Needle Low Profile Spotter Arms

Spotter arms should disappear into your training. You set them, lift, and move on. The problem is most of them are too bulky to ignore.

Standard spotter arms are large, heavy, and occupy a significant stretch of your upright. On a rack like the Dane 2, that eats into the holes you need for other attachments and makes repositioning between exercises more work than it should be. If you're running a fully kitted setup, oversized spotter arms are a real problem.

The Needle was designed around a different set of priorities. Each arm is 15 lbs and takes up roughly 3.5 holes on your upright, compared to the 7 holes a standard spotter arm uses on the Dane 2. The profile is slim at 2.5" wide with a weight capacity of 700 lbs. 

The mounting system uses two points of contact: the magpin runs side to side through the upright and the bracket rests on two edges, distributing the load and keeping the arm stable under heavy weight. The lowest mounting position on the Dane 2 and similar units puts the arm at 14 inches off the floor, which covers the range you need for low bench work and floor-level pressing movements.

Compatibility was built in from the start. UHMW shims inside the bracket let the Needle fit racks with 1" or 5/8" holes in both metric and imperial configurations. Most spotter arms are locked to one rack ecosystem. The Needle works across them all. If you have a 5/8" rack, this is the answer you've been looking for.

The arms also have 1" holes along the sides and top, so you can attach compatible accessories and build out your setup beyond basic spotting. A dedicated 5/8" hole on each arm stores the magpin when you're not using it. Both magpins are included.