Malice Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Here's a vid I did real quick a few minutes ago closing my #3. It has a 3" spread and was calibrated by Cannon @ 153 lbs. It's not a great vid cuz you can't really see the set well and the angle was off to get a good view of the ends of the handles but you can hear them click. I didn't have time before work to rest enough to get a better angle so I'll give it another try this weekend for a MM0 quality vid. I told my 3 year old daughter before turning on the camera to be quiet so you can hear her telling me that she's being quiet at :16. That's the best part of the vid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legendofjd3 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Solid close. The handles hit hard... nice click. I only hope to be able to hear a close like that in MY future. Awesome!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Gaisser Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Great job on the close Russ!! I could hear those handles click! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdeze Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturalstrength Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 You didn't even need video, just the audio would prove that you closed it- nice click excellent job Russ!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timstruse Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Nice close, Russ! Getting very strong. Looks like you're standing over a toilet, which I think is a very innovative way to deal with any surprises resulting from the intraabdominal pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTHOS Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Excellent close!! Very strong!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Very nice close Russ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyjoe Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 GREAT close! BAD set! A legit close includes a good set. What I mean by BAD set is you didn't hold the set long enough for a someone to verify that the handles were parallel. Regardless,you closed it so hard that a good set would be no problem for you. Next video try a pause set and leave no doubt on the set. Again, GREAT job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 GREAT close! BAD set! A legit close includes a good set. What I mean by BAD set is you didn't hold the set long enough for a someone to verify that the handles were parallel. Regardless,you closed it so hard that a good set would be no problem for you. Next video try a pause set and leave no doubt on the set. Again, GREAT job!!! I disagree. It is visible and looks paused to me. Sick close Russ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 NIce click on the close .Very strong and controlled close.Nice.Maybe one of these days I will be able to close my # 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jörmungandr Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 You are a very strong man :O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malice Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 Thanks everyone!! I didn't expect so many replies so quick It sometimes feels like I've been working toward closing this thing forever but in reality I guess it's not really that long after all when I look back on it. This vid was done real quick cuz I had to get to work and being that I just closed it the first time ever the night before I just wanted to get a close on video and didn't care if there was a pause on the set. It wasn't intended to be a MM0 cert vid or anything. Hopefully I'll get that one this weekend with the proper angle and everything and a decent pause on the set since I know I'm strong enough to get one now. Legend and rickns-your day WILL come where those handles touch and if you're like me you'll be excited for days about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malice Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 Nice close, Russ! Getting very strong. Looks like you're standing over a toilet, which I think is a very innovative way to deal with any surprises resulting from the intraabdominal pressure. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA The best lighting in the joint is in the crapper and since I've always done my best squeezing in there I figured it would work with grippers too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Well, not sure how a pause has now become necessary for a set to demonstrate the distance? For the MM, there is no such thing. We just need to stop the video and check. The angle is not optimum though to really see how far apart the handles are but it looks to be far enough for MM rules. Congrats on the close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyjoe Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Well, not sure how a pause has now become necessary for a set to demonstrate the distance? For the MM, there is no such thing. We just need to stop the video and check. The angle is not optimum though to really see how far apart the handles are but it looks to be far enough for MM rules. Congrats on the close! At every grip contest I've been to it's ALWAYS stated on an MM close that you must pause to verify the set. Question: How can you pause a video and verify a pause if there's not one??? IMO, the pause leaves no doubt. Also, as you stated, if the angles wrong it will not appear parallel regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyjoe Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 For the record, I'm in no way taking away from Russ's close. That was really strong and I envy him for accomplishing it so fast (5 months). But if we are to be different and known for accurate claims here on the board I say leave no doubt and be as strict as possible. There's individuals who can close a #3 without a pause and take the same #3 with a pause @ parallel and not close it by a fair amount. This was all I was pointing out. Not knocking the close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyjoe Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 (edited) 4. The gripper can be set with the opposite hand - but not to closer than parallel handles. The setting hand must be clearly removed to observe the close. Above is MM RULE #4. How can this rule exist without a pause??? I'll go ahead and answer that. IT CAN'T! Some things are implied even though not stated. The pause is implied in the rule even though not stated. Edited August 21, 2010 by Mighty Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturalstrength Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 If you pause the video at 0:19 sec, you will see that the handles are at parallel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odin Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Congratulations Russ! It looked good enough for me, plenty wide and a real nice close. 4. The gripper can be set with the opposite hand - but not to closer than parallel handles. The setting hand must be clearly removed to observe the close. Above is MM RULE #4. How can this rule exist without a pause??? I'll go ahead and answer that. IT CAN'T! Some things are implied even though not stated. The pause is implied in the rule even though not stated. Technology. Anyone who cares to can pause the video to check the set depth. The PKS set is more impressive, but is not required IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geralt Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Very good Malice, you showed a COC #3 close that I'm still struggling with. Videos like yours motivate me to keep training. Keep up your good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malice Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 Joe, I appreciate your comments and observations and agree with your points that it's not the most clear video out there but I think you need to go back and read the 2nd and 3rd lines of my original post before you get so worked up about my video. This is NOT, I repeat NOT a MM0 or any other certification video. This is very simply a video I did real quickly before having to rush off to work showing me closing my #3. The important part is the word CLOSING. It's as simiple as that. I'm still not great at getting videos and if I'd had time to get a better one I would have but I just ran out of time. I'm planning on doing a better video this weekend sometime that will be MM0 worthy, which means it will be very clear on the set with a pause as well as clearly being able to see the actual touching of the handles. I didn't intend to start a shit storm by posting this video and in the future I'll make sure that everything is clear before posting a vid. I wasn't making false claims about anything...it's a vid about closing a #3 and that's exactly what I did in it. Thanks again to everyone (this includes Joe ) for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Well, not sure how a pause has now become necessary for a set to demonstrate the distance? For the MM, there is no such thing. We just need to stop the video and check. The angle is not optimum though to really see how far apart the handles are but it looks to be far enough for MM rules. Congrats on the close! At every grip contest I've been to it's ALWAYS stated on an MM close that you must pause to verify the set. Question: How can you pause a video and verify a pause if there's not one??? IMO, the pause leaves no doubt. Also, as you stated, if the angles wrong it will not appear parallel regardless. There is no pause stated in the rules. I don't care what they do at contests. You PAUSE the video to see the set distance. NOT that there was a pause. I again ask you to go look at the rules and tell me where it says the set has to be paused. That's the contest promoters rules not the official MM rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 4. The gripper can be set with the opposite hand - but not to closer than parallel handles. The setting hand must be clearly removed to observe the close. Above is MM RULE #4. How can this rule exist without a pause??? I'll go ahead and answer that. IT CAN'T! Some things are implied even though not stated. The pause is implied in the rule even though not stated. Easy, it's called pausing the video and technology! There is no pause implied in any rule. So, since I created the MM cert and the rules were by the people for the people, let me clear up this mistatement by Joe. NO PAUSE is necessary in the set when certifying for the Mash Monster Ladder. Thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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