Okay, so made some more headway today on my grappling dummy -
Using the suggestions from http://mattwilsonmd.blogspot.com/2008/11/lamont-you-big-dummy.html I added hinges to the knees and elbows -
I also took the hip width down to about 1/4 what I had it as previously, and then looped the cable as you can see to create some tension in the hips. Just trying out the dummy’s guard with the previous setup was waaaay too wide -
I’m really glad I’m using the cable that I am for the arms and legs. It really seemed to simplify connecting everything together. The elbows and knees have a good amount of tension, but not enough to make things difficult.
The torso padding is a queen sized blanket. It didn’t amount to much obviously once the ‘handyman’s secret weapon’ was applied. I still will add some padding to the arms, torso, butt, and legs. I still haven’t decided what I’m going to do for hands, feet, and a head. I want the ankles and wrists to have some movement, but not be too detailed like with fingers of toes.