Squeezus Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Hey folks, simple question. How do you close a choked gripper without your hand skin getting under the hose clamp and getting sliced off? Pics and videos are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Like this. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Goguen Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Mr. Acorn beat me too it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Just now, Jared Goguen said: Mr. Acorn beat me too it. Feel free to post a pic of yours too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 (edited) Instead of chocking, I use this. You can get it from Silvis. Edited June 17, 2016 by Morgan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 I used simple hose clamps for years - up to and including my close of Heath's 195# COC #4 - and never pinched a thing! We had dozens in hose clamps at Gripmas a couple years in a row and no pinches. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 7 minutes ago, climber511 said: I used simple hose clamps for years - up to and including my close of Heath's 195# COC #4 - and never pinched a thing! We had dozens in hose clamps at Gripmas a couple years in a row and no pinches. That doesn't work for me anymore. I checked and my palm covers the entire handle and then some as well as index finger near the top of finger side even with pinky hanging half off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Goguen Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 23 minutes ago, acorn said: Like this. Sorry Aaron your photo doesn't do it justice. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 9 minutes ago, acorn said: That doesn't work for me anymore. I checked and my palm covers the entire handle and then some as well as index finger near the top of finger side even with pinky hanging half off. Your fault for having such big hands :). Seriously though - there were some mighty big hands at Gripmas and no complaints that I heard anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeezus Posted June 17, 2016 Author Share Posted June 17, 2016 50 minutes ago, acorn said: Like this. 36 minutes ago, Morgan said: Instead of chocking, I use this. You can get it from Silvis. 25 minutes ago, Jared Goguen said: Sorry Aaron your photo doesn't do it justice. Thanks fellas, but I should have clarified. I am going to be competing in a competition that will likely be using traditional hose clamp chokers. I have tried such a choker before and I couldn't close the gripper because it would clamp on my skin when I opened my hand. It was terrifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Radford Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 On this >link< by Clay Edgin he used a washer with a notch in that sat on top of the handles where the spring entered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 1 hour ago, Squeezus said: Thanks fellas, but I should have clarified. I am going to be competing in a competition that will likely be using traditional hose clamp chokers. I have tried such a choker before and I couldn't close the gripper because it would clamp on my skin when I opened my hand. It was terrifying. Man, I can't think of a time I got bit by a choker in the way you're describing. Sorry bro. I don't train with chokers, because I feel they're a waste of time for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Parker Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Gil, is the hose clamp sliding down the gripper after you close it, then pinching your skin? I've had that happen a bit before when I closed the gripper in a fairly upright position. If it's the case, closing the gripper parallel to the floor should help. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeezus Posted June 17, 2016 Author Share Posted June 17, 2016 4 minutes ago, Jeff Parker said: Gil, is the hose clamp sliding down the gripper after you close it, then pinching your skin? I've had that happen a bit before when I closed the gripper in a fairly upright position. If it's the case, closing the gripper parallel to the floor should help. Yes. Exactly. This is what I'm looking for. Thanks, Jeff! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapMan Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 I taped the hose clamp edges and I never had a problem..Mine always moved up not down so I wasn't too worried after awhile. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odin Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 The tape does make a big difference; the only time I've been bitten is when I tried a choked gripper w/o tape. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeezus Posted June 18, 2016 Author Share Posted June 18, 2016 @Tom Scibelli Are your choked grippers going to be taped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapMan Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Another thing I read about is choking on the actual spring. Not sure if it's better or not. I just remember reading it somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Scibelli Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 59 minutes ago, Squeezus said: @Tom Scibelli Are your choked grippers going to be taped? Yes, I'm going to use athletic tape so it should grip the clamp good to keep it in place 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gripmaniac Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 11 hours ago, Sam Radford said: On this >link< by Clay Edgin he used a washer with a notch in that sat on top of the handles where the spring entered? I do something similar to this. . . .will post a few pics & explanation tomorrow. My hands are simply too big to clamp the handles The crispness of Jared's pic will take some beating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 PDA made what may have been the first commercial "choker" years ago - it was basically a fancy washer. Using the washer concept gives a very different feel to a choker close - not better or worse maybe - but different. With a big washer and a round file you can easily make one. You will need a couple different sizes to cover all strengths of grippers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gripmaniac Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Chris, I remember the PDA choker setup! A pity I didn't think to copy the pic from the website - but it looked too hard to replicate in any event. There were small swivelling legs of discs to choke the spring correct? I'm afraid my effort is quite crude an any event - but I can say it is functional. The PDA design did give me a fair amount of inspiration - I've never bothered experimenting with hose clamps The below pics show 2 sets of holes that enable 2 slightly different choke widths (in this case either 45mm or 50mm for CoC2.5). I'm currently using the pictured setup twice a week I tend to customise each choker for each gripper (I have a set of CoC grippers set aside just for choking as this method can be brutal on the spring finishing). I could probably write up a "how to make" in a thread if there was enough interest. On the other hand 4 pics are worth quite a few words! Dave 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Matney Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Yeah tape under the hose clamp will take care of this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teemu I Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 On 19. kesäkuuta 2016 at 3:56 PM, Justin Matney said: Yeah tape under the hose clamp will take care of this. I have always used hockey tape for this. Never any issues. There is a huge difference between choking the gripper around handles or around spring. Latter makes for easy and spongy feel in the beginning of the close. Not good for training. Translates poorly to parallel set or block set close that way. Trust me on this I hit choker training real hard years ago when all I could think of were bigger grippers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 On June 17, 2016 at 3:27 PM, climber511 said: I used simple hose clamps for years - up to and including my close of Heath's 195# COC #4 - and never pinched a thing! We had dozens in hose clamps at Gripmas a couple years in a row and no pinches. Yeah I think my hand simply isn't big enough to have this problem. Sorry I can't help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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