matthcarl Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I finally bent the Shiny! I take back what I said yesterday about my kink still being off. Today isn't my usual bending day, but I felt strong and decided to try a shiny, and down it went! The key was finally being able to kink it in single leather wraps...it goes faster, has a tighter radius, and I don't have to fool around with shedding a layer while the metal cools. Anyway, I'm happy. The video sucks, as usual, but I'll post a link if it ever finishes loading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobb1320 Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Awesome work Matt .can't wait to see the vid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stump Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Good job buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tja Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Well deserved! Congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yohechris Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Eaton Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Great accomplishment Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_wigren Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Sweet! Looking forward to the video! BTW I want some of that kink strength back that you stole from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthcarl Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 OK, here's the video: Shiny bend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_wigren Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Real sweet! You actually looked good for a big shiny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 waw! u got the power Matt! Impressive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobb1320 Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Nice Matt. great bend bud.Looked very solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 looks like somebody ate their wheaties this morning ! looked way too easy for you. nice job man, a big shiny bend is just around the corner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthcarl Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Thanks everyone! I am flying high today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Moyers Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Awesome Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumpster Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Congrats Matt! That's an awesome bend - something to be proud of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Fantastic work Matt! I know you worked your ass off for that bend man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedikt Farsmann Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortes mãos Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Good job man. I haven't got to enjoy that yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Matt. Dude. I'm so happy for you man. I know you've wanted that one for a while, and you worked your tail off to get it. My hats off to you bro I echo the above great work Matt congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturalstrength Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) Now go bend a Huge shiny!!!! (I didn't mean Big Shiny) Well Done Matt-Looked very strong on that bend Edited March 25, 2009 by naturalstrength Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthcarl Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Thanks again guys... Gazza - your 'punisher of stainless steel' bends made me really want the stainless Carl - After you, pal I'm still after the regular Huge Bastard... In case anyone was curious, It's been 20 months since I first started bending...my first bend was an IM White Nail in an old T-shirt. You hear about guys bending the red in two weeks...that wasn't me. When I first got the FBBC bender's bag, a 1/4" G2 was about my max bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyWeight Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Matt, great work man! You're a great bender and a great inspiration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossie 308 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Congrats Matt you been working your ass off and it finally payed off !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Matt, as u know i dont consider myself stronger than anyone else but i bend the red in 2 weeks (your comment )...:-) high motivation+ good friends helped me a lot no doubt. progress can be tricky sometimes but i believe time means nothing to achieve goals; because the mind power its always in first place. Gazza is the best bender in the world and i still believe he is in a diferent dimension when he bend something ... and he 's always talking about this ... after 3 months of bending i feel something different from the beggining: now i dont feel FEAR(in the past i was shaking and scared by the size of the steel)... one more time: i knew from your eyes u would smash this punny steel:-) if u used single wraps i believe u can use im wraps and repeat this bend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthcarl Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Hugo, I wasn't referring to you, but I think you may underestimate your ability. I'm not saying you meant it like this, but you can place too much emphasis on the mental. Some people truly need to work very hard to see any gains at all in bending, and it's unfair to them to say that their failing is purely mental. I struggled for months to bend a G8. Sometimes my hands hurt so much from my attempts I could not sleep. I really did need to get stronger before I could progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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