is a 5 and 1/4 long red nail bent to 2 inches acceptable? i see there’s things that shows where people are progress wise, how do i get one of those?

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The selection gets smaller by the day but all bars are $1.

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Hey y’all!

Maybe not a lot of answers to this. For DU and reverse bends, I see a folks using some kind of protract/ruler thing to measure the angle.

Also, looking at some certs, it looks like you have to measure the width of the bar. I was wondering if people have recommendations for calipers they like?

So looking for advice on what people use for: —rubber bands? —protractor thing? —calipers? —anything else I’m missing?

Thanks!

I think I really need to work on my crush and I planned on getting some grippers to do it. Right now I have Robert Baraban adjustable gripper but I don't like how far it sticks out so was thinking about buying a few different torsion grippers. I know that grippers have different spreads and I'm wondering if and how I should take that into account if I want to use them to train crush.

I want to make my own wraps and was wondering if anyone had any good suggestions for leather. I tried https://www.amazon.com/RingSun-Bourbon-Leather-Sheets-Tooling/dp/B0B1L8NW2F/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1 and it did not work at all. Bent a CRS bar in it and when I took the wraps off I noticed holes already in several layers of the leather after a couple of bends.