Cordless start - who can do it?

[Solari]

I'm struggling like mad with my Neon Blue Pro :S Almost manage to get it going but fall at the last hurdle. What kind of speeds are people getting up to with the finger flick before getting it going?

[Autolupus]

Can get a start with a flick of about 900-1000rpm.

[sam chan]

me too 800 to 1000
Sam Chan

[r3d]

yep......learned it in like the first 30 minutes of powerballing

it's great, saves time rolling the cord in and pulling it and hoping it won't get jammed or lost

[sam chan]

Flick start with right hand easy, took another day to learn flick start with my left hand.
Sam

[Tstering]

I can do it easily enough now, but often use the string anyway.

[GandrudbakkenAS]

Got the thumb start after 20 min after i read the instruction on this site...

Can do one handed start easily and somtimes i can start one in each hand simultansiously Got to work more on that

With one hand i can get it up too 1400 - 1500 and with thumb thecnique i can get it up to 1700, but to get it started i need around 1000...

[barrybpl]

Five years of powerball here and I've never managed to start it without the string.

--Barry.

[KelliShaver]

I think I'd been using it for about 3 days before I taught myself how to start it without the cord. I start it with one hand now. That took a bit more practice.

[digitalapocalypse]

I can start it with 2 hands. What I do is:

1. Hold the PB in my right hand (exposed part facing upwards.
2. Make sure that the groove/line is parallel to my shoulders.
3. Use my left thumb to spin the ball from right to left. The spin is doing aroudn 750rpm.
4. I start spinning the PB anti-clockwise (if looking from my elbow).

The thumb flick is quite difficult, and I haven't mastered it yet. It's hard for me to flick my thum quickly.