A Game Of Inches

1.27.2022

Blog|Grip

There is not a coach that doesn’t have a story about how the outcome of victory or defeat was decided by the slightest of margins, hence the descriptive metaphorical phrase, ‘A game of inches.’

Knowing the outcome of a sport can be changed by fractions, it is diligent to train every aspect of one’s strength. Neglecting something so small as training the fingers with a ‘pinch grip’ can be a determinant of winning or losing in competition. Train the entire system and neglect nothing, it can be the winning edge.

Training the Entire System with Tools off of the Pendulum Grip Cart

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Manual Training Has Rules

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Powerful Hands

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Getting Back To Normal

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