Matus Michalicka Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Have any of you tried these straps? I have xtreme rings, but want to buy another rings to take with me to gym, and these straps with wood fig rings look kind of cool with the possibility of exact and quick adjustments .I hate eyeballing, I always feel that the rings are not exact height :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Doubt it...Way expensive but intriguing. I like their wood rings as my set is at Roseville CrossFit. Occasionally I visit them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matus Michalicka Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 I know they are really expensive (including shipping to europe, or ordering from more expensive european branch in finland). But lets say price is not an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonya McNeely Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 We have both at my gym. The competition (shorter straps with the carabiner) has pros and cons versus the normal (longer with the buckle) type straps. Competition straps:Pros:WAY faster to hook up (no feeding a strap through the buckle for feet and feet) and to relocateInstantly level as long as you use the same number opening in both straps for the carabinerCons:They are pretty short which can interfere with inverted and which also makes lowering them close to the ground (for ring pushups or ring rollouts) impossible. They offer 6' and 8' so there's your 4' of clearance inverted or 4' of length from the support.You can only adjust their length in increments of the "openings" - which are approximately 3" each So, we end up just leaving most longer sets up where there is little traffic and we end up using the competition straps when we need to throw rings up quickly (and not lower them very far, and don't invert). Good luck. I think this answer probably causes you more angst as the FAST setup is very attractive, but the short length may be problematic for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parth Rajguru Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 You could mark your straps at certain measurements, so every 30cm or so. Start measuring from the buckles, as there may be some discrepencies between strap lengths(a couple cm at most). There is no worry about them being uneven then. It is far cheaper and more convenient than buying an expensive set of straps. If you want another set to take to the gym, that is a different story. But there are rings available with the straps marked at different lengths, making adjusting the strap length very easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Suri Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 On 3/17/2013 at 10:48 PM, raja said: You could mark your straps at certain measurements, so every 30cm or so. Start measuring from the buckles, as there may be some discrepencies between strap lengths(a couple cm at most). There is no worry about them being uneven then. It is far cheaper and more convenient than buying an expensive set of straps. If you want another set to take to the gym, that is a different story. But there are rings available with the straps marked at different lengths, making adjusting the strap length very easy. Never thought about doing that simple hack. Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Heiden Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 As far as worrying about not being perfectly level - I just get my rings as close as I can by eyeballing it (and what feels level) and then I just alternate sets facing one direction or the other. That way any imbalances will even themselves out by the end of the exercise. But the straps do look like a good idea. If only they made them longer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcos Mocine-McQueen Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 On 3/17/2013 at 10:48 PM, raja said: You could mark your straps at certain measurements, so every 30cm or so. Start measuring from the buckles, as there may be some discrepencies between strap lengths(a couple cm at most). There is no worry about them being uneven then. It is far cheaper and more convenient than buying an expensive set of straps. If you want another set to take to the gym, that is a different story. But there are rings available with the straps marked at different lengths, making adjusting the strap length very easy. I am not promoting a product over the XR... I will say, though, that I have found Rogue's products to be of solid quality and their customer service to be great. You could check their return policy. That said, the suggestion above is great. I work at a firehouse that specializes in technical rescue. We have webbing and straps out the ears. We mark webbing that is a color other than black using a black Sharpie. For black webbing, we use a silver Sharpie. The silver sharpie has some sort of metallic quality that stands out strongly against the black. The silver Sharpies are available at just about any art, stationary or office supply store. I've even seen them occasionally in the grocery store. We touch them up every once in a while for ease-of-viewing, but that's every few years. Match the buckles up next to each other and place them behind a brick or board (to hold them). Stretch the strap under the board and lay them flat and you can mark both straps at the same time and be confident that the marks are perfectly matched up. If you have a soft tape measure you can tuck it under the brick/board and stretch it alongside the straps and the whole process will take you five minutes from start to finish. board/brick{buckle}[[]]_________STRAP_____________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaudius Petrulis Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Bought these a week ago. I do not regret it a bit. One of my favourite purchases from the folks over at Rogue (my 3rd pair of rogue rings, 1st set of comp, but I will buy these again. 8ft) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Naterman Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I just bought a 24" level. They're like 15 bucks and you'll never have to worry again, no matter what oddball height you feel like using that day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Launchbury Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I never remove my rings from the straps, I just throw the top of the loop over/through the anchor, feed the ring+strap through the loop and pull tight (basically a larks head knot). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Traynor Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 On 3/18/2013 at 4:36 AM, Joshua Naterman said: I just bought a 24" level. They're like 15 bucks and you'll never have to worry again, no matter what oddball height you feel like using that day.This is the best thing to do because as soon as you take marked straps anywhere unusual (like a tree branch or goal posts) the anchor point is necessarily level; all the beams in my gym and not level and it would be a nightmare without a long spirit level as Josh suggests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaudius Petrulis Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 How would one use the level? Put it inside the rings? On top? Sounds interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaudius Petrulis Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Oh I've been using these straps on vacation. So far no issues at all. I think I'm partial to these because of my OCD lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Trask Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Looking into Rings and have decided on a pair of Wood rings and noticed the difference in straps. Rogue has a competition strap that looks cool. Thought I'd bump this tread to hear updated opinions on this style strap. Rogue Competition Strap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaudius Petrulis Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Still enjoying my straps 3 years later. I use them more than any other ring strap combo for use of ease Though I have been thinking of getting the longer ones for different bar heights. Rogue makes solid products and I don't think they'll disappoint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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