domedude Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 I had to admit that at my advanced age and with my various injuries, not to mention just medium-sized hands, that it isn't likely I'll ever be able to lift a full-weight Inch replica. So after a long search for baby Inches, I gave up trying to find one in the US, and I ordered a 66 kilo (mine weighs slightly more, about 146 pounds) from Gods of Grip in the UK. The dumbbell itself is just okay. The dimensions are spot on, but the handle is welded to the globes, and the weld makes getting a good grip harder than it should be, but the texture is pretty good. The service from Gods of Grip wasn't good. When they show the dumbbell to be "In Stock", that means that they have access to the components, but it still needs to be made and painted and shipped. They repeatedly underestimated how long it would take. I ordered it on 12/1/23, and didn't get it until 1/19/24, when I was originally told it would arrive before Christmas. I ordered a couple of the only other size (28 kilos) they had "In Stock" on 12/12/23. I finally got one of them on 2/7/24; Fedex lost the other one. I didn't get the refund for the lost one until 4/11/24. The owners seem like nice people, and they put on grip competitions and promote Grip Sport, which is good, but they constantly over-promised and under-delivered. If you order one of their baby Inch replicas, plan on being very, very patient. As this played out, a Grip board member posted about a guy in South Carolina who was starting to make baby Inch replicas! He (Zack Staniewicz) had a prototype with a 2-5/8" handle which I bought. The ones he will make in the future will have the 2-3/8" handle. He sent it out quickly and the quality, even on a prototype, was much better. It was cast in all one piece, so there are no welds on the handle. If I had known he was going to start making them, I never would have ordered the one from Gods of Grip. Zack will be making a few different sizes, and he is also making a handle and some rounded plates that will replicate the handle and rounded inside edges of an Inch, but it is plate-loaded. That should give the feel of a real Inch with the advantage of being able to adjust the weight, and I think he'll be selling those for less than $100. A much more affordable option for Inch Dumbbell training. I think he'll be making several sizes of the Inch replicas, including baby Inches, full-weight ones, and even heavier ones. Great to see that happening here in the US. He can be reached at 914-426-0764 or email zstan3@aol.com Domedude 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 3 hours ago, domedude said: I had to admit that at my advanced age and with my various injuries, not to mention just medium-sized hands, that it isn't likely I'll ever be able to lift a full-weight Inch replica. So after a long search for baby Inches, I gave up trying to find one in the US, and I ordered a 66 kilo (mine weighs slightly more, about 146 pounds) from Gods of Grip in the UK. The dumbbell itself is just okay. The dimensions are spot on, but the handle is welded to the globes, and the weld makes getting a good grip harder than it should be, but the texture is pretty good. The service from Gods of Grip wasn't good. When they show the dumbbell to be "In Stock", that means that they have access to the components, but it still needs to be made and painted and shipped. They repeatedly underestimated how long it would take. I ordered it on 12/1/23, and didn't get it until 1/19/24, when I was originally told it would arrive before Christmas. I ordered a couple of the only other size (28 kilos) they had "In Stock" on 12/12/23. I finally got one of them on 2/7/24; Fedex lost the other one. I didn't get the refund for the lost one until 4/11/24. The owners seem like nice people, and they put on grip competitions and promote Grip Sport, which is good, but they constantly over-promised and under-delivered. If you order one of their baby Inch replicas, plan on being very, very patient. As this played out, a Grip board member posted about a guy in South Carolina who was starting to make baby Inch replicas! He (Zack Staniewicz) had a prototype with a 2-5/8" handle which I bought. The ones he will make in the future will have the 2-3/8" handle. He sent it out quickly and the quality, even on a prototype, was much better. It was cast in all one piece, so there are no welds on the handle. If I had known he was going to start making them, I never would have ordered the one from Gods of Grip. Zack will be making a few different sizes, and he is also making a handle and some rounded plates that will replicate the handle and rounded inside edges of an Inch, but it is plate-loaded. That should give the feel of a real Inch with the advantage of being able to adjust the weight, and I think he'll be selling those for less than $100. A much more affordable option for Inch Dumbbell training. I think he'll be making several sizes of the Inch replicas, including baby Inches, full-weight ones, and even heavier ones. Great to see that happening here in the US. He can be reached at 914-426-0764 or email zstan3@aol.com Domedude Sorry you had such a bad experience. I've had to wait a while for their stuff...a cannonball got lost...and my baby inch miraculously arrived in a completely blown out box. But I always gave them the benefit of the doubt because they replaced the lost item and generally provided good customer service. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domedude Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 I wouldn't have minded as much, but they kept telling me info that turned out not to be true. If they said something would be done tomorrow, that turned into a week or two. If they said a week, it turned into at least 2-3 weeks. I think they may need an extra set of hands and may not yet have quite the revenue they need to hire someone, but that's just a guess. I do have to say that they put on grip competitions, and in some ways I think they do it better than the competitions over here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 28 minutes ago, domedude said: I wouldn't have minded as much, but they kept telling me info that turned out not to be true. If they said something would be done tomorrow, that turned into a week or two. If they said a week, it turned into at least 2-3 weeks. I think they may need an extra set of hands and may not yet have quite the revenue they need to hire someone, but that's just a guess. I do have to say that they put on grip competitions, and in some ways I think they do it better than the competitions over here. I had to stay on them about the cannonball...but the accuracy of their dates seemed better with the baby inch so I thought they were improving. Guess not. For what it's worth...on smaller stuff it seems a bit faster...perhaps because they have some inventory already made. And that stuff being lighter...the boxes arrive in much better shape than the heavy stuff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOCK BOY Posted Monday at 09:02 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:02 PM I’ve had the same issue when ordering from Gods. Nice people but a distinct lack of feed back on orders. As you say they seem to underestimate the time things take. Great products but as you say prepare to wait & get no response to emails. Must admit tho I messaged them on insta & they replied pretty quickly. Issue we have in the uk is they are the only firm supplying grip kit. Carriage kills us when ordering from America. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domedude Posted Monday at 09:25 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 09:25 PM 18 minutes ago, SOCK BOY said: I’ve had the same issue when ordering from Gods. Nice people but a distinct lack of feed back on orders. As you say they seem to underestimate the time things take. Great products but as you say prepare to wait & get no response to emails. Must admit tho I messaged them on insta & they replied pretty quickly. Issue we have in the uk is they are the only firm supplying grip kit. Carriage kills us when ordering from America. If you're in the UK, you can buy all things grip and other cool stuff from Macebell Madness in Tamworth or David Horne's World of Grip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted Monday at 10:32 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:32 PM 1 hour ago, domedude said: If you're in the UK, you can buy all things grip and other cool stuff from Macebell Madness in Tamworth or David Horne's World of Grip. Unless you're in the market for Grip Topz. David Horne's page links to Gods of Grip as "...the only authorised manufacturer and supplier of the World of Grip GRIPTOPZ range." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domedude Posted Monday at 10:55 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 10:55 PM 21 minutes ago, Douglas Carney said: Unless you're in the market for Grip Topz. David Horne's page links to Gods of Grip as "...the only authorised manufacturer and supplier of the World of Grip GRIPTOPZ range." You're right. So people can buy ALMOST ALL things grip from Macebell Madness and World of Grip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOCK BOY Posted Tuesday at 05:51 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:51 AM I spoke to David Horne & he said he’d stopped making stuff & Gods would be doing it . New to grip so never heard of mace ball madness . Will give them a look. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOCK BOY Posted Tuesday at 05:55 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:55 AM Just looked & will be ordering a few bits very soon. Thanks for educating me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domedude Posted Tuesday at 11:44 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 11:44 AM 5 hours ago, SOCK BOY said: Just looked & will be ordering a few bits very soon. Thanks for educating me. I just got a 29 kg dumbbell from them yesterday (to replace one from G of G that Fedex lost), and the welds on the handle are smaller and cleaner than the same weight one I got from G of G. That's the first thing I've gotten from him, and if I lived in the UK, I would be getting a lot more. Good luck, and glad I could help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOCK BOY Posted Tuesday at 12:14 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:14 PM I ordered a penny pinch just to see what the quality is like & if its any good ill be getting some more pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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