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Post by Mike Moeller on Jul 7, 2008 22:38:26 GMT -5
Does anyone practice wrist to wrist pulling? I have been workin out and mixing this in and feel ten times stronger this way. Is that because I am taking my incredibly weak hand out of the equation and bringing the power down onto my wrist? stupid question maybe but I would like to know what everyones thoughts are. thanks.
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Post by Anthony Snook on Jul 7, 2008 22:40:31 GMT -5
I do sometimes. I believe Don Underwood and his crew were doing it on ArmTv. I think he said its good for side pressure. Not sure though.
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Post by Mike West on Jul 7, 2008 23:24:52 GMT -5
Pete Royal loves to pull that way, even at 70+ he's hard to beat that way
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Post by P-O Svedberg on Jul 7, 2008 23:29:17 GMT -5
What is it thats so diffrent from a real hook? Im really useless in a hook against anyone, but like this i can beat some guys who beat me easily in a hook.
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Post by Mike Moeller on Jul 8, 2008 0:44:14 GMT -5
svedberg I agree totally with you. I am not the greatest in the hook but pulling like this I can also beat people that would normally dominate me in the hook. just would like to be able to transfer that somehow by sliding down or grabbing lower so its more wrist to wrist.....
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Post by Chris Josten on Jul 8, 2008 8:15:14 GMT -5
I practice this way every week it really helps my side pressure
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Post by Chuck Westberry on Jul 9, 2008 15:09:32 GMT -5
once our hands are tired, we end our practice wrist to wrist
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Post by Danial Worely on Jul 9, 2008 19:00:31 GMT -5
now chuck dont go telling all of our secrets
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Post by Brent Norris on Jul 9, 2008 21:03:17 GMT -5
It's good but, you'd better make sure you're able to get into the strap without letting someone get too much control of your hand.
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Post by Mike Moeller on Jul 9, 2008 22:31:03 GMT -5
so thats how worely beat me at unifieds huh? comin for ya danial!!
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Post by Bob Brown on Jul 9, 2008 22:38:55 GMT -5
What is it thats so diffrent from a real hook? Im really useless in a hook against anyone, but like this i can beat some guys who beat me easily in a hook. Because even in a hook, hand and wrist still control the match.
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Post by James Battles on Jul 9, 2008 23:28:04 GMT -5
We have an old fellow here that has been around a long time. He started wrestling at an older age. He has arthritis in his hands. He loves wrestling though and I dare say he will never stop. people can control the fact that his hand has problems and beat him in a tournament but you can ask any of them. They will be very apprehensive about going wrist to wrist with him. Out of respect because they do win in tournament afterward they will agree to his request to do this full well knowing he is about to put the whipping on them. He is a very big asset to these guys because he just makes them even stronger when they agree and over and over again wrist to wrist he holds in there and even finds some new unaware people who discover that if they have their hand taken out of the equation it can be a completely different outcome. His name is Pete Royal. Truly a good sport and a very big contributor to the education of our up and coming wrestlers. I think at one time or another just about all of us here have been educated a bit whether we escaped breathing hard without actually feeling the back of our wrist put to the pad or whether we did and continued to come back and test it to see where we were. I watched he and Norm Devio playing around I think it was this year or last at Battle of the Giants doing the wrist on wrist. They were like a couple kids having fun in the sandbox. Old friends enjoying the weather on a Saturday at Hooters this may have been mentioned . I didnt follow the thread back. I saw where Bob pointed out the lesson learned and figured I would contribute since all of us here around the US know this man. added note: see I went back and looked and Mike West had already mentioned Pete earlier. Definitley on the added help in growth . It is all good. I have forgotten as much as I have learned and tried over the years. This doesn't mean I wont remember and use some of it next week
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Post by Don Underwood on Jul 10, 2008 9:24:12 GMT -5
i use that to help with over all strenth and back presure during the match.
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Post by P-O Svedberg on Jul 10, 2008 9:58:57 GMT -5
What is it thats so diffrent from a real hook? Im really useless in a hook against anyone, but like this i can beat some guys who beat me easily in a hook. Because even in a hook, hand and wrist still control the match. I can loose to 65kg junior boys in a hook and i really dont think they have the same hand/wrist strenght/controll, but like this(wrist2wrist) i can match up with a teammate whos a 90kg national champ(he kills me in a hook). It doesnt make sense(yet)
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Post by Willie Reagan on Jul 10, 2008 15:13:17 GMT -5
It will help out with side pressure, but dont get too wrapped up in it. You must still learn dominant hand position.
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