3/10/2014

Project Icehands

Live fire testing of the grip models was performed earlier. OUCH!

 I filled a basin with cold tap water and then chucked a bag of ice in and left it to cool down for five minutes.
Experimental procedure was to hol my hand underwater for as long as I could take then try the different grips with a quick 30 second dunk to cool my hand back down after being out of the water.

I can honestly say I was not expecting it to hurt as much as it did. I lasted about 3 minutes before I was jumping up and down trying to keep going.


Round Grip: 40mm



 Hexagonal Grip: 25mm


 Hexagonal Grip: 38mm (WINNER)


 Pentagonal Grip: 38mm


Hexagonal Grip: 47mm

It was shocking how quickly my grip strength faded, I could not put any pressure on these grips at all (you can see it in the pictures). Having said that, there was definitely a sweet spot for a good sized grip.

The round grip was ideal for sitting in your hand but felt really insecure as it spun round farily easily. However, the hexagonal grip of a similar size retained the ideal holding dimensions whilst the corners provided a secure feeling.

The 40mm round grip and 38mm hexagonal grip were the best received through my previous survey which cemented the decision to go with the hexagonal form factor.

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