right way to hold the gripper

[mantis]

is there a right handle of a gripper to have against the thumb and how to identify it on different brands

[chaos69]

Hi

If you look at the upper part of the coil where the rod gets straighter and then goes down into the handle,the curve is sharper than on the other side of the gripper.The sharper bend handle is the so called "dogleg" and that handle is prefered by most people to hold against the thumb pad.And this goes for all the grippers brand.

http://www.jimgahnfelt.se/tips.htm

there?s a good picture of it(text in swedish)+ some pics how to set the gripper


http://www.jimgahnfelt.se/bilder.htm

there is some moore pics of this swedish guy?s gripstuff.

[mantis]

thankyou for the link,the swedish is a bit of a limit factor

[chaos69]

thankyou for the link,the swedish is a bit of a limit factor


Yeah i know that :).just posted the link for the pic?s,the two first pictures(above this text)(Tips nr 2: Placering i handen)
shows the differens (arrows) in the bend quite good,right pic is the dogleg handle that goes in the thumb side.

[mantis]

i took my 1.5 and master and studied them and was able to pick out the dogleg and no set closed the master to a dimes width

[Wil]

i took my 1.5 and master and studied them and was able to pick out the dogleg and no set closed the master to a dimes width

Thats pretty good I'm about a 1/2" away from closing the COC #3 (for about 6 months now)

[mantis]

saw a picture from jedd of diesel crew using a hose clamp to choke a gripper, gonna get 2, for the #2 and master