- Increase grip strength
- Improve wrist strength
- Increase forearm strength
- Improve functional strength
- Can be used for similar exercises as a kettlebell
The TAP Eagle Claw Grip Strength Trainer provides athletes a valuable tool for increasing grip, wrist, and forearm strength. Grip Strength is often an overlooked element of functional training and is typically the weakest link in the kinetic chain. A strong grip is key to transferring power from the lower body, core, torso, and limbs through the hands, which is especially improtant in a sport like baseball where power needs to be transferred to the ball and bat. The Eagle Claw is designed specifically to accommodate pinching, gripping, and grasping through the range of motion of the exercise. Exercises vary but the Eagle Claw can be used in similar ways to a kettlebell such as performing swings, cleans, lunges, and other arm, shoulder and back movements. Throughout any exercise the athlete must keep his/her grip engaged thereby dynamically strengthening it.