The Darwin’s Grip® The Original Darwin's Grip® mfg in the USA Weed Eater Extension Handle Monkey Grip for String Trimmer - Lawn Care, Landscaping, Ergonomic

The Darwin grip was a big game changer for my back. I watch a lot of videos before buying. I happy with not bending over so much. I would highly recommend the Darwin Grip.

OVERVIEW: I'm 6'1" tall, and I use a Stihl FS91R trimmer. Prior to purchasing the "Darwin's Grip" handle, I had moved the D-handle all the way up, right next to the strap holder (after I'd cut away and discarded the plastic hand grip thing that came with 91R). Still, I found myself bending over more than I wished. So I went in search of a solution, and I found the "Darwin's Grip." I do a fair bit of string trimming per week: 10+ hours every week on a hilly, rock-strewn property in West Virginia.SUMMARY: after about six hours of mowing with the Darwin's Grip, I find it is definitely what it advertises to be: a way to remain standing more upright as I use the trimmer. It is definitely a positive addition to my FS91R. I rate this a 5-star product.INSTALLATION: not that challenging. I heeded the advice to avoid over-tightening the hex bolts. I snugged them down, but I did not crank hard on the bolts. It wasn't necessary: snugged down is all that's needed to hold the thing in place.POSITIONING: as others have noted, this will take some fiddling with to get it right for your preferences. For example, the pictures showed the handle on top of the trimmer shaft, at the "12 o'clock" position relative to shaft as you hold the trimmer. I found it more comfortable on my left arm (I'm right handed: I trigger with right and use my left on the handle) to rotate the whole assembly to the left so the handle is at about the 10:30 or 11 o'clock position. Just that little bit helped quite a bit. Expect the initial install to be an approximation, with fine-tuning of position to follow. Also, some "muscle memory" my need to be re-learned to use the new handle naturally. For me that took about an hour.QUALITY/WEIGHT: the whole assembly is very light weight, and I don't notice any difference with my FS91R (14lb machine) with this installed. It seems fairly sturdy, but I would not jerk on the handle, nor push down on it hard. With just normal pressures to control the trimmer this should be just fine. As others have noted, the weak spot in this is the toothed-swivel that allows adjustment of the handle up/down from the trimmer shaft. Again, normal pressures and it'll be fine; aggressive jerking, or pushing down hard would be a problem.VALUE FOR MONEY: the item is $70+ with tax, and at first blush that seems high. But in my early testing of this I've discovered two things: (1) my back is no longer fatigued; and (2) because my back is no longer fatigued, I take fewer pauses, which means my mowing gets done more quickly. Preliminary estimates has the time savings in the 20% to 30% range. So, for me, the $70+ expenses is forgotten, and now I'm enjoying the benefits.

Will buy again when needed. Really takes pressure off back. Do not have to lean over as much. very good and very functional.

If you do lawn maintenance for a living this is a must. No more bending over, the Darwin grip gets you standing upright.My only complaint is I did not receive the brace part that has the 3 velcro strips. Even without this part the grip is very secure and stable. I still would like the brace part and have contacted seller.If I got all my parts this is a easy 5 star 🌟Save your back it's worth the money 💰

I use a FS111r constantly and always had a stomach pain left side. Always thought it was the W/W. purchased this, easy install, adjusted and stomach pain is gone, pretty sure it was just the way i had to hold the trimmer without this gadget. going to put it on camp w/w also.

Good product light and strong

So this attachment works for some scenarios and other scenarios not so much if you're weed eating a ditch and or steep bank you're not going to want to use this it's too high and awkward it's the best way I can explain it if you're just weed eating like normal on flatish ground it's perfect I'm 6 ft tall 200 lb and I do landscaping professionally it really is a big help less straight on your back there is a learning curve because for some reason you still want to hold the weed eater higher than what you need to cuz it needs you to relax the arm of which you're actually using to throttle the trigger with is it worth the price honestly no they should really calm down from this price I would say catch it on sale if you can catch it on sale for around 30 bucks 40 at the max it's a really good deal I would almost say a must buy but at 60 bucks no build quality is good it's metal construction with only a few plastic components The rubber handle keeps wanting to slide off it's not hard to put it back on there The design it's okay The weight it does make your weeder heavier a kind of also throws off the balance

I was skeptical about the Darwin's Grip after watching some YouTube reviews, and it seems like the naysayers were either haters or just too short to benefit! I have a hill the length of a football field that I need to weed-eat, and this tool has been a total game-changer. Before using the Darwin's Grip, my back would need a full day to recover from the strain. Now? Zero back pain. I was so impressed, I almost ended up weed-eating my entire yard! Highly recommend this for anyone looking to make weed-eating easier and pain-free.