Left Side Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Got it, took me a year but I got it. Done with IM pads. Here's the video. My thanks to everyone on the gripboard for all your help. Now to cert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don chi Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 nice job, dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkmann Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 awesome job I am impressed and hope to someday follow in your footsteps. Will you be making this official? May I ask, when you say it took you a year, do you mean from when you started bending or from when you bent a blue or some other benchmark. Again Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeGrip Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Damn leftside you have gotten strong.Nice job on the red. You will be certing the red and #3 pretty soon wont you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 damn! you killed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Side Posted February 23, 2006 Author Share Posted February 23, 2006 awesome job I am impressed and hope to someday follow in your footsteps. Will you be making this official? May I ask, when you say it took you a year, do you mean from when you started bending or from when you bent a blue or some other benchmark. A year from the first time I touched a nail. Eleven months actually. I do intend to cert one the red at some point. Joe I do want to cert on the #3 eventually, but it will be a year I think before I can close it with a credit card set. Maybe I'll wait and double cert, we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 a very strong bend. great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironoak Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Great job man. Very inspirational Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 WOW! Excellent bend man! Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onslaught61 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 damn, one year. how good were you when you started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 You made quick work of that! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermagnamon Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Great job, man. Easy bend for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I need to go add you to the Nailman's Top 50 Bending List. Was your bend performed on the 22nd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Side Posted February 23, 2006 Author Share Posted February 23, 2006 Thanks Eric, yes it was bent on the 22nd. damn, one year. how good were you when you started? Me and Muscle Turtle started bending after stumbling upon Godfrey's site. We tried some 5" spiral nails with a sock for padding. We couldn't do it. Then we ordered the IM pads and got down to serious training. It was fun, we knew nothing about bending, so we had to invent and perfect our own form, (both of which naturally evolved into double overhand.), learn the most efficient methods of wrapping the nail, ect. It was cool. We both had different training styles and it was invaluable to have someone to compete against, especially someone like Muscle Turtle. A year later here we are. So to answer your question I would say I started at the white nail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironoak Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 How long did it take you to get the red nail after you bent the 60d nail? I am asking becuase I can bend the 60d nail fairly easy. I just started bending at the begining of January. I hope to give the red a shot in the next 6 months. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Side Posted February 23, 2006 Author Share Posted February 23, 2006 Five months. My 60d's are the same difficulty as G5's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveb Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Congrats on the bend!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onslaught61 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Thanks Eric, yes it was bent on the 22nd.damn, one year. how good were you when you started? Me and Muscle Turtle started bending after stumbling upon Godfrey's site. We tried some 5" spiral nails with a sock for padding. We couldn't do it. Then we ordered the IM pads and got down to serious training. It was fun, we knew nothing about bending, so we had to invent and perfect our own form, (both of which naturally evolved into double overhand.), learn the most efficient methods of wrapping the nail, ect. It was cool. We both had different training styles and it was invaluable to have someone to compete against, especially someone like Muscle Turtle. A year later here we are. So to answer your question I would say I started at the white nail. shit thats inspiring then..time for me to get to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muscle Turtle Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 man, it sure did take you a long time! Im proud of you man.. That looked pretty easy for you! Now onto Fat Bastards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp76 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Nice work Leftside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soilworker Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Nice fast bend. Congrats Left. And I think you just knocked off the last Red Nail bend slot on the "list". Sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Ten Ox Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I'm late I know. You are a freak. Nice bend. I am gunning for you and if I ever catch up to you in bending you'll have noone to blame but yourself for helping me learn the way. But I don't tkinl I'll catch ya anytime soon. Your G5's are really close in difficulty to 60d's? I want some of those nails/bolts. Must be a Canadia thing. So, I guess you'll be immortalzed forever on the list until someone knocks you off? Hmm, well I'll never even make the thing. Inspiring bend man, NICE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Side Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 Ox have some faith, keep training and you'll be a red bender. Trust me, if I can do it, anyone can. And it won't be long at all until I'm off that list, sitting at 50. Don't planning on sitting still though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorGrip Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 BIG Congrats to you Leftside on slaying that Red Dragon with your Light Blue Armor (IM Pads). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Congrats! Now be a BASTARD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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