ganesha
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Post by ganesha on Nov 8, 2019 3:22:58 GMT
I am interested in using really wide superheavy bands with The Hook. Do not yet have The Hook or the wide heavy bands?
Any issues I can't yet envision that I might run into?
I am talking about the really wide ones like the 200 lb bands you can get from Rogue and a few other sources.
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Dave Reslo
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Post by Dave Reslo on Nov 8, 2019 4:02:56 GMT
Yeah it's fine, the only issue is if you go really heavy the rubber sheath can start to slide off The Hook. I've done it on and off since ~2012.
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Nov 8, 2019 15:25:51 GMT
Yeah it's fine, the only issue is if you go really heavy the rubber sheath can start to slide off The Hook. I've done it on and off since ~2012. Are you talking about the flexible plastic sleeve that goes over the steel hook?
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Post by gruntbrain on Nov 8, 2019 15:36:10 GMT
Most wide flat bands work with The HOOK. 3-4" wide bands are the exceptions in which case use them with pipes or dowels .
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Post by Dave Reslo on Nov 8, 2019 18:54:12 GMT
Yeah it's fine, the only issue is if you go really heavy the rubber sheath can start to slide off The Hook. I've done it on and off since ~2012. Are you talking about the flexible plastic sleeve that goes over the steel hook? Yeah
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Nov 8, 2019 19:08:43 GMT
Are you talking about the flexible plastic sleeve that goes over the steel hook? Yeah Oh. Well, if anyone's sleeve slips a bit on the steel hook, just immerse the hook and sleeve - not the entire handle - into scalding hot water for about 15 seconds. This will heat up the steel and soften up the sleeve to where it can be easily worked back into place. Or, you could just remove the sleeve and put a thread protector over the end of the steel hook. The bare steel works just fine with resistance bands. This is how I originally made them, but because of the hue and cry from a certain "expert", I decided to add the sleeve. I notice no one complains about Mike Brown's steel handles. I have made several hook accessories with just the bare steel for myself which I use all the time. I sometimes think I'll discontinue the sleeve on The Hook handles, but, at the end of the day, they look good and give the handles a finished, professional look.
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Post by gruntbrain on Nov 8, 2019 20:29:39 GMT
I apologize for being an alarmist by stating resistance bands are more likely to break when anchored to a small surface area. I was merely passing on what the Jump Stretch people said about their flat bands : the band anchor should be at least a 1" round diameter
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Nov 8, 2019 22:04:27 GMT
Really? Is that what they say? And you based your extensive knowledge on what they say? Did it occur to you at the time that elastic cables are not flat rubber bands?
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Post by gruntbrain on Nov 9, 2019 0:54:14 GMT
Ok, I assumed the thick flat bands are at least as durable as the elastic cables . It may be another example of my faulty intuition or the Jump Stretch owner(Coach Dick Hartzell) was being overly cautious about band anchoring.
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Nov 9, 2019 3:33:07 GMT
Whatever. The addition of that sleeve, like I said, is aesthetic, making the Hook look finished. So, it's a good thing. And, like I said, for anyone who, for some reason, would rather not have it on their handles, it is unneeded. I used bands on the hooks I made for myself with the bare steel for five years before I began marketing THE HOOK.
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