matthcarl Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I finally got it! From a parallel set, of course. I've felt close for a while, and I guess today was the day. Not only did I manage the close, it felt easy, and I overcrushed it for a few seconds. I closed the #2 a year ago, probably, and it's been a slow road since then, with me mostly focusing on bending. Big thanks to John Eaton who made me...er...encouraged me to practice gripper setting Next up: RB 240N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeamdman Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Good job! Time to file it down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Great job Matt! John's one of my favorite setters. His video that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Good work Matt! I am very happy for u! Pick rb 240 ( the new ones are betwen the average #2.5 and #3)instead of the narrow , unless u already have the rb 240 n with u:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boland magyar Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 well done mate, the 2.5 is my next goal and it seems a mountain to climb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tja Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Good job, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odin Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Great PR Matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autolupus Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Nice work Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthcarl Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Thanks guys! To Hugo - I do have an RB 240N and a 260N and haven't closed either of them. My real goal is to close my #3 this year...so far I can't get it much past parallel from a parallel set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturalstrength Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 The #3 is getting frightened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Mathison Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 (edited) Great job Matt! Just think.. thats the last stepping stone before the 3. coc wise of course. Your getting close. Edited August 20, 2008 by Chris Mathison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsmiley Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Great job, the 2.5 is a tough gripper, I was going to wait until I closed the three to start to get into bending, however I think that I might get into a little sooner knowing that you are doing well at it. Great job again and MM0 here we come!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knyaz Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 awesome, the # 3 will be next, its trully a great feeling when the 2.5 falls !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbcx6pmw Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Well done, just recently got the #2.5 myself and now working on the RB240N. It seems to really bind up in the last few mm, maybe because the spring is coiled tighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthcarl Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 Well done, just recently got the #2.5 myself and now working on the RB240N. It seems to really bind up in the last few mm, maybe because the spring is coiled tighter. That sounds right about the RB's, though I'm no expert. The handles feel more awkward to me as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemery Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Congrats man!! Thats a tough gripper. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawel r Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mlstrass Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Congrats on the #2.5 as that's a serious gripper. Might also consider a BBSM. Bought a new one and it rates a 2.8, so a decent jump up and closer to the #3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowermdw@yahoo.com Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Awesome closing the #2.5! Wait. So the BBSM is more than #2.5? I compared the poundage charts for both. The chart goes BBA, BBSA, BBM, BBSM, BBGM After using the BBSA to advance to closing #2 I got the BBSM which is after the BBM. I thought the BBM was like a #2. Now I'm freakin' out that I made a mistake. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae_yogi Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Awesome closing the #2.5!Wait. So the BBSM is more than #2.5? I compared the poundage charts for both. The chart goes BBA, BBSA, BBM, BBSM, BBGM After using the BBSA to advance to closing #2 I got the BBSM which is after the BBM. I thought the BBM was like a #2. Now I'm freakin' out that I made a mistake. Doug My BBSM is harder than my #2.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeamdman Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 My BBSM is also harder than my #2.5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teemu I Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tja Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Having seen those ratings, I was also surprised that the BBSM feels harder than #2.5, I was already thinking my #2.5 is kinda weak... I'm buying BBM and BBSA to see how they compare. Hopefully BBM would be somewhere between my #2 and #2.5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Thanks guys! To Hugo - I do have an RB 240N and a 260N and haven't closed either of them. My real goal is to close my #3 this year...so far I can't get it much past parallel from a parallel set Grippers vary a lot! i think u will close your rb240n very soon, (rb'season to much). closing one easy/average #3 its very different from a hard one. Easy/average i mean around 145/150lbs. Hard around 160/165lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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