JHenze646 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Congrats on the record, Don. i am always impressed by Darrin’s performance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Thank you Don. For the record I'm still sore. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Great stuff Don and all competitors! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Flesher Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 12 hours ago, Donc101 said: Results Overall Bending Champion Don Cummings Darrin Shallman Andrew Pantke Amir Bayour Chris Stillwell Unbraced Bending Champion 1. Don Cummings 2. Darrin Shallman 3. Andrew Pantke 4. Amir Bayour 5. Chris Stillwell Braced Bending Champion 1. Don Cummings 2. Andrew Pantke 3. Darrin Shallman 4. Amir Bayour 5. Chris Stillwell Events Double Overhand Bending (DHWOG Rated Steel) 1. Don Cummings: 233 kg bar: 8mm CRS x 6”: 12 seconds 2. Andrew Pantke: 166.3 kg Grade 5 Bolt x 6”: 7 seconds 3. Darrin Shallman: 166.3 kg Grade 5 Bolt x 6”: 13 seconds 4. Amir Bayour: 166.3 kg Grade 5 Bolt x 6”: 46 seconds 5. Chris Stilwell: Blue Nail: 17 seconds Reverse Bending (DHWOG Rated Steel) 1. Don Cummings: Grade 8 bolt (190.05 kg) to 12 degrees 2. Darrin Shallman: Grade 8 bolt (190.05 kg) to 3 degrees: **83 kg class WR** 3. Amir Bayour: Grade 5 Bolt (166.3 kg) full bend in 49 seconds 4. Andrew Pantke: Grade 5 Bolt (166.3 kg) to 32 degrees 5. Chris Stilwell: Grade 5 Bolt (166.3 kg) to 3 degrees Double Underhand Bending (DHWOG Rated Steel) 1. Don Cummings: Grade 8 bolt (190.05 kg) to 3 degrees 2. Darrin Shallman: Grade 5 Bolt (166.3 kg) full bend in 28 seconds **83 kg class WR** 3. Andrew Pantke: Grade 5 Bolt (166.3 kg) to 11 degrees 4. Amir Bayour: Grade 5 Bolt (166.3 kg) to 2 degrees 5. Chris Stilwell: Blue Nail full bend in 1:07 6” Braced Bend (DHWOG Rated Steel) 1. Don Cummings: 260 kg bar: 8mm x 6”: 5.88 seconds **WR** 2. Darrin Shallman: 190.05 Grade 8 Bolt in 12 seconds 2. Andrew Pantke: 190.05 Grade 8 Bolt in 12 seconds 3. Chris Stilwell: 166.3 kg Grade 5 Bolt in 29 seconds 4. Amir Bayour: 166.3 kg Grade 5 Bolt in 1:13 Long Bar Bending (A36 HRS) Don Cummings: ¾” x 40” full bend in 1:04 Andrew Pantke: ¾” x 48” full bend in 4:59 Darrin Shallman: 5/8” x 30” full bend in 1:59 Amir Bayour: 5/8” x 30” partial bend to approx. 115 degrees Chris Stilwell: 5/8” x 36” full bend in 51 seconds Mid-Bar Bending (A36 HRS) 1. Don Cummings: 5/8” x 26” full bend in 14 seconds 2. Amir Bayour: ½” x 22” full bend in 10 seconds 3. Andrew Pantke: ½” x 22” full bend in 26 seconds 4. Darrin Shallman: ½” x 22” full bend in 28 seconds 5. Chris Stilwell: ½” x 26” full bend in 18 seconds Steel Snapping Medley Results/ Champion (worth 3 events for overall standing) Don Cummings: Red Nail Snap, 3/8 x 14” Snap, Lying Gr 5 Bolt Snap, Oval Nail x 4 Darrin Shallman: Gr 5 Bolt Snap, 3/8 x 14” Snap, Lying Blue Nail Snap Amir Bayour: Gr 5 Bolt Snap, 3/8 x 14” Snap, Oval Nail x 1 Chris Stillwell: Gr 5 Bolt Snap, 5/16 x 12” Snap, Lying Blue Nail Snap 4. Andrew Pantke: Gr 5 Bolt Snap, 3/8 x 14” Snap Excellent performances all around! Awesome job! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 9 hours ago, JHenze646 said: Congrats on the record, Don. i am always impressed by Darrin’s performance. 7 hours ago, Andrew P said: Thank you Don. For the record I'm still sore. 4 hours ago, KRC said: Great stuff Don and all competitors! 4 minutes ago, Tom Flesher said: Excellent performances all around! Awesome job! It was a lot of fun! Bending contests are just a blast. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Flesher Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 20 hours ago, Andrew P said: Thank you Don. For the record I'm still sore. My wife swears Anton and I were both zombies for three days after last year's comp. It destroyed my CNS. I think I spoke in single syllables for the entire month of May. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 26 minutes ago, Tom Flesher said: My wife swears Anton and I were both zombies for three days after last year's comp. It destroyed my CNS. I think I spoke in single syllables for the entire month of May. It is hard on the body to do so many max effort bends in one day, no doubt! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccos1 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Pretty sick bends Don, all-around! And everyone else congratulations on some great bending and definite endurance! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccos1 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Tom Flesher said: My wife swears Anton and I were both zombies for three days after last year's comp. It destroyed my CNS. I think I spoke in single syllables for the entire month of May. I was brutalized after last year's comp! That ride home was pretty rough. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 48 minutes ago, Buccos1 said: Pretty sick bends Don, all-around! And everyone else congratulations on some great bending and definite endurance! 46 minutes ago, Buccos1 said: I was brutalized after last year's comp! That ride home was pretty rough. Thanks Carl! Hopefully you can do next years comp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dube Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Congratulations to all, and especially Don for putting on what looks like another great contest! Hope to be able to attend next year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 3 hours ago, Andrew Dube said: Congratulations to all, and especially Don for putting on what looks like another great contest! Hope to be able to attend next year. It was a great time Andrew! We will have a big contest next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton.Torrella Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Impressive steel mangling as always! Congrats to all of you bending warriors and hopefully I can make it next year too! It was such a great time last year - like Tom said, zombified for the rest of May, but totally worth it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Anton.Torrella said: Impressive steel mangling as always! Congrats to all of you bending warriors and hopefully I can make it next year too! It was such a great time last year - like Tom said, zombified for the rest of May, but totally worth it Thanks Anton! It would be great to have you come next year. Hope you are doing well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Rinderle Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Awesome performances guys! I'm shocked Whitmer didn't have the SWAT team come arrest you all. HAHAHA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 4 hours ago, Mike Rinderle said: Awesome performances guys! I'm shocked Whitmer didn't have the SWAT team come arrest you all. HAHAHA Thanks Mike! The SWAT team would of had a rough time with me trying to cancel my comp, haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 Here are some pics showing a little bit of what went on. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Donc101 Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 Here is my write-up on the contest: The 2020 Michigan Bending & Breaking Championship was a great time. After last years contest, there was no doubt in my mind that I was having another contest this year. I thought a lot about the events and rules for the contest. I wanted the contest to test the bender from every possible angle. Thus, we tested the 3 main types of unbraced bending: double overhand, reverse and double underhand. We also tested the 3 main types of braced bar bending: short bar/ spike, mid-length bar and long bar bending. I wanted the contest to be very strict with minimal padding. Thus, we used DHWOG pads for all events. Those pads are the thinnest pads people commonly use and ensured that pain tolerance and hand toughness was required to succeed in the contest. The medley was the highlight of last years contest and is the signature event. We did an all snapping medley this year, testing: long bar snapping, short bar/ bolt snapping, lying snapping and unbraced nail snapping. The medley had a 25 minute time limit and was brutal. The contest had 7 events, contesting 10 types of bending. I think this was the toughest lineup of events in any bending contest done before. The contest almost never happened. We were set to have a big lineup of competitors. Then, the coronavirus hit the world like a ton of bricks. I decided to still have the contest. We just had the 5 local benders, with everyone from out of town not coming. No spectators this year. No after contest food, drinks, etc. We had a lot of fun anyway and I am very happy we had the event. We had 3 world records broken at the event. Darrin S. set new records for the 83 kg class in reverse bending and double underhand bending. His bending was very strong all day. I broke the 6” bar bending world record. I am very excited about this bend. This event was contested in the last Steel Shredder contest. In that contest, the first place bend was the 260 kg bar in 7.5 seconds. I finished in second, doing the same bar in 8 seconds. I knew it would be tough to beat the record. When I did the 260kg bend in 8 seconds, I did it in 4 hits. First, a big DO hit to kink the bar and then 3 leg crush hits to finish the bar. I knew, to beat the record, I would have to do it in 3 hits. However, in training with only 3 hits the bar was frequently not closed to within 2”. Everything happened just right at the contest and the bar was smashed in 5.88 seconds for a new world record. My favorite parts of the contest was mid-length and long bar braced bending and the medley. The braced bending is fun because there are so many different techniques and positions. It is fun to help and coach people through bends. I like the snapping medley because it is so brutal and it is fun watching people do battle with the steel bar while they are sweating and exhausted. Darrin, Amir and Chris were all at the contest last year. All three were much stronger this year and have greatly improved their bending power and stamina. Andy Pantke could not come last year, so this was his first time with this long and brutal line-up. My favorite part of Andy’s day was his long bar battle with the ¾ x 48” bar. He finished it as time expired. The bar took everything he had and he finally beat it at the very end. He was exhausted from the 5 minute epic battle. The scores were very tight for 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Every point really does matter in these contests. Going into the medley, Darrin and Andy were tied for 2nd place. They did a head to head run to fight for 2nd. Darrin’s medley run cemented his 2nd place finish. Amir was so close to getting 3rd. He failed on snapping the grade 5 bolt while lying down. If he would have picked the blue nail, which I think he would have been able to do, he would have finished in 3rd, instead of fourth. I was happy with my medley run. Snapping a red nail (in under 3 minutes), a grade 5 bolt while lying down, a 3/8” x 14” bar and 4 oval nails in 17 minutes is not bad after doing 6 max effort bends. Great time this year and I look forward to a big contest with lots of people next year! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Great write up Don thanks for sharing. That snapping medley is the stuff of my dreams haha. Hope to make it out next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 34 minutes ago, KRC said: Great write up Don thanks for sharing. That snapping medley is the stuff of my dreams haha. Hope to make it out next year. It would be great to have you next year. We will have a big comp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 Video of Amir and mine Medley run I just uploaded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccos1 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Great pictures! Awesome medley footage too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 23 hours ago, Buccos1 said: Great pictures! Awesome medley footage too! Thanks Carl! Lots of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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