Guest Bullitt Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Here is my first ever CCS close of a #3. Not the best video, and they are coming open slightly as I jam them toward the camera in my excitement , but you can tell they closed. I'll try to get a better video next time, but I was so excited, I thought I would post this. It's still binding a bit at the end. I keep oiling it, but it doesn't seem to be taking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Very nice, Mike Just keep at the oil. It took days for my hg300 to stop binding after I oiled it. My new #3 took a little while, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deer Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Nice close! You'll be hitting the BBE before you know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhities Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Good job Mike! Looks like you got the shakin, less shakin... Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdog Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Here is my first ever CCS close of a #3. Not the best video, and they are coming open slightly as I jam them toward the camera in my excitement , but you can tell they closed. I'll try to get a better video next time, but I was so excited, I thought I would post this. It's still binding a bit at the end. I keep oiling it, but it doesn't seem to be taking. Congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamil1km Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Here is my first ever CCS close of a #3. Not the best video, and they are coming open slightly as I jam them toward the camera in my excitement , but you can tell they closed. I'll try to get a better video next time, but I was so excited, I thought I would post this. It's still binding a bit at the end. I keep oiling it, but it doesn't seem to be taking. Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IROC-Z Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Awesome close Mike! I've been practicing the CCS lately too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Very nice, Mike Just keep at the oil. It took days for my hg300 to stop binding after I oiled it. My new #3 took a little while, too. Thanks everybody! Sorry for the video quality. I will keep at it Frank. Oil and close... repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kormaz Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Nice job. Hope to be doing the same before long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Eaton Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemery Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Strong !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big nasty Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Nice close !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teemu I Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Nice work dude! Looks like you have more trouble towards the end while the sweep is already quite strong, might want to file some gripper and train with it to fix that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Nice work dude! Looks like you have more trouble towards the end while the sweep is already quite strong, might want to file some gripper and train with it to fix that. Thanks again everyone. I was thinking of filing down my 2.5 as soon as I can close the #3 with my off hand. Very close to doing that now. The other reason it seemed harder at the end is that I oiled it a few days ago and it is now binding and creaking over the last 1/2" or so. I keep oiling it and closing it to work everything in, but it doesn't seem to want to take. But you are definitely right Teemu. I am much better through the sweep on all my grippers than I am at the end. I think it's because I had always trained without a set until about 2 months ago. I just grabbed them and crushed them. I didn't even know you were supposed to set the gripper. In the end though, I think that will work to my advantage once I get better at setting. It definitely helped me progress pretty quickly on the CCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamil1km Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Nice work dude! Looks like you have more trouble towards the end while the sweep is already quite strong, might want to file some gripper and train with it to fix that. Thanks again everyone. I was thinking of filing down my 2.5 as soon as I can close the #3 with my off hand. Very close to doing that now. The other reason it seemed harder at the end is that I oiled it a few days ago and it is now binding and creaking over the last 1/2" or so. I keep oiling it and closing it to work everything in, but it doesn't seem to want to take. But you are definitely right Teemu. I am much better through the sweep on all my grippers than I am at the end. I think it's because I had always trained without a set until about 2 months ago. I just grabbed them and crushed them. I didn't even know you were supposed to set the gripper. In the end though, I think that will work to my advantage once I get better at setting. It definitely helped me progress pretty quickly on the CCS. as the great Ronnie Coleman would say....... "YEA BUDDY!!!! YEA BUDDY!!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPGoodfellow Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Great stuff, Mike! You're going to smash the hell out of the MM1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Great stuff, Mike! You're going to smash the hell out of the MM1! I'll just be happy if they touch and we get it on video. As you know, my videography skills are a bit weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Eaton Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Great stuff, Mike! You're going to smash the hell out of the MM1! Both of you are going to kill the MM1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyGrip Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Nice work dude! Looks like you have more trouble towards the end while the sweep is already quite strong, might want to file some gripper and train with it to fix that. Thanks again everyone. I was thinking of filing down my 2.5 as soon as I can close the #3 with my off hand. Very close to doing that now. The other reason it seemed harder at the end is that I oiled it a few days ago and it is now binding and creaking over the last 1/2" or so. I keep oiling it and closing it to work everything in, but it doesn't seem to want to take. But you are definitely right Teemu. I am much better through the sweep on all my grippers than I am at the end. I think it's because I had always trained without a set until about 2 months ago. I just grabbed them and crushed them. I didn't even know you were supposed to set the gripper. In the end though, I think that will work to my advantage once I get better at setting. It definitely helped me progress pretty quickly on the CCS. Great Close! I think the creaking is mostly psychological, whenever a gripper creaks I also tend to not want to close it - the sound lets you think it's harder. What you want to do is only oil the gripper once when it creaks (I like WD-40), then let the oil sink in for few minutes or more, then take a bounty paper towel and try to close the gripper and pass the bounty in between the layers of the spring. After you oil the gripper, it can take 10-20 closes or so before the creaking goes away. If you oil it a second time, the creaking comes back. Hope this helps. You should have that CCS down perfect within a few weeks. Job well done - Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Great Close! I think the creaking is mostly psychological, whenever a gripper creaks I also tend to not want to close it - the sound lets you think it's harder. What you want to do is only oil the gripper once when it creaks (I like WD-40), then let the oil sink in for few minutes or more, then take a bounty paper towel and try to close the gripper and pass the bounty in between the layers of the spring. After you oil the gripper, it can take 10-20 closes or so before the creaking goes away. If you oil it a second time, the creaking comes back. Hope this helps.You should have that CCS down perfect within a few weeks. Job well done - Congrats! Thanks Danny. Some of it may be psychological, but it's not just the creaking. It really sticks toward the the end of the close. Feels like it is adding at least 5 more lbs on the close. Could be imagining it I guess. Seems better today. I closed it partially and blew the coils off with one of those cans of keyboard dust remover. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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