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Post by Rick Laton on Oct 6, 2014 14:30:39 GMT -5
Somebody that knows how to do this and has access to a video of Crazy George, please send it to me by email. rlaton@carolina.rr.com I have some software that I use to video my son on pitching and hitting. It's called Coaches Eye. You can import a video into it and see it frame by frame. You can draw lines/angles and also compare two different videos at the same time. If someone will send me a video or better yet (Purchase the app for $4.99) and do it for me, we can PROVE that George is holding some MONSTER pullers in positions other than his bone lock! I can take photos of his arm at different angles during the match. As I have said before, it's not a ratchet. It does seem however to lock in whatever position he needs it to. I just saw some pics on Facebook. (I don't know how to post them on this board) of him pulling Mike Gould. I don't know whether he won or lost but you can clearly see that his KINGS MOVE is not the same as others. At no point can I see where his shoulder is below the table. Look me up on Facebook and I'll post it on my page!
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Post by Rick Laton on Oct 3, 2014 19:41:59 GMT -5
NOTHING is cooler than winning a match against a juiced up, 20 something year old who lives in the gym and struts around like a peacock. When I say my prayers at night after a tournament, I usually get to laughing because I know that cat is lying there unable to go to sleep asking himself "HOW IN THE WORLD did I get beat by a crippled up old man?" Skinny arms, even skinnier legs, no chest or shoulders and no speed to amount to much and absolutely ZERO leverage. I know it drives them crazy because I have been on the sleepless end too many times than I would like to mention. I LOVE going to tournaments. I wish that I loved to work out. I unfortunately have to many commitments pulling me too many different ways to be real competitive at this point but playing the part of the spoiler works fine for me at this point in my career. In a nutshell, I love the one on one part of the sport. Nobody helped me win or lose. Either way, I've got to claim it. Met a lot of great people and I am proud to say a large percentage of my friends are armwrestlers. My son is 14 now and starting to work out some for baseball. I HOPE since I'm taking him to the gym anyway that I can make myself work out a little bit. Either way, win or lose, I just love the sport and the people!
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Post by Rick Laton on Aug 28, 2014 15:18:13 GMT -5
You still have me at 165.
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Post by Rick Laton on Aug 26, 2014 12:37:16 GMT -5
I went to my appointment with the Orthopedic today. I knew something was wrong. I have two small bones in my wrist that are broken. In a cast for 4 weeks. I'm glad I made the decision not to pull at WAL. If there is ever a tournament worth paying for a plane ticket, hotel room and rental car just to WATCH, it was this one. Great tournament. Looking forward to getting healed up and being in the mix in 2015!
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Post by Rick Laton on Aug 20, 2014 16:29:09 GMT -5
No problem. I don't travel much anymore and I'm not sure if you and I have even met. In the last year or so... I placed 2nd in 2013 AAA Nationals behind Corey Ruiz. I beat Ray Jenkins, Erick Sczcap and McGuire among others. I placed 2nd in a small tournament in NC to Tim Smith. I beat Mark Harrison, Steven Kirkland and Erick Sczcap. I won Get A Grip beating, Leslie Whims, Tim Smith, Mark Harrison and I beat Charles Farner twice to win after I lost to Steven Kirkland to go to the losers bracket. My last tournament was the Wilmington round robin where I beat Mark Harrison quickly and won a WAR with Kent Buckalew. I then lost to Tim Smith and a very strong young man from the Charlotte area but I cannot remember his name. That's about it for me. Oh yea, and I OWN Nathan Harrison!!! I can't even lose to him in practice !!!
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Post by Rick Laton on Aug 20, 2014 12:21:51 GMT -5
No problem. I don't travel much anymore and I'm not sure if you and I have even met. In the last year or so... I placed 2nd in 2013 AAA Nationals behind Corey Ruiz. I beat Ray Jenkins, Erick Sczcap and McGuire among others. I placed 2nd in a small tournament in NC to Tim Smith. I beat Mark Harrison, Steven Kirkland and Erick Sczcap. I won Get A Grip beating, Leslie Whims, Tim Smith, Mark Harrison and I beat Charles Farner twice to win after I lost to Steven Kirkland to go to the losers bracket. My last tournament was the Wilmington round robin where I beat Mark Harrison quickly and won a WAR with Kent Buckalew. I then lost to Tim Smith and a very strong young man from the Charlotte area but I cannot remember his name. That's about it for me.
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Post by Rick Laton on Aug 19, 2014 12:16:10 GMT -5
Not that it matters, but I am a 150 puller. I sit around at about 154 most times. I ALWAYS pull 150 at any tournament I go to when they are available. I can make 143 if I felt it necessary without a whole lot of trouble. Please rank me as a 150 if you will. Thanks!
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Post by Rick Laton on Jul 27, 2014 20:47:22 GMT -5
Yes and no. Yes, he DID beat Bucky. Bucky treated this tournament like a big practice. He was going slow and catching. I think this is the first time he has ever pulled Jeremy when Jeremy was rested up and not hurting. He let Jeremy fire off and Jeremy got him too deep and Bucky couldn't get him up. Jeremy's hook is no joke. Bucky took it all in stride. Jeremy took it all in context as well. That's the way I saw it at least.
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Post by Rick Laton on Jun 2, 2014 10:13:40 GMT -5
Josh, we train the 1st and 3rd Monday nights of the month at 702 Amanda Way, Albemarle, NC. We have anywhere from 6-20 guys depending. Lots of veteran pullers who can get you started off on the right foot. Practice starts at 7:30 and usually lasts until 9:30 or so. We would love to have you. Call me @ 704-791-3085 for details. (My son has a baseball game at 5:30 so I will be tied up until practice.)
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Post by Rick Laton on Apr 7, 2014 11:18:05 GMT -5
Pete Royal 78 Crazy George 62 Me 47 Jr. Hostler Over 60
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Post by Rick Laton on Mar 31, 2014 8:12:14 GMT -5
Yea Tim,
Great tournament. Props all the way around. Bath and Silvers have been and still are at the top of the food chain. No end in sight it appears. Jeremy Fraley and Paul Walther are heading that way quickly. Look out for the Bishop guy in 176 and the Beast from Georgia in 220. They are SCARY strong. Best part about all the guys I just mentioned, they are GOOD GUYS. Tim McPherson is cool to hang out with too. Watch out for little McPherson soon! I enjoyed the tournament but had even more fun hanging out and eating after the tournament. At this point, that's what I look forward to the most. See you guys at the next one!
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Post by Rick Laton on Mar 13, 2014 18:43:04 GMT -5
Yes but all they have to do is put their best guy against Bart, their second best against Wagner and their third best against heynoski and they win. Simple as that.
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Post by Rick Laton on Feb 27, 2014 9:08:15 GMT -5
Allen.......Which is it? You wrote a Billion in the Thread Heading, a Hundred Million in the Logo, than 1 Million in the text. I saw that too. 1,000,000,000 viewers is pretty impressive! Stick to armwrestling Allen. Accounting is not for you!
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Post by Rick Laton on Feb 24, 2014 14:43:25 GMT -5
I don't do Facebook but I'm going to have my kids put it out there tonight to have everyone DVR Game of Arms. That way, even if they don't watch it, it will show up as having been watched. I'm going to have them do it tonight around 8 or 9 when everyone is sitting around checking the computer and watching TV. Then I will have them do it again tomorrow night around the same time as a reminder. I encourage everyone else to do the same.
I think that this is really going to explode the sport and with UAL doing their thing, it's no place but up!!!!!
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Post by Rick Laton on Dec 20, 2013 8:54:45 GMT -5
I don't think it will be too hard for me to boycott A&E. The only show I watch from them is Duck Dynasty. It seems like they ALWAYS have commercials during the show that show the OPPOSITE of the message that Duck Dynasty is trying to get across. I'm sure they do this on purpose. So here is the scenario.... you are watching a really good show with family values with your family. You don't have to worry about hearing something that they shouldn't hear. Then you go to commercial and you see Rodeo girls, or Storage Wars where every other word is partially bleeped out. Then they carry the BIBLE series a few months back. It is very obvious that A&E is only out to make money. They support no agenda, but when given a situation like this when they have to choose between what the bible says is right and what the bible says is clearly wrong, they side against the bible. I agree, they are there to make money and that is their choice of who to support and which shows to air, just as I have my choice. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. If that means no more A&E, Lifetime or History Channel, so be it.
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