fist in boxing? I mean, it hurts much more to get hit by a small object than a large object if it has the same power. On impact the larger fist spreads out the damage over a bigger area? Offcourse the large fist means that it probably weighs more, but is the difference that much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CalvinP Posted October 27, 2002 Share Posted October 27, 2002 Hi Patrik Large hand in large boxing glove equals more energy transfered. And for the brain that means more vibration and shock = knock out power. Assuming speed isn't too slow. Have you ever been hit with a boxing glove? It feels like your brain is sloshing around in there. Bare hand's hit can break your bone, but the boxing gloved's hit will vibrate your brain and turn it off . Any way my hands are small and ordinairry :hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted October 27, 2002 Author Share Posted October 27, 2002 For some reason Tracy & Tony Scrivens have been unable to post, but should join us soon. Meanwhile Tracy informs me that Tony's hand-spread measurement is 11". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drassk Posted October 27, 2002 Share Posted October 27, 2002 The reason big hands are an advantage is the same reason that we have the term 'throwing a punch'. Truly powerful punches rely not on the weight of the puncher but on the speed with which they are delivered. More bodyweight must be used if you're striking to the body but more speed is required for strong punches to the head (which is capable of absorbing more shock through movement of the neck). So, in essence, you're 'throwing' your first at someone's jaw. Therefore a heavier fist hits harder as it's not the weight of the fist slowing it's movement down but the speed at which you can move your arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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