Who Will Be The Second...

[Bill Piche]

I agree on Jesse as well -- looks bogus to me.

Let's see a close up as well.

Let's see a cert without your buddy standing there witnessing it.

[HAMMERHEAD]

This is a very tough poll. After all who would have thought Joe Kinney would have closed the #4 before he actually did it? It could be another "small" guy.

-HH

[Guest Mikael Siversson]

He is my choice to become the first to officially certify on a double #3 close.

How do you do that (officially)? Is there a certification process in place? This is one of my grip goal for this year. I have not yet tried it with harder grippers.

[Tou]

The guy who got certified with me, Patrick Lemieux, closed my #4 to 1/8 while holding the spring. Pinkie fully on the handle and he doesn't wrap his fingers around the handles, his fingers are straight just like in a pinch grip. He has an old #4 that I can't even position in my hand. He said he'll order a new #4 and have a run at it.

With proper technique and good training, it's in his reach.

[3Crusher]

Mikael-

Pat tried this in front of Dr. Strossen last year, but in his absence, as with the majority of #3 closes, the certification process is the same as a regular #3 close. You can always email Dr. Strossen and ask him the particulars, too.

Steve Weiner

[Guest steiner1014]

There are no doubt many people out there world wide who do not really care about getting "certified" so I figure there may be some guy out there who will undoubtedly get the #4 before all the rest of the "certified" group.

[terminator]

While it may be different with the #3, I think ANYBODY who can close a #4, and has brain function, and knows what the gripper is, and knows the significance of it, will certify on it.

[OldGuy]

I understand your point, but there are so few #4s out there that the chances of somebody closing one and not particularily caring are extremely remote.