Nick asked me to put the UK grip comps here.
FORTHCOMING GRIP CONTESTS 2011 World of Grip – Britain’s Strongest Hands 2011Leg 1 - Saturday 12 March, 2011
Leg 2 - Saturday 9 April, 2011
Leg 1 Events:
1. One Hand Vulcan Gripper - 20mm block close
2. Two Hands Pinch Lift
3. Wrist Developer
4. Half a Penny (one hand) - GripTopz
5. Rim (one hand) - GripTopz
Leg 2 Events:
1. One Hand Vulcan Gripper - 30mm block close
2. One Hand Pinch Lift
3. Wrist Developer
4. Shallow Hub (one hand) - GripTopz
5. Stub (one hand) - GripTopz
Venue:
Both legs at my gym, the "Grip Factory", Stafford.
Start:
11 am
Promoter:
David Horne and World of Grip
Entrance fees:
£10 per leg, or £15 for both legs.
To compete please send the payment through paypal to
world_of_grip@ntlworld.com Trophies:
There will be trophies for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of the overall placings.
Rules:
Will be sorted soon, with a video.
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19th British Grip Championships 2011Saturday 14 May, 2011
Events:
1. One Hand Vulcan Gripper - 10mm block close
2. Two Hands Pinch Lift
3. Middle Fingers Deadlift – overhand grip
4. Weaver Stick Lift to rear and Hold for time
5. One Hand Hub Lift (GripTopz) and walk for distance (a hold if it's raining)
(Single-hand events to be done as follows: two with one hand and one with the other.)
Venue:
"Grip Factory", Stafford.
Start:
11 am
Promoter:
David Horne and BHSA
Entrance fee:
£15 paid in advance prior to 14 April. £20 after this date.
To compete please send the payment through paypal to
world_of_grip@ntlworld.comTrophies:
There will be trophies for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
Rules:
Will be sorted soon, with a video.
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The 2nd World’s Strongest Hands 2011Leg 1 - Saturday 13 August, 2011
Leg 2 - Saturday 10 September, 2011
Leg 3 - Saturday 8 October, 2011
Leg 1 Events:
1. One Hand Vulcan Gripper - 20mm block close
2. Two Hands Pinch Lift
3. Half a Penny (one hand) – GripTopz
4. Shallow Hub (one hand) – GripTopz
Leg 2 Events:
1. One Hand Vulcan Gripper - 30mm block close
2. Two Hands Pinch Lift
3. Stub (one hand) – GripTopz
4. Half a Penny (one hand) – GripTopz
Leg 3 Events:
1. One Hand Vulcan Gripper - 20mm block close
2. Two Hands Pinch Lift
3. Rim (one hand) – GripTopz
4. Stub (one hand) – GripTopz
Venue: All around the world
Overall promoter:
David Horne and World of Grip
Contest promoters:
1 David Horne – Stafford, England
2 Juha Harju – Helsinki, Finland
3 Andrew Durniat, Wooster, Ohio, USA
4 Dave Thornton – Three Rivers, Michigan, USA
5 Jedd Johnson – Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, USA
6 Adam T. Glass – Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
7 Dylan Scally – Dublin, Republic of Ireland
8 Derek Graybill – Tucson, Arizona, USA
9 Eric Milfeld & Paul Knight – Fort Worth, Texas, USA
10 James Grahame & Dave Stiff – Melbourne, Australia
More info
Classes:
Open Class - all competitors will be in the Open Class.
82.5k and under Class - The athlete must weigh in at 82.5k or under on the day of the contest on all 3 legs. If they miss weight on one leg then they will then only be valid for the Open class.
Women’s Class – For women.
Competitors:
You can compete at any venue. The same events and apparatus will be used at all venues.
Trophies:
There will be specially cast trophies for the Open, 82.5k and under class and the women’s class (as seen at the Britian's) for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of the overall placings. For the individual 3 legs there will be medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Open section.
Entrance fees:
£10 GBP ($15, 12 euro) per leg, or £25 GBP ($37, 30 euro) for more than 1 leg, ie. All 3 legs.
All payments are made to the individual promoters by cash or paypal, then after each leg they will send the relevant payment to me through paypal.
To compete at Stafford please send the payment through paypal to
world_of_grip@ntlworld.com Rules:
Will be posted soon, along with a video.
Results:
The results should be sent to me on the day of the contest and no later. So that I can type up the overall results as soon as possible, and get this up on the forum the next morning.
At the end of the 3 legs, the overall scores will be compiled to find the overall rankings and winner. The trophies and medals will then be sent out to them.
Video:
I will do a video, which I will put on youtube showing how to referee the events, etc.
Lots more info to follow.
This will be the thread for all the info.
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