One Old School Grip Lift You Don't See Much

[Bob Lipinski]

One of my favorites. I play with it here and there.

Good thing about it is that with very little weight, the whole apparatus is very portable.

[twig]

Never tried it, but I suspect Mobster knows a little somethin-somethin about it.

[Crotchulla]

Can you explain it alittle? I read that it is done a lot of different ways and didn't know if there was a "normal" way to do it.

[MRabich]

USAWA.com has the official rules for the lift, lift is contested in front of you which lifts less weight and in the back of you. Official stick is 36 inches long.

[Cannon]

USAWA.com has the official rules for the lift, lift is contested in front of you which lifts less weight and in the back of you. Official stick is 36 inches long.

I couldn't find a way to link to it, but here are the quoted rules from USAWA with a good description of the lift:

F12. Left and Right Hand Weaver Stick Lift

Stick dimentions: 42 inches long. At one end, place a notch 1/2 inch from end. The weight will be placed in notch. Thirty six (36) inches from center of notch, mark a line on stick. This will be the foremost position of the hand. Place some sort of bracket (angle brackets will work )at this point, leaving 5 1/2 inches for the gripping surface. The gripping surface may be taped, for thickness, with non-stick tape.

Place the stick on a surface, even with the lifter's hand when hanging straight down. The stick must be lifted approximately parallel to the floor. The stick must be lifted straight up from the lifting surface, with no rocking of the stick prior to lifting. The lifting hand and arm must remain free of the body, and the heel of the hand must remain on the top of the stick. If the hand twists around the stick, the lift is not allowed. The entire weight must be free of the surface and under control. The lift ends on command.

The lift may also be made by reversing the grip and grasping the stick with the little finger towards the weight, instead of the thumb towards the weight. The body may be bent during this method of lift.