Best Hand Gripper

February 17, 2010
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Hand strength is a serious asset in almost every sport and in many activities in day to day life. Mechanics, laborers, landscapers and tradesmen of all varieties need strong hands to be able to perform their jobs well and virtually every sport (with the exception of soccer) requires use of the hands to hold tightly onto an opponent, a bat a club or a racket. In many situations, the stronger your hands are, the better you will be able to perform.

The list you'll find below is a far cry from the plastic handled grippers that you'll find at your local sporting goods sto
re; these are five heavy duty, well built pieces of equipment designed to build an outrageously strong grip. Minimize
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David Horne's Vulcan Hand Gripper

Why it's best: The design of this gripper is different from the rest of this list, developed by competitive arm wrestler, strongman, and one of the revolutionaries in the world of grip strength – this is the most versatile and valuable grip strength tool available. The...read full review



Why it's a best pick: This is the gold standard for torsion grippers, CoC's come in a wide variety of strengths to suit every level of athlete and they pride themselves on consistency. Handle material, handle spread and spring strength are all as consistent as humanly possible from a product tha... read full review

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Amazon.com    $19.95

Why it's a best pick: These grippers aren't mass-produced, but pretty much made to order under the watchful eye of company owner and competitive strongman John Beatty. You won't get quite as many different options in terms of spring strength, but John gives you a wide variety of options in terms... read full review

Why it's a best pick: Beef Builder Grippers come in more than a dozen different strengths to accommodate just about everyone from a young beginner to a long time grip enthusiast. The handles have a serious amount of texture (knurling) so you'll always have control of the gripper – this can... read full review

Why it's a best pick: Having become a certified Captain of Crush (officially closing an Ironmind #3 gripper), more than a decade ago and having been in and around the sport of grip ever since, Robert Baraban knows a thing or two about building grip strength. His hand grippers are top notch and a... read full review

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hand exercise
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hand grips
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torsion

Hi there, would like to ask how the Rb adjustable gripper didnt make the list. If you like David Hone's vulcan gripper, you will love Robert Baraban's better version. higher craftsmanship and much better looking. Also i've used them both and thin Rb's is better to train with.

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