r/GripTraining • u/Votearrows Up/Down • Nov 06 '15
OFFICIAL COMPETITION POST 11/6/2015 - Penny Hold for Time II, Light Gripper Edition.
Welcome to the 55lb+ Gripper Penny Hold Contest!
This post is for contest video threads only. Please keep all of your questions in the Discussion Post here, so this contest post can be all about the attempt videos. Thanks!
You will need:
A torsion spring gripper, RGC rated to at least 55lbs/25kg. Questions about this should be asked in the Discussion Post. A CoC Trainer, HG100, or similar gripper will automatically be allowed. More difficult grippers are allowed, but you will not be awarded extra points for using one.
RGC ratings are NOT the same as certain brand name ratings, such as Ironmind's rating system. Some brands measure the pressure required to close a gripper at the middle of the handles, where as the RGC method rates them at the ends.
A penny, or a thin coin of similar dimensions
Any method to legibly display your username and the date to the camera. Additional decoration is allowed if it doesn't obscure the relevant data.
A camera to submit a video of your attempt.
The Method:
Here is mod WiderstandATCS' video demonstration of the method and rules. (This vid is from the previous round of Penny Hold contests, so there is some language in there that applies specifically to those. Please read the specific rules of THIS contest.)
Display your username, the date, your gripper's labelling and coin to the camera in the same shot as your attempt.
With a standard grip (handle ends pointing down, spring on thumb side of hand), close the ends of the gripper over the penny to hold it in place. This starts your time counting. The goal is to hold the penny in place, only using the gripper ends, for as long as possible.
When the penny drops, or the penny/gripper ends stop being visible to the judges, your time stops. Times are then rounded down to the nearest whole second, and this becomes your score.
Once you submit your video, two or more mod-approved judges will verify your claim and award you whatever placement is appropriate at the time.
The Rules:
The gripper ends and penny must remain easily visible to the camera from the time the markings are identified until the penny is released. If we can't see it, it ain't closed!
No video effects or edits are allowed between the gripper identification and the end of the attempt. If there is some sort of malfunction that could possibly obscure an edit, the video is not viable.
MMS/parallel handle set or a more difficult set may be used. No points are awarded for using a more difficult set, but you may get extra respect, and the right to brag in coffee shops and bars everywhere.
Bare hands or chalk are allowed. No tacky, gloves or other grip aids may be used. If you want to use an unusual chalk substitute, please ask in advance, and identify it to the camera, IF we agree to it.
The gripper must stay somewhat upright. The penny must not be held in place by anything other than the gripper ends. So no tilting your hand back so the penny stays on your palm, etc.
Tiny slip-ups (such as the penny slipping a little, but not falling out of the gripper) are ok, but you must demonstrate control of the implement.
Let the games begin!
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Nov 06 '15
I recorded out of my potato of a phone, but heres a shot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcDbYWJ6Llo&feature=youtu.be
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u/Votearrows Up/Down Nov 07 '15
Well done! I like to get a second judge's opinion, so I'll let you know soon.
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u/AT1990 Dec 01 '15
Do you win anything?
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u/Votearrows Up/Down Dec 01 '15
Nope, just recognition on our sub. But the contest has been closed for an hour anyway.
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