Jared P Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) Felt like this should be its own topic. If you have any information, videos, or witness testimony to add anyone's name to the list, please share. Any unassisted close counts (no leg set or choker used). Confirmed on video, at competition, or with witness testimony: 34 people Aaron Corcorran Andrew Durniat Benny Wennberg Carl Myerscough Cesare Ricchezza Clay Edgin Dave Morton David Shamey Gabriel Sum 'Hand Water' Heath Sexton Ioan Cristian Puscasu Ivan Cuk Jonathan D. Vogt Josh Dale Juha Harju Magnus Samuelsson Martin Arildsson-Wahlström Nathan Holle Nikita Yurkovets Paul Knight Paul Savage Patrick Gansel Rob Vigeant Jr. Sergey Daragan Sergey Sankov Simon Mahalsky Sl-Ghi Choi Steve Gardener Steve McGranahan Tim Struse Tommy Heslep Vano Sukhashvili Youichi Okazaki Rumored, further verification needed: 3 people Gabriele Ferdinandi Igor Kupinsky Wes Peart Filmed on video, but legitimacy significantly questioned, further verification needed: 1 person Joe Kinney [source] Edited April 15 by Jared P 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 There was a video of Patrick Gansel closing a #4 in his bathroom. I think it was on the old cyberpump server and has not survived. But I will see if I can dig that up. It is a classic video. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 8 hours ago, Cannon said: There was a video of Patrick Gansel closing a #4 in his bathroom. I think it was on the old cyberpump server and has not survived. But I will see if I can dig that up. It is a classic video. Never heard about Patrick and the Number 4, but I never saw a Number 3 close of anyone come close to the speed and ease of his Number 3 close. It was like a lizard gulping a fly. In June, 2005, at AOBS, I remember Flo talking about it, and Jedd saying “Patrick? Who is Patrick?” He seemed very shy as I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipshod Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Wait, no JK on the list? Surely you must be mistaken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrenGrip Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 11 hours ago, Hubgeezer said: Never heard about Patrick and the Number 4, but I never saw a Number 3 close of anyone come close to the speed and ease of his Number 3 close. It was like a lizard gulping a fly. In June, 2005, at AOBS, I remember Flo talking about it, and Jedd saying “Patrick? Who is Patrick?” He seemed very shy as I recall. should see my #3 close (its rated at 133) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alawadhi Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 3/30/2024 at 3:15 AM, Cannon said: There was a video of Patrick Gansel closing a #4 in his bathroom. I think it was on the old cyberpump server and has not survived. But I will see if I can dig that up. It is a classic video. Yup mentioned him in the topic along with David "Gorilla Hands". I hope @Clay Edgin can confirm if he saw him closing a #4. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 2 minutes ago, Alawadhi said: Yup mentioned him in the topic along with David "Gorilla Hands". I hope @Clay Edgin can confirm if he saw him closing a #4. I found multiple links to the video, which seems to have actually been posted at the GripBoard image gallery, but he must have deleted the original. None of the links work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alawadhi Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 16 minutes ago, Cannon said: I found multiple links to the video, which seems to have actually been posted at the GripBoard image gallery, but he must have deleted the original. None of the links work. Did you try the web archives using those links? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 minute ago, Alawadhi said: Did you try the web archives using those links? Ooo, good idea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 3/29/2024 at 5:50 PM, Jared P said: Rumored, further verification needed: 6 people Clay Edgin I did find this video reported to be Clay: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorOfCrush Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 It’s truly amazing the uses people found for potatoes back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 3/29/2024 at 6:15 PM, Cannon said: There was a video of Patrick Gansel closing a #4 in his bathroom. I think it was on the old cyberpump server and has not survived. But I will see if I can dig that up. It is a classic video. Okay, the video is still there but is now an unsupported format. I am trying to find/download the file in order to recover. You can see people's reactions that they felt like they watched a #4 close. Never mind those of us who just remember the video, and the other references to this video or Patrick around the board. Otherwise, this is Patrick's youtube where there are a few other pretty nasty gripper vids. https://www.youtube.com/@patrick4455 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Here you go guys https://imgur.com/a/FFEopvC 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared P Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 10 hours ago, Cannon said: I did find this video reported to be Clay: Looks good. Clay commented below the video as well. 9 hours ago, matek said: Patrick Gansel Here you go guys https://imgur.com/a/FFEopvC Will add Clay and Patrick to the list, as well as the Heaviest closes list. Have some more updates to do on that this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared P Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 12 hours ago, Alawadhi said: Yup mentioned him in the topic along with David "Gorilla Hands". I hope @Clay Edgin can confirm if he saw him closing a #4. I guess his name is David Erives, if that video can be found. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seoyoon Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 On 3/30/2024 at 7:50 AM, Jared P said: Felt like this should be its own topic. If you have any information, videos, or witness testimony to add anyone's name to the list, please share. Any unassisted close counts (no leg set or choker used). Confirmed on video, at competition, or with witness testimony: 29 people Aaron Corcorran Andrew Durniat Carl Myerscough Cesare Ricchezza Clay Edgin Dave Morton David Shamey Gabriel Sum Heath Sexton Ivan Cuk Jonathan D. Vogt Josh Dale Juha Harju Magnus Samuelsson Martin Arildsson-Wahlström Nathan Holle Nikita Yurkovets Paul Knight Paul Savage Patrick Gansel Rob Vigeant Jr. Sergey Daragan Sergey Sankov Simon Mahalsky Steve Gardener Steve McGranahan Tim Struse Tommy Heslep Youichi Okazaki Rumored, further verification needed: 5 people Gabriele Ferdinandi Igor Kupinsky Ioan Cristian Puscasu Sl-Ghi Choi Wes Peart Filmed on video, but legitimacy significantly questioned, further verification needed: 2 people Joe Kinney [source] Panagiotis Kalamidas [source, topic] Currently, Sl-Ghi Choi's video cannot be viewed as private, but indirectly, you can check the coc4 closing video 46 minutes 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abrikos337 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 (edited) Hi! You should add Vano to the list Edited April 4 by Abrikos337 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared P Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 12 hours ago, Seoyoon said: Currently, Sl-Ghi Choi's video cannot be viewed as private, but indirectly, you can check the coc4 closing video Ioan Cristian Puscasu's deep set 4 close is in there as well! Great find, thank you for the video Seoyoon. Ioan's two CoC 4 CCS attempts were both 1-5 millimeters away as well. He looked absolutely monstrous in those videos. Will add Sl-Ghi Choi and Ioan Cristian Puscasu. 8 hours ago, Abrikos337 said: Hi! You should add Vano to the list Thanks, great MMS close of 196 rgc CoC 4 from Vano! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared P Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 Random interesting stats for no reason: Who's Who Captains of Crush 3, 3.5, and 4: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13Zj7ZS6LF_Gkr-ElTg0EdxARkhd3GXZnaS8mX34w50Q/edit#gid=0 Certified on CoC 3: 304 people In last 10 years: 64 people (21%) Certified on CoC 3.5: 21 people In last 10 years: 9 people (43%) Certified on CoC 4: 6 people In last 10 years: 1 person (16%) Kind of interesting that 75% (228) of all CoC 3 certifications happened in years 1998-2014 (17 years). 12 people prior to that from 1991-1997 (7 years, 4%). 64 people after that so far from 2015-2024 (10 years, 21%). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C8Myotome Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 42 minutes ago, Jared P said: Random interesting stats for no reason: Who's Who Captains of Crush 3, 3.5, and 4: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13Zj7ZS6LF_Gkr-ElTg0EdxARkhd3GXZnaS8mX34w50Q/edit#gid=0 Certified on CoC 3: 304 people In last 10 years: 64 people (21%) Certified on CoC 3.5: 21 people In last 10 years: 9 people (43%) Certified on CoC 4: 6 people In last 10 years: 1 person (16%) Kind of interesting that 75% (228) of all CoC 3 certifications happened in years 1998-2014 (17 years). 12 people prior to that from 1991-1997 (7 years, 4%). 64 people after that so far from 2015-2024 (10 years, 21%). How many 3 certs before vs after rule change? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared P Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, C8Myotome said: How many 3 certs before vs after rule change? Chad Woodall was the first to certify under the new rule in April of 2004. [source] Before rule change: 148 people After rule change: 156 people 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slazbob Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 24 minutes ago, Jared P said: Chad Woodall was the first to certify under the new rule in April of 2004. [source] Before rule change: 148 people After rule change: 156 people Interesting statistics. Old rules were roughly 12 years vs 20 years. Is this counting those who recerted? Not that there were many…I can only remember 2; Richard, and Ben Edward’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abrikos337 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Paul Knight too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 (edited) 18 hours ago, Jared P said: Chad Woodall was the first to certify under the new rule in April of 2004. [source] Before rule change: 148 people After rule change: 156 people Which rule change? I really thought Tex Henderson was the first under current rules, meaning credit card set AND new gripper out of the package. The new gripper rule came later so there would also be a first person for the credit card change. Edited April 5 by Cannon had the rules reversed, fixed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Tex Henderson: Certifies on the No. 3 Captains of Crush Gripper and Makes History From the article: Quote Earlier this year, in response to increased stories about guys shopping around for the easiest old No. 3 they could find or cooking the spring, IronMind® presented a challenge to everyone who requested certification on the No. 3: We would send a brand new No. 3 Captains of Crush® Gripper directly to their referee and it would be opened on the spot for them to use for their official effort. This, of course, would eliminate any future attacks on the legitimacy of the person's accomplishment and it is parallel to what IronMind® has always done with its Red Nail™ certification, for exactly the same reasons. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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