stratavarious_connection Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 So, who owns the record in gross poundage for a one handed pinch grip ( regardless of the diameter of the implement?! David Horne or Mac Batchler? thanks ahead of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unseenbeat Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 Would any one-handed pinch lifting have been done under official circumstances in recent times? Unofficially, Mac holds it, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 You cannot compare the 2. Until people compete on an equal playing field,hense the invention of the adjustable pinch setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 Who is Mac Batchler and how much did he pinch, using what implement? I never heard of or just plain don't remember the guy. -Jedd- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Dockery Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 Mac Batchelor was a bartender in LA (I believe?). Unofficial world champ in armwrestling in the 50's and 60's. McCallum talks about him in Keys to Progress. Ferociously strong hands and wrists. I'm sure Joe Roark can fill in more, my copy of Keys to Progress is packed away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 Seems to ring a bell - thanks Doc. Is he the guy that was featured in MILO a while back doing fingertip holds with long-neck beer bottles? -Jedd- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Gillingham Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 Someone posted on here a couple days ago that Mac B. one hand pinched 160+. No specifics on the setup. I also recal Jeff Maddy doing 130+ and I believe I saw the pic in an old Milo but have never found it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Browne Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 Someone posted on here a couple days ago that Mac B. one hand pinched 160+. No specifics on the setup. I also recal Jeff Maddy doing 130+ and I believe I saw the pic in an old Milo but have never found it again. Milo Vol. 6 Number 2 September 1998. Page38, shows a pic of Maddy one hand pinching 127.5. Maddy used 2 45`s smooth side out with additional plates for the 127.5. This is the only pic I recall of Maddy in Milo. I would guess he could have lifted more since 1998, but who really knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 Seems to ring a bell - thanks Doc. Is he the guy that was featured in MILO a while back doing fingertip holds with long-neck beer bottles?-Jedd- That sounds right as it was one of his feats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 From Super Athletes...Batchelor carried an 80 lb plate in each hand for a distance of 30ft. He also pinched a steel facing plate? weighing over 100lb at the Douglas aircraft plant. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anuwbius Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 that much weight on added to 45', thats pretty serious. I wonder what ppl could do with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 In the Dale Harder book, Sports Comparisons: You CAN Compare Apples To Oranges... Dale lists the Mac Batchelor pinch feat as the greatest feat of grip ever points-wise, since it is listed on a points scale -- BTW, the Joe Kinney #4 close ranks as a very close 2nd on the list. O.K., I dusted off my copy and looked at page 94, entitled World Records In Gripping lists Batchelor's feat @ 920 points, Kinney's #4 feat @ 900 points. Batchelor's feat was done in 1948, BW about 300+ pounds at a height of 6'1". NOW... just as a comparison to THAT -- Chad Woodall's awesome WR in the v-bar @ the GGC would rank at a mere 700 points. Dave Morton, if he can rep the #4 gripper correctly 3 times would rank @ 1000 points on the scale. Alright!! Some of you people RIGHT NOW are angry or confused or are probably rolling your eyes at what I just said --- just remember this: I didn't write this book. Dale Harder did. I am merely relaying what is written in the book itself. SO... don't shoot the messenger because you didn't like the message. That is all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratavarious_connection Posted July 3, 2006 Author Share Posted July 3, 2006 Snott, does that mean Morton's rating is actually in the book or that is a presumed point rating? Additionally, what exactly is a correct close....no set, minimum set,and/or fully opening and closing...what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Gillingham Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Snot - I have never heard of Mac B's lift other than your mention of it. What was the lift done on? Who witnessed it? etc. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Snott, does that mean Morton's rating is actually in the book or that is a presumed point rating? Additionally, what exactly is a correct close....no set, minimum set,and/or fully opening and closing...what? Snot - I have never heard of Mac B's lift other than your mention of it. What was the lift done on? Who witnessed it? etc.Thanks. Ask member name 'oldtimer' who is Dale Harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Am i missing something?...if Super Athletes is correct, the 160 total is for both hands not one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 strat - NO, what the book does is list 3 reps with the #4 gripper as being worth 1000 points, or in other words, a perfect score. I was saying that IF Dave could do that now, his feat would rank higher in terms of grip points than Batchelor's pinch lift according to the book. Wade - good questions. No, the specifics of the lift that Batchelor performed are not recorded in the book other than his height, his weight and the year he did it -- they may be found maybe somewhere else though. Steve - you're right - I've dug a hole for myself; the only person who could answer ALL the questions on this subject is Dale Harder himself. I got the book on a whim and thought the section on grip was very interesting! IMHO, the book does need to be updated as records change quite frequently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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