Squeezus Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I know a few of you have heard of and incorporate this technique, but I wanted to share this great slow motion video that I captured while filming some gripper closes. For those of you that don't know what I am talking about, check out the caption, it could help you close your goal gripper! 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Nice, after 7 years of grippers I never thought of that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Climber028 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I only got good at this after taking an incredibly light gripper and just practicing the motion for awhile. It's hard to get immediately on a gripper that's hard for you 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandar Milosevic Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) I've always did this, it came natural. Especially when doing holds. Edited January 22, 2019 by Aleksandar Milosevic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 This is a good tip. The Crushed to Dust DVD by @Jedd Johnsonhas this too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeezus Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, jchapman said: This is a good tip. The Crushed to Dust DVD by @Jedd Johnsonhas this too. Never seen it, but I give out tips for free. 5 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 The KTA program really made this technique strong for me. Mixing dynamic thumb work with overcrushes probably helped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king crusher Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I've also always done that. Here is my slow motion video offering. #3 for a double https://youtu.be/X0dkHpCHaI0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinhoo Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 That's awesome. Definitely have to start doing that for closes. If it's harder to incorporate once you get used to grippers then I'm glad I'm still a novice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonD Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Thanks! I’ve heard this mentioned before. Now I see exactly what it looks like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I don't think I have ever seen this! And, it's not like I haven't been around awhile. I think what I do is use my thumb to help "clamp" when in the handles together position by wrapping it. But, not with forethought. Have you experimented such that you know you can close more with the technique? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NealB Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Just tried this, outstanding. Thanks for the tip, its definitely a help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeezus Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Wannagrip said: I don't think I have ever seen this! And, it's not like I haven't been around awhile. I think what I do is use my thumb to help "clamp" when in the handles together position by wrapping it. But, not with forethought. Have you experimented such that you know you can close more with the technique? I have used this technique for many years at this point, so I am not sure where I would be right now if I didn't use it. It is possible to speculate, though, with some degree of accuracy. If you watch the video, before the last thumb pull, there's approximately a quarter inch left of space between the handles. So, if we assume that my thumb was the difference between a 1/4" miss and a near max effort close, and spring force is linear (which it is), and the spread of that gripper is around 3", then 8.3% of the total travel (and force) was directly attributable to my thumb. On a RGC 167 gripper, that would be about a 14lb (or 9%) gain from the thumb ratchet technique. Back of the envelope calculation, yes, but I think it gives at least a picture of how much it helps me personally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennix Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Lol! I also do this, with every gripper apparently! Had no clue.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 On 1/22/2019 at 11:14 AM, Squeezus said: Never seen it, but I give out tips for free. So do I. All the time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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