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I would like, at some point, to compete in a powerlifting meet
So do it then. Its for a reason.
so why remove a part of that.
Because the weakest link by far, is your grip. And it's not only by a little- It's huge. Training your grip independently would yield better results than trying to train it in a deadlift sesh.
*obvious disclaimers are on climbers and ground work martial artists and anyone that uses gripstrength. Might be you.... Obviously.
ChainBreaker-
Ye fair. I've also specifically trained my grip (well, finger strength, but hey) for climbing before, which may be a reason it's not limited me in deadlifting.
The principle you're communicating applies to all kinds of things too, like doing only the top part of a bench press when that limits you, rack pulls for deadlifts or 1.5 rep deadlifts etc, it's a legit concept and a good application for straps when grip limits you, the only reason I was saying anything is why I don't do it rather than saying it shouldn't be done. The bit I said about compound lifts should have had an additional "for me" in there to clarify that.
zooeyzooey
Main difference for me is that I've never had my grip limit a 1rm attempt, only higher rep sets, and I would like, at some point, to compete in a powerlifting meet, where I won't be allowed to use straps, so atm would prefer to train without.
I own straps from when I damaged one of my finger pulleys climbing and wanted to keep deadlifting without aggravating it, but haven't used them since it healed.
Also, one of the main benefits of the big compound movements is the amount of things trained all at once imo, so why remove a part of that.