HICHOR Hand Dynamometer Grip Strength Trainer 265 Lbs

Adjusted to biggest size possible, but still too small.
General quality and function appear good for the price.

This grip strength trainer and tester is a great way to track my improvement in hand grip. It’s easy to use, adjustable to different hand sizes, and the numbers are easy to read on the screen. I like that it can save the results for different profiles, so more than one person can track their hand grip progression. It appears to be made of plastic, but the quality seems good.

Great for testing grip strenght

I was expecting this thing to be weak, creaking plastic. It is not. I like getting surprised by higher quality with Amazon, occasionally. It has a smooth rubberized plastic surface, I think is great. I suspect that would absorb skin oils and get problems eventually, but I think that would take years and years.
The handle does not really move noticeably. That is as I expected. Probably piezoelectric, like all the modern scales. But that also means it probably is not ideal for exercising your hands. For that, you need something with spring steel or a weight on a pulley. But it does what it is supposed to do, which is measure your grip strength. I was able to set up 2 users without using the manual, so reasonably intuitive. I will have to look at the manual and look at all the other features.
The display works excellent, and is backlit. No difficulty seeing or reading it, even in the dark. The buttons make a sound, not electronic, just mechanical, sounds fine, and it is nice to know that a push is registered. Reasonably compact, so storage should be no difficulty.
No, my only disappointment is that I don’t appear to be as strong as I once was. I have a ways to go. I am somewhat concerned about the reading limit, but I probably won’t peg it for a year or two. I am only getting to 190 lb. So, 74 lb to go. I figure if I can peg it at some point, I can change the distance setting to something where it is less optimized for my hand. That should be good for at least another 20 or 30 lb.
They probably should have made it to go to 300 lb. More people would think it would work for them. Most of those would be wrong, and the 264 lb would be just fine, but people think they are stronger than they are.
I can’t speak to accuracy. I have some spring things and I can completely close the 200 lb and get close with the 250 lb. But it is probably incorrect, rather than this. Piezoelectric scales are usually very accurate, so I would think this is as well.
Oh, I really like that it has both rechargeable and battery options. I tend to not buy stuff with rechargeable, because I have been stung with stuff that only recharges a few times, like my blood pressure wrist thing. Am I really going to be able to take that apart, and put in a new battery? This is what made me buy. That, and the good price. But as I said, I got more than I expected. I am rarely really pleased with a purchase…especially with inflation the way it is.
Oh, just learned something new. Don’t keep doing it over and over, or you will get a blister. You probably are not going to beat your first or second try per hand anyway, at least I didn’t. Put it away, and try the next day.

Comes with a chart to tell you where you should be given your gender and age bracket. Provides the ability to adjust for pounds or kilograms. Allows you to set for many different users to track based on their age and gender. Good device for the low price.

Easy to use and fun to compete with. Wish was just a little bigger

I like the feel of the product. It has a sturdy feel and grippy texture. It has a rechargeable battery built in but also has a place for batteries on the back. Not sure how that is to work. I was curious about the accuracy so I did a simple test using my pulley gym to compare. The weights in a pulley gym don’t need to be perfect so this was just to get a rough idea. The grip strength meter matched up pretty close (that’s a few pounds in my mind) at 100 pounds. I just looped a strap over the handle and pulled using the outter case. Not a perfect way to do it but I’m happy with the result. Since I’ll use this to compare my readings from week to week the accuracy isn’t critical. Good product for the money. I would buy it again.