Hg's-a Small Review For Anyone Thinking Of Buying.

[lloyd80s]

Hey Guys,

I've got a few of the guys at work into grip training and they all wanted me to get them some grippers on a budget. I opted to get them HGs, an HG200, 250 and a 300. All of the guys have been using IMs so I roughly knew their strengh levels.

After opening the HGs I found all of them had soft knurling, much softer then IMs. Also the spreads on all of the grippers was more narow than on any of the IMs I've used. The close on all of the HGs felt smoother than on the IMs...........I'm not sure why though? One thing that was a concern was on the HG250, when the gripper was closed the handles didn't meet at the ends. The dogleg handle was mounted about 6mm lower than the other handle!!

The HG200 felt like an IM#1 the HG250 was like an IM#1.8 and the HG300 felt like a equivilent IM2.6.

Overall I'd say that for the price HG's are very good grippers, you wont get IM, BB or Baraban quality but you will get stronger using them and the small jumps in LBS are really good. More a training tool than a measuring tool. I'd give them 6.5/10 points.

If you read this and have HGs give an out of 10 score for anyone thinking of buying them

[Autolupus]

They seem to REALLY season down, straight out of the package my HG350 had a spread of 71mm and felt like a brick, after a few and I mean a few, BFNs it was 64mm.

Measured it just now and the spread is down to 62mm...about 100+ closes since new.

[vikingsrule92]

They seem to REALLY season down, straight out of the package my HG350 had a spread of 71mm and felt like a brick, after a few and I mean a few, BFNs it was 64mm.

Measured it just now and the spread is down to 62mm...about 100+ closes since new.

Yeah they really season. My 150 and 200 (I know, I'm weak, LOL) have gone from a Trainer and #1 level to a guide and Trainer level and they keep getting narrower. I would give them a 5/10 because they season so much and the knurling is way to smooth.

[Scott Styles]

If you contact Heavy Grips with a picture of the gripper that doesn't line up, there is a good chance they will send you a free replacement.

The quality is lower, but the customer service is excellent, and they sponsor grip comps.

[lloyd80s]

If you contact Heavy Grips with a picture of the gripper that doesn't line up, there is a good chance they will send you a free replacement.

The quality is lower, but the customer service is excellent, and they sponsor grip comps

Thanks for the tip Scott, I'll get in touch and see If they'll send a new one

[Magnus]

Personally, I own the full set of 6, and none of them have hardly season at all. The gripper that seasoned the most (of coarse) is the 100, which seasoned about

3/8in. after hundreds and hundreds of closes. On all the others, there isn't barely any apparent seasoning (prob. around 1/4 in). As for the strength, I have an easy 100, avg. 150, avg. 200, hard 250, hard 300, and avg. 350.

[Bob Lipinski]

I really like my heavy grips. I use the 250 and 300 in most every training session because they happen to fill a good spot in the strength I need.

They have seasoned a ton for me, and the knurling isn't great. I do like that they are narrow however.

[Magnus]

Hey Guys,

I've got a few of the guys at work into grip training and they all wanted me to get them some grippers on a budget. I opted to get them HGs, an HG200, 250 and a 300. All of the guys have been using IMs so I roughly knew their strengh levels.

After opening the HGs I found all of them had soft knurling, much softer then IMs. Also the spreads on all of the grippers was more narow than on any of the IMs I've used. The close on all of the HGs felt smoother than on the IMs...........I'm not sure why though? One thing that was a concern was on the HG250, when the gripper was closed the handles didn't meet at the ends. The dogleg handle was mounted about 6mm lower than the other handle!!

The HG200 felt like an IM#1 the HG250 was like an IM#1.8 and the HG300 felt like a equivilent IM2.6.

Overall I'd say that for the price HG's are very good grippers, you wont get IM, BB or Baraban quality but you will get stronger using them and the small jumps in LBS are really good. More a training tool than a measuring tool. I'd give them 6.5/10 points.

If you read this and have HGs give an out of 10 score for anyone thinking of buying them

Ah, I forgot my "out of 10" rating. I would give them 8.5-9/10 (knurling is a little smooth on the 100 and 300). Other than that, I've had none of the problems that people typically rag on them for. Plus, they're only $60 a set, and there's a life-time warranty. Really, you can't go wrong w/ them.

[Jul54]

a little feedback about HG grippers.

On June, I bought 3 HG grippers on the Ebay store of Armwrestlingtables.com.

HG250, HG300, HG350

HG300 is very difficult and I cannot close it for the moment (but I'm still going on :-) )

HG350 is a true monster

HG250 was too easy, and this was a problem. Indeed, my HG250 was just a little bit harder than my CoC #1 whereas it is close to a CoC#2 normally.

I've sent an email to Brad of Armwrestlingtables.com and he sent me a free another HG250.

I've just received it since 2 days and this HG250 is more difficult than the my first HG250.

The springs of my both HG250 have not the same width

Maybe my first HG250 was in fact a HG200 ??

Spring's width (approximately):

HG350: 1" 1/10

HG300: 1" 3/7

First HG250: 0.90"

New HG250: 0.96"

I'm all the same happy to received a new one. Armwrestlingtables is a reliable seller

[AP]

I like the HGs, for the price you can't beat em. Its better to have grippers in the right strength range than to have a golden RB that you can't do squat with (at least for training, I still like to show my rb off).

[lukeamdman]

I like my HG's. Only one of mine seasoned, the 350, but I like having a narrow spread gripper. Even after seasoning it calibrated to 161.5lb's. My 300 calibrated to 156.5lb's.

I have since filed both the 300 and 350 and use them every training session.

The knurling is decent on all of them except the 300 which is very smooth.

I'd give them a 8.5/10.

[aquilonian]

The springs of my both HG250 have not the same width

Maybe my first HG250 was in fact a HG200 ??

Spring's width (approximately):

HG350: 1" 1/10

HG300: 1" 3/7

First HG250: 0.90"

New HG250: 0.96"

I'm all the same happy to received a new one. Armwrestlingtables is a reliable seller

Yes I too agree that Armwrestlingtables is a reliable seller. I went with other sellers and even the HG website themselves, and I preffer buying from Armwrestlingtables.

That observation about the spring is very interesting I also had an easy and a hard HG250 and I "imagined" as well as you, that one spring was bigger. I never checked thinking it was all in may head. I have given them away now, but if I can make it happen, I will check with calipers. The models HG100,150,200,and350 have all been very constant. The ones that I have noticed variations in the most are the HG250's and the HG300. I wonder if the spring sizes where changed on these models throughout their existence. THAT'S INTERESTING.

THANKS! and their customer service IS great.

[big nasty]

I would look on ebay I beleive there cheaper there good for a starter kit I own a HG 300 that's as hard as a #3 and it has'nt seasoned much but it 's still above my pay grade !

[Tunafish]

I have got Heavy Grips 150 , 20 250 , 300 . I still can't close the 250 . I got a IM No.2 yesterday and closed it with a lot of difficulty . My HG 250 is a lot harder than the IM no.2 . The knurling on the IM is horrible too , it is very sharp and abrasive. I can't understand why everyone thinks IM COCs are so good. The set is only slightly wider than the 250HG too.

HG do squeak like crazy esp . my 200 even with oiling , I had to send 250 HG back to as the one end was longer than the other.

[vikingsrule92]

I have got Heavy Grips 150 , 20 250 , 300 . I still can't close the 250 . I got a IM No.2 yesterday and closed it with a lot of difficulty . My HG 250 is a lot harder than the IM no.2 . The knurling on the IM is horrible too , it is very sharp and abrasive. I can't understand why everyone thinks IM COCs are so good. The set is only slightly wider than the 250HG too.

HG do squeak like crazy esp . my 200 even with oiling , I had to send 250 HG back to as the one end was longer than the other.

A few points. Sharp knurling is AMAZING when your hands toughen up, it's the best thing you can ask for in a gripper IMHO. Second, the HG250 will become WAYY narrower, and WAYYY easier, hence the hatred for HGs, they season A LOT!! Mine started off harder then my #2 and a decent spread too, now it's about a 1.3 and has a little over 2" spread.

[Magnus]

A few points. Sharp knurling is AMAZING when your hands toughen up, it's the best thing you can ask for in a gripper IMHO. Second, the HG250 will become WAYY narrower, and WAYYY easier, hence the hatred for HGs, they season A LOT!! Mine started off harder then my #2 and a decent spread too, now it's about a 1.3 and has a little over 2" spread.

I agree, sharp-knurling is excellent. I love the feeling of a handle digging into your hand and knowing it's not going anywhere. But, my HG's didn't hardly season at all. The only one that really seasoned down on me was the 100.

The rest didn't really change much (if) at all. After tons of closes, my 250 cal'd @ 116.5lb, and the spread never really moved. I'd say the most annoying thing about the HG's is the smooth knurling. The only one I've got w/ really good knurling is the 350. The 300 feels like the knurling got filed off. The 250 has good knurling on only one of the handles, so I'm forced to put the dog-leg in my fingers (but, it's never really bothered me). Also, some of the handles are set higher than the others. My 150 is the worst, with about a 5mm difference. But then again, factor it all in, you're only paying $10 for a decent gripper with a lifetime warranty. Imho, they're a good deal.

[jsmiley]

My father has a set of the HG's, I really like the feel of his 300, I can't close it, but it seems like it would be a nice step in between the 2.5 and the 3, great for negs. His 250 feels like a 2.2 or somewhere in that range.

They seem to feel softer than my COC's, which is nice if your hand is a little tired.

Edited August 22, 2008 by Jsmiley

[Bob Lipinski]

HG's are going for a bit of a different market, so you got to keep that in mind.

I would recommend them to anyone just getting into the gripper game. God knows how much money I have spent on things I will never use again. Heavy grips aren't the highest quality but they work, and they don't cost too much either.