Favorite pin?

DoubleGrapevine · 10-10-2008, 03:59 PM

What's your favorite pinning move? Interested in hearing any responses. Feel free to explain your choices below; for the "other" option, feel free to describe the move. I've tried to make the poll options as general as possible to allow for some latitude, so you could be more specific below. For people who wrestled in the past, have you ever gotten falls with moves that are now illegal (e.g. a pin with a headlock without an arm encircled)?

Spider · 10-10-2008, 04:23 PM

My favorite is the guillotine - about to be applied below:

DoubleGrapevine · 10-10-2008, 04:44 PM

For starters, my favorite pins would have to be: 1. Headlocks 2. Pins involving leg rides (e.g. double grapevines) 3. Half nelsons 4. Spladles 5. Any pin that involves the opponent's upper body being held so that he can't move off his shoulders/scapulae (e.g. body locks).

astoeber · 10-10-2008, 10:21 PM

I dig bait claws.

M Richardson · 10-10-2008, 11:52 PM

I've always been a big fan of arm bars. Nothing like working your opponent to see his pain threshold.

JensenS · 10-11-2008, 12:15 AM

Arm bars were what I always worked the best with.

DH · 10-11-2008, 03:03 AM

Armbars all the way!

ISU2008 · 10-11-2008, 06:47 AM

cradle cradle cradle

JensenS · 10-11-2008, 09:39 AM

Coming up with the Reiters I would certainly hope so.

pm01 · 10-16-2008, 05:22 AM

My favorite to execute or watch is any toss from the feet. The most used pinning combo I used was the arm-bar or a half, or some "funky" thing catching them rolling across their back. My favorite pin in my career came as I was getting my butt kicked by a now Wisconsin coach. After building up a 5-1 lead he tried to pull me back into a tilt from ref's position (like Perry did to Hendricks). I was able to stop the momentum and trap him on his own back for the defensive fall. He actually thought he got the fall on me but when the ref told him what happened and he looked at his coach who was standing matside with his arms outstretched like to say, "what the hell was that?" he was literally jumping up and down on the mat. I slinked and slithered back to my team and rarely ever talked about it.

View Poll Results: What's your favorite pinning move?
Nelsons (e.g. half nelsons, quarter nelsons)	18	30.51%
Cradles	11	18.64%
Headlocks (head and arm)	5	8.47%
Arm bars	12	20.34%
Guillotines	6	10.17%
Scissors (e.g. figure-4 head scissors, straight body scissors)	1	1.69%
Moves that stack opponent on his pinning area	3	5.08%
Moves that split opponent's legs (e.g. banana splits, spladles)	6	10.17%
Moves involving leg rides (e.g. Jacob's rides, turks, grapevines)	9	15.25%
Other (please describe)	6	10.17%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 59. You may not vote on this poll

10-10-2008, 03:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
DoubleGrapevine Redshirt Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 56	Favorite pin? What's your favorite pinning move? Interested in hearing any responses. Feel free to explain your choices below; for the "other" option, feel free to describe the move. I've tried to make the poll options as general as possible to allow for some latitude, so you could be more specific below. For people who wrestled in the past, have you ever gotten falls with moves that are now illegal (e.g. a pin with a headlock without an arm encircled)? Last edited by DoubleGrapevine; 10-10-2008 at 04:25 PM.

10-10-2008, 04:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Spider Ancient Arachnid Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 4,266	Re: Favorite pin? My favorite is the guillotine - about to be applied below: __________________ "Love never dies." The Beatles

10-10-2008, 04:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
DoubleGrapevine Redshirt Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 56	Re: Favorite pin? For starters, my favorite pins would have to be: 1. Headlocks 2. Pins involving leg rides (e.g. double grapevines) 3. Half nelsons 4. Spladles 5. Any pin that involves the opponent's upper body being held so that he can't move off his shoulders/scapulae (e.g. body locks).

10-10-2008, 10:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
astoeber Redshirt Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bellevue, Nebraska Posts: 10	Re: Favorite pin? I dig bait claws.

10-10-2008, 11:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
M Richardson greyhound rescuer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: So Cal Posts: 1,794	Re: Favorite pin? I've always been a big fan of arm bars. Nothing like working your opponent to see his pain threshold. __________________

10-11-2008, 12:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
JensenS Administrator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 13,722	Re: Favorite pin? Arm bars were what I always worked the best with.

10-11-2008, 03:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
DH Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 1,425	Re: Favorite pin? Armbars all the way! __________________ Contrary to popular belief, I am one of several females who post on this forum. http://www.daniellehobeika.com http://www.amateurwrestlingphotos.com http://www.chicagomma.net

10-11-2008, 06:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
ISU2008 Olympic Champ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cedar Rapids Posts: 3,269	Re: Favorite pin? cradle cradle cradle __________________ You do the math..... I'll do the alfredo!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

10-11-2008, 09:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
JensenS Administrator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 13,722	Re: Favorite pin? Coming up with the Reiters I would certainly hope so.

10-16-2008, 05:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
pm01 AA Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 690	Re: Favorite pin? My favorite to execute or watch is any toss from the feet. The most used pinning combo I used was the arm-bar or a half, or some "funky" thing catching them rolling across their back. My favorite pin in my career came as I was getting my butt kicked by a now Wisconsin coach. After building up a 5-1 lead he tried to pull me back into a tilt from ref's position (like Perry did to Hendricks). I was able to stop the momentum and trap him on his own back for the defensive fall. He actually thought he got the fall on me but when the ref told him what happened and he looked at his coach who was standing matside with his arms outstretched like to say, "what the hell was that?" he was literally jumping up and down on the mat. I slinked and slithered back to my team and rarely ever talked about it. __________________ Life is not a having or a getting, but a being and a becoming. --M. Arnold.

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