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No Set
A no-set close begins with the gripper at its natural spread in the closing hand. The non-closing hand does not pre-position either handle. The athlete places the gripper in the closing hand, establishes control with that hand alone, and closes the handles.
What defines the technique
- The gripper begins at its unassisted spread.
- Only the closing hand positions and closes it.
- No card or block defines a smaller starting gap.
- The gripper need not begin on a table; that additional requirement belongs to Table No Set.
No set is often abbreviated NS. Some athletes use TNS loosely for any no-set close, but Gripperpedia reserves TNS for the stricter table-start version to keep records unambiguous.
Performance considerations
No set requires the closing hand to control the widest portion of the sweep. Hand span, finger length and the gripper's actual spread therefore affect the attempt more directly than in a block or parallel set. The athlete must seat the palm handle and draw the moving handle into the fingers without help from the other hand.
A no-set close should not be assumed to be comparable across grippers with different spreads. Record the model, measured spread when available, hand used and whether the gripper was picked up from a surface.