truth1ness Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 (edited) This has had me curious for a while. If the leverage is better at the end of the handle and your first two fingers are the strongest fingers, then shouldn't holding a gripper in the inverted position with your strongest fingers in the strongest position yield a much stronger close? It seems like with that combo we should see folks with inverted crushes ahead of regular, particularly if you use the same setting width. Edited June 2, 2014 by truth1ness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimatemk309 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I have wondered the same thing. The only thing I can think of is the strength curve of your fingers, maybe your top 2 fingers are at their strongest point when they are on top. I am probably way off but, that is my theory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshW Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Think about the thumb placement man inverted it's at the top and is positioned differentently rather than normally you can position the gripper into your palm and use your thumb pad more efficiently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I'm no expert either but here's my assumption...the gripper is heaviest at the top near the spring, and then lightest at the bottom. Reason why ironmind rates coc 4's at 365 lbs and rgc is around 215 is because ironmind "rates" them from the middle instead of the bottom. So if your index and middle fingers are strongest, then they would be much better options for the top of the gripper closest to the spring where it's harder, rather than flipping it around and tossing your weak pinky and ring fingers into the endzone. If i'm wrong, hey at least I tried lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Consider that inverting the gripper also inverts the spring direction. I know of at least one person who is strongest with an inverted gripper in left hand. This puts the winding in a favorable position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis8589 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I think its because their so damn hard to set inverted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autolupus Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 The conventional close more closely follows the natural path from open hand to clenched fist, the other is it is rarely trained to the same degree...a little dedicated training will more than likely see a big increase in inverted close strength.Get some willing participants to show a max close then hit a 2 month inverted training cycle and then show the gains or lack thereof. I'm not playing, just a suggestion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king crusher Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 A friend of mine has an extensive background in construction and he is stronger inverted then reg. he said it's from swinging hammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMardegan Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I think it's the do with ROM and where your fingers are strongest. For example, I was always told in judo to grip the opponents gi with only the last 3 fingers (middle/ring/baby) because when you close your hand they are the toughest to break open. Obviously the index and middle are strongest but I personally find that when I make a fist my top two fingers are the easiest to force open. I also feel like I get the most pressure, when squeezing, in my bottom 2 fingers. Honest answer, I haven't a clue but I thought I'd share my train of thought of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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