powerball

Post by **DRuM** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 4:20 am

It seems to be a good thing. Check out all the stuff about it. I was talking to a friend on msn, a very leet quake3 player, and he had this to say about it:

"basicly a 250gram piece of kit that with centrifugal force can go up to 40 pounds of weight , its quite amusing ... first 2 days of using it my hands n wrists hurt like crazy just too much pc time, but after a while that went away and it feels better then ever. fits in your hand , it also greatly improves coordination. it helped my q3 game out too as you have to feel the rotation and the weight of the gyro inside to power it. takes a few days to master it. been using it for 3 weeks now, helped me a lot.
first 2 days tho my hands felt like total crap. i just overdid it way too much and had huge muscle pain n stiffness. now its completely loose n fluent again "

http://www.powerball-europe.com/

Post by **inphlict** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 4:32 am

Yeah I've seen these before, never in person thou. Would like to get one but it's only online and not in local stores.

Post by **andyman** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 4:37 am

I own 4.

They rule. Buy one.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 4:57 am

What are the other names for that thing? Might go pick one up.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:14 am

Look at this guy :icon19:

http://www.unitymanufacturing.com/ebay/akis15027.wmv

Post by **andyman** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 10:35 am

ToxicBug wrote:Look at this guy :icon19:

http://www.unitymanufacturing.com/ebay/akis15027.wmv

thats the world champ

15322rpm - That's just nuts!! And what's up with him blatently checking himself out in the mirror?

http://www.powerballs.com/scoreboard.php

Post by **OverRide** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 11:58 am

god 15000rpm is crazy, i have trouble keeping that thing in my hand @ 10000rpm.

To bad I lost the cord to start that thing up, takes some time to start up that thing without the cord. :icon32:

Post by **LOL INTERNET** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 11:59 am

HAD ONE FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS MY RECORD IS 13966RPM. AFTER A WHILE YOU STOP GETTING BETTER AND THEY GET BORING. GOOD FOR ABOUT 3-6 MONTHS.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:20 pm

wtf?
Is this a geek thing or a gym thing?

What do you use it for, to gain more strenght in your fingers or what?

Is it like a fucking yo-yo?

:icon27:

Post by **OverRide** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:46 pm

Well it was designed to help against RSI, but you will also gain more strenght in your hand when using it alot. So I think most people use it to gain more strenght in their hands (and lower arm iirc)

Post by **denzii** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 1:28 pm

I have one it's cool

Post by **PhoeniX** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 2:46 pm

I have one. The admin posted on some other boards i visit because of the hundreds of orders he got from there as everyone was praising them. Seemed like a cool guy.

They rock. Make sure you only get one from powerball-europe.com and it has a timer. Other sites sell them but their fake versions, and the timer makes it more competative with friends etc

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Post by **andyman** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 3:25 pm

PhoeniX wrote:I have one. The admin posted on some other boards i visit because of the hundreds of orders he got from there as everyone was praising them. Seemed like a cool guy.

They rock. Make sure you only get one from powerball-europe.com and it has a timer. Other sites sell them but their fake versions, and the timer makes it more competative with friends etc .

He had posted on these boards a loooooong time ago too.

My highest was 13290 sometin. I was on the leader boards at like #48 for a while too....it felt gooood

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 3:30 pm

Is it safe to buy one off eBay?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 47815&rd=1

Post by **andyman** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 3:35 pm

ToxicBug wrote:Is it safe to buy one off eBay?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 47815&rd=1

depends if it is used or not....I would just get one from the main website and be safe than get a cheapo version. You get what you pay for.

And the neon ones aren't exactly kosher.....they are manufactured by a psoer company

Post by **reefsurfer** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 3:50 pm

whats the price tag?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 3:56 pm

About $40 USD.

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 4:52 pm

they're < $40 from the powerball website... why go ebay if you aren't saving anything?

Post by **Bdw3** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:29 pm

I got one of those things when I was like 13. From some now defunct 'cool junk' magazine. "The Edge Company."
I still have it, but it's super glued together from where my sister dropped it.
It doesn’t have a fancy readout or even a cover above the hole, you start it with a string. I still mess with it from time to time.
It was like $15. :icon26:

May have to get one of these new fangeled versions.

Post by ***OptimusPrime*** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:39 pm

its crap

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 7:05 pm

Found some from the canadian retailer, $54 CAD for the Powerball PRO and free delivery since they're in Montreal

Post by **R00k** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 7:22 pm

Do these really help prevent RSI and stuff?

What about for rehabilitating wrist injuries?

Post by **andyman** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 8:24 pm

It definitly strengthens your wrist, forearm, and toughens your hand up.

I dont have limp wrist diseases so I couldn't tell ya

it is addicting though...everyone I showed it to bought one because I wouldn't let them borrow mine anymore

Post by **MKJ** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 1:10 pm

oh right, a guy at work has one of these on his desk. just for fun though, cause it feels weird