System and method for grasping an object

A method of grasping an object, comprising:

• providing a telescoping rod comprising a plurality of telescoping sections slidably connected to and lockable relative to each other;
• wherein said telescoping rod further comprises:
• a gun mounting bracket located at a first end of the telescoping rod,
• wherein the gun mounting bracket is shaped to receive and secure a gun within;
• a spiked bottom comprising a pointed tip at a second end of the telescoping rod opposite the first end;
• a grasping portion located near the second end of the telescoping rod, the grasping portion comprising a movable arm portion having an ungrasped position and a grasped position;
• a cable within the telescoping rod running from the first end to the second end wherein said first end of said cable is attached to said wrist strap;
• a handle at the first end of the telescoping rod and rotatable about a center axis of the telescoping rod;
• and
• a clamp operably attached to the handle comprising a friction ring configured to clamp down on said cable;
• wherein the strap is configured to move the movable arm portion of the grasping portion from the ungrasped position to the grasped position;
• positioning the movable arm portion in said ungrasped position such that the object is located between said movable arm portion and said second end of the telescoping rod;
• pulling said strap away from said telescopic rod with one hand to cause the cable to move the movable arm portion from the ungrasped position to the grasped position;
• and
• twisting the handle relative to the telescoping rod to cause said clamp frictionally engage and lock the cable in position relative to the telescoping rod, thereby locking the movable arm portion in the grasped position around the object.