Before I climbed more regularly I used the black version and found it did help a bit. However, now I climb more and my job is physically demanding it's kind of redundant. So I do think they have their place.
I've used the black one when I've been injured and not climbing for several weeks. I don't think there's any value in it for training, but it did seem to stop my finger strength deteriorating too much when I wasn't climbing.
Like others, I mainly use it as a warming up tool, or when I was injured earlier this year. I don't think it improves your strength if you're already climbing.
Would you guys be interested in something similar if it was more tailored for climbing and a better design ?
any features you would think would improve it ? or a completely different training tool?
Ironmind already produce the benchmark product in this category but it has little use for climbing. I can close a number 1 but friends who climb much harder than me can't. Go figure.
