hi, I'm Whitney, and today I'm going to be opening up my new grips.
So, bubble wrap.
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That's enough there
Ok, so
(Box falling down)
Eh, here is what they look like when they first come,
they come in a plastic baggy.
And here they are,
So I have perfectly fine grips that I'm using right now
the reason I got this is because you're always supposed to have a spare pair of grips,
Just in case something happens to my current ones
So you are supposed to have them broken in and ready
So here is a little thing
and the sizing chart kinda...and there's instructions
and then here they are
so I am size 1,
I've tried all the sizes.
And you know it's kinda cool.
Each size has a different color
so 0 have yellow, 1 have blue and 2 have red
so that's pretty cool...
so I would like to start to break these in
So..
First, before I forget, I have to write my name on them
so no one will take them.
And I usually write my initials and then my name
Ok
So now they're officially mine,
I can start to break them in
So first you always need to make sure that
the straps face out from your wrists
So that way
And the holes are always way too small for your fingers
I'll get to that later
And you should be wearing wristbands underneath this
In fact!
I'll bring wristband
Ouch! ooooooo
Ok
So you're always supposed to wear wristbands
when you wear grips
In fact I have a scar there, and a scar here and
you always get rips and stuff on your wrist just from...
Even with the wristbands on
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To make sure your wrists are well protected.
OK
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I got these grips on amazon
and I like the brand Reisport.
Because that's just the brands that
It has really good and reliable grips.
Now the reason you have to have spares
is just in case like you got your competition
and your own grips rip
Then you don't have...you can't compete then
cuz you don't have any grips to wear
So you have to bring your spare
just in case something happen to your old I've never had a group trip
I've never had a grip rip
but if i did that would be very set
And actually I have had this my spare out of competition.
and that's because I forgot my real grips at home
So I had to use my spares for the competition
So it's very important that you have next pair of grips
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So this is what they look like.
And these wristbands are really long cuz they're brand new.
So the dowel, this little roll thing right there
That is there so you can grip the bar like that.
And at the end you had to fold them all way up so you...
So that is how you wear them and put them on.
But you have to make sure they fit your fingers.
So I'm going to take this scissors
Why do I put this on..
Ok, so you need to make sure that they fit your fingers
This actually fits my fingers better than I thought they would
You take one blade of the scissors
and kinda hold the other one
And you stick in in the hole,
And just like shave off the leather.
so it's fit your fingers.
And I don't have to do it too much.
Because it's kinda fit me good
You can see bits of leather on the counter.
Okay, so yeah.
So you have your grips and you shave off the
the leather inside of the finger holes.
Now it's time to mould them,
so that they're ready when you put them on.
So I have water.
And water is great on grips.
Cuz you have to make them mould to your hands, so water would..
So you just spray them with water on the front side.
Not too wet just so they're damp.
And then I fold them.
So that they're ready to go on the bar.
I fold where the dowel is.
And then you fold it down, like that
kinda underneath the dowel halfway
And then you fold it again,
on top of the....all the stitches like that
And then, in order to make it stay that way.
You need to buckle it up.
And that is what it looks like,
when you fold it up like a little sandwich.
There we go.
(mumble)
And it's.. the reason you spray them,
because when leather is new, it's really like, bendy
it's like, weird, so when you put the water on it and dampen it, and it's better for the...
This spray bottle is not working..
here I'll use the excess water from here
Okay, so now this grip is wet,
So I did the same thing as the other one.
I fold it where the dowel is,
fold it halfway.
And then fold it on top of your name.
And then strap it up
This is what they look like.
And the water should mould them
But the most important thing is that you wear them,
and swing on the bars and do like kip and stuffs.
So then they actually get the feel of your hand.
And that is how you break in your grips!
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Now it works!
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(Whitney with the spray bottle)