View Full Version : LHnova's (Linus Hofmann) Scores
Think ill add my scores and progress here to keep me motivated.
RH Progress (Spinning CounterClockwise)
28-01-07 11,739
29-01-07 11,863
30-01-07 12,126
03-02-07 12,501
05-02-07 12,767
07-02-07 12,883
08-02-07 13,326
25-02-07 13,349
26-02-07 13,533
28-02-07 13,605
30-02-07 13,673
17-03-07 13,763
LH Progress (Spinning CounterClockwise)
28-01-07 11,140
30-01-07 11,343
04-02-07 11,428
05-02-07 11,831
09-02-07 12,061
14-02-07 12,182
19-02-07 12,288
20-02-07 12,404
(At this stage I felt my technique was way too hit and miss and I couldn't make any progress so I decided to change the wrist spinning direction)
LH Progress (Spinning Clockwise)
01-03-07 9,***
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15-03-07 12,716 :)
So thats it. I'll try and keep this updated as I chase 14k and 13k :)
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Just wanted to add that I got into a serious hot mode with my left hand tonight, using the new (clockwise spinning) technique. It was great, every run was a new record as I smashed my previous lefty record of 12,404, looks like changing the direction I rotate my left wrist was a good idea :)
a NEW LH Record of 12,716 is the result :D
Very happy is me :)
petemayhew
15-03-2007, 19:31
Hey nice scores
Linus. I think you beat me on most things by about 100 rpm :o
Hows your endurance scores?
Pete
woah speedy reply :), my endurance records suck cause I haven't really focused on it much. Thats why I haven't added the scores, I think my 30s record is something wimpy like 5,8**, and I haven't even written down my 60 or 90s records. Maybe when my right elbow is back in form I will focuse more on enduance :)
Happy powerballing :)
Linus
When you say spinning clockwise/anti clockwise is that looking at the ball with your palm facing you( if the ball wasn't there you would see your palm) or palm facing the floor?
When you say spinning clockwise/anti clockwise is that looking at the ball with your palm facing you( if the ball wasn't there you would see your palm) or palm facing the floor?
palm facing the floor :)
Linus
Just wanted to add that I got into a serious hot mode with my left hand tonight, using the new (clockwise spinning) technique. It was great, every run was a new record as I smashed my previous lefty record of 12,404, looks like changing the direction I rotate my left wrist was a good idea :)
a NEW LH Record of 12,716 is the result :D
Very happy is me :)
good news on the lefty. Once he gets up to speed lets see some 90's and dual action:D
haha 90s dual must be torture :O, don't think im ready for that yet ;)
so to keep you guys up to date, I had my first major powerballing session today, after a long recovery period I decided that my right elbow was better again and I could try for a couple right hand record. And I got them :)
It was a pretty short session consisting of about 5mins warm up, keeping the powerball at about 10,000rpm and then doing a couple 30s endurance runs, got a new record here aswell, finally breaking 6k with a score of 6064.
After which I went for a couple speed runs, at the start I was getting good scores (for me) of 13,4** and 13,5**, then I beat my current record by a few rpm with a score of 13,68*, then again with a 13,723. I was gonna quit at this stage because I didn't want to over strain my elbow but wanted a nice record on my newish blue 250Hz, so I did a run on it and it felt very fast which surprised me because all my records to date have been done on my amber 250hz (my speed ball ;)) and my blue balls are generally between 50 and 100rpm slower, but this time I saw 13,763 flashing back at me from my blue ball. 14k is definitely within reach now I think, just need to do some more training to get that little bit more power out of my shoulder.
here's the pic I submitted to the scoreboards
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4127/rh13763ie7.jpg
Oh and I also made a minor improvement on my metal, going up a few rpm t0 10,890 with my right.
Not a bad session at all, especially because it only consisted of about 10 runs :). Ill let my arm rest another day tomorow and go for it again on monday, hopefully I can see another improvement then.
Linus
haha 90s dual must be torture :O, don't think im ready for that yet ;) Linus
Sorry I meant 90's and dual as separate entities.
Well done on the new speed 14k is so close you must be able to taste it.(Apparently it tastes like chicken).
I was hoping to close the gap on you but you've gone and stuffed that up for me. Good Work:D:D
Sorry I meant 90's and dual as separate entities.
Well done on the new speed 14k is so close you must be able to taste it.(Apparently it tastes like chicken).
I was hoping to close the gap on you but you've gone and stuffed that up for me. Good Work:D:D
ah ok well I will definitely post my scores here when I get round to doing some 90s endurance runs. Ive done a few dual runs and got scores in the 24-25k range so nothing spectacular at all, wish I had your left/right balance ;), but ill keep working on it to see if I can get anywhere with my lefty.
Hmm, 14k, well ive been making fairly steady progress up to now and hopefully if I continue like this I will break this barrier before the end of the month. But its still quite a bit away for sure and unfortunately my elbow injury has really stuffed up my practice so i'm now about 2 weeks behind schedule but hopefully I can still reach my goal :). Would be sweet.
Linus
Nice Scores Linus!!:D But for once I got just that little bit on you... for now. Fully expecting you to steamroller past me into the 14000's withint the next week or so...:cool:
Nice Scores Linus!!:D But for once I got just that little bit on you... for now. Fully expecting you to steamroller past me into the 14000's withint the next week or so...:cool:
:mad: damn. Nice score man...but you only beat me because of my busted elbow..yeah that must be it ;)...lol
Hmm, dunno if I can catch up before the end of the month, looks like you'll be able to beat 14k quite easilly.
Linus
I think, just this once, it will be alright to double post.
I just beat 14k twice with my right arm :D:eek:.
So my new right hand record stands at 14,035rpm, I didn't beat 14k by much but im really pleased that I got to this milestone so quickly. I never thought I would get to 14k in less than 2 months, so im really happy right now. Might whip out the bubbly and have a bit of a 14k party,:D jk...lol
So anyway, it was a pretty good session all round, quick warm up as usual and then straight into speed runs. No endurance except for my usual 30s sprint to warm up. Started out really slow and was having trouble getting above 13.5k but then it picked up nicely. My arm seemed to be in great condition today meaning I could hold my runs at their peak for a bit longer than usual and they felt more controlled aswell. So basically I worked my way up towards 14k quite quickly, beating my record with almost every run (breathing a special sigh or relief when I passed Jammy's score :p) and then I pulled off my 14k run. It felt fast indeed but I kinda found it hard to be certain because I had fallen off my chair halfway through it :o, and unfortunately this also made me miss the special "14k chicken taste" experience completely. **LTLFTC knows what I'm talking about here
I got another 14k score after this but it was 4rpm slower and during this run I tore quite a large bit of skin off my little finger, so I decided to call it a night at that point.
So here's the score, no video unfotunately so it won't be up on the scoreboards but hopefully I will be able to get one done soon.
http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/6596/rh14035qd0.jpg
I tried to record a run of 98% and even with my torn finger got a good few scores in this region and above but the camera wouldn't co-operate, usually stopping the recording before I could get the score in focus or cutting out in the middle of the runs. But ill try and get some proof of this record and hopefully future ones aswell.
Happy powerballing guys/girls.
Linus
WildThunder
20-03-2007, 00:10
Good going lhnova !
To see 14k+ flashing the first time is soooo sweet ;)
Welcome to the 14k club - get it recorded and up on the scoreboard :D
Good going lhnova !
To see 14k+ flashing the first time is soooo sweet ;)
Welcome to the 14k club - get it recorded and up on the scoreboard :D
yep it was really sweet, I have sneak a look at it ever couple of minutes.
I think my family are getting worried about me ;)
Linus
Well done Linus 14k you must be stoked. According to my calculations you only need a vid of 13755 to post that score. If you have one of your 13763 you should be right. Congrats again onto 15k:D:D:D
Well done Linus 14k you must be stoked. According to my calculations you only need a vid of 13755 to post that score. If you have one of your 13763 you should be right. Congrats again onto 15k:D:D:D
yeah thanks im very stoked, and 13763 is easy enough now and as I said I got numerous scores in this range and higher tonight but every single time my ultra crappy webcam screwed up any chance of getting it captured. :( But im not too annoyed, I submitted my lower score of 13,955 to the scoreboards. But I guess I need a new cam now anyway, huh! :) Wouldn't want to let those 15k scores go unrecorded ;)
Linus
Installed
20-03-2007, 02:42
Dude! You did it, congrats! I wish I could get one of my arms to move that fast, it seems like I always lose coordination around 12.5-13k recently. :(
Thats funny, whenever I get a new record I always do that too. Especially after my counters recently glitched and read 14, 16, and 18k scores! :p
Dude! You did it, congrats! I wish I could get one of my arms to move that fast, it seems like I always lose coordination around 12.5-13k recently. :(
Thats funny, whenever I get a new record I always do that too. Especially after my counters recently glitched and read 14, 16, and 18k scores! :p
thanks man :), hopefully you can get your arms to cooperate again soon. That two handed record is too close to 14k, good luck with it :)
Linus
My friend... You nailed me again.:mad:
It seems I just cannot have decent time to celebrate being in front...;)
But seriously... Excellent, stupendous, remarkable and well done!!!
I hope to be joining you soon on the far side of 14000!! :D
My friend... You nailed me again.
It seems I just cannot have decent time to celebrate being in front...
But seriously... Excellent, stupendous, remarkable and well done!!!
I hope to be joining you soon on the far side of 14000!!
im sure you'll get 14k soon.... too soon! :(;). Hopefully neither one of us will develop too big a lead on the other so we can keep competing right up to 15k and beyond... hopefully
just as an update on previous sessions.
I got sooo damn close to beating 13k with my left hand a couple days ago, with a score of 12,990 :). Its frustrating to get so close and on the days since I couldn't get anywhere close to 13k anymore, usually scoring in the mid to high 12k range, so I guess ill have to wait.
Right hand scores have been ok, I think I need a little break to let my arm recover but since the last record session where I snatched the 14k score ive managed to get quite close to that benchmark a couple of times. Highest since then was a score in the 13,99* range so it was damn close, would have love to see 14k+ on the counter for a third time but again it was close but not close enough.
Today I had a Dreadful (note the capital D) powerballing day, got to bed at 4am last night and slept in till 1pm :eek:, I was wrecked and couldn't get anywhere with pballing. A single 30s run left me gasping for air and my whole body ached, I never felt like this before when powerballing and I actually had to give up and have a lie down after only like 3 mins. Both my arms felt ultra crappy and uncoordinated aswell, only beating 13k once with my right arm and getting nowhere with my left.
So I guess late nights and late mornings/afternoons along with powerballing isn't a good mix.
Ill be taking a day or two break so I can recover some strenght before going for any more records.
Hopefully the next time ill be posting here will be because of a new highscore :D
Linus
ok, new left hand record today, I finally beat 13k with it :). Ive been getting mid range 12k scores for the last couple of days and getting the odd score just below 13k and today I finally cracked it :cool:. 13,006 just barely beat it but its nice to see it this score flashing after a left hand run :). So Changing my left hand spinning direction was Definitely a good idea :D
ive been resting my right hand for a couple of days now and will hold off doing record runs with it until monday. So hopefully after the rest I'll be able to get into the high 13ks and maybe even have a little stroll around the low 14k range again :D
ps. We have really great weather here in Ireland at the moment. Looks like the soggy winter is finally over ;)
Linus
couple of new records to report. Unfortunaltely I haven't been able to get close to 14k anymore but at least im still making some kind of progress in other areas :)
New Left and Right hand 30s scores:
RH. 6,152 (+52) LH. 5,625 (+39)
New left hand Speed Record:
Got into 13k quite a few times and got a marginally better high score of 13,082 rpm. Quite pleased with being able to get 13k with my left :)
Still haven't really done any 90s runs, except for a couple of one handed ones. Strangely enough I don't really feel much like doing proper dual handed endurance, maybe because I hate having to change hands during a run. I might dedicate some powerballing time to giving 90s runs a proper go this week though. See how I get on.
Good luck getting those scores people :D
Linus
Adrena1in
12-04-2007, 14:42
Good to see you've got your Powerballs back and sorted and are able to start posting good scores again. Were you without them for a long time? Long breaks often aren't good, but you'll very quickly get back up to speed I'm sure.
Good to see you've got your Powerballs back and sorted and are able to start posting good scores again. Were you without them for a long time? Long breaks often aren't good, but you'll very quickly get back up to speed I'm sure.
hehe, nope I haven't been without balls since I got my first one. ;)...got me a nice collection of 10 powerballs and there are like10 more lying around the house belonging to my family and friends :D. So running out is not a problem even if a couple of them bite the dust :cool:. Maybe you're thinking of someone else :P
I only managed to get over 14k twice in one session and since then ive had a bit of set back. Dunno what it is but the best ive managed to get in the last couple of days is in the high 13,6** which is way off my record and also quite a bit below the average of 13,7**-138** which I was getting before. Which kinda sucks...but at least my left hand is on fire atm and hopefully I can get back on form with my right again quickly. Really want to see 14k flashing back at me again soon :D.
This has happened to me before though, after I first beat the 13k barrier. I had a major set back for a couple of weeks before I could finally beat my previous record again. Maybe its one of those pivotal points that people are allways talking about...where you just need to take your time and figure out the slight change in technique before you can continue improving. It certainly feels like that at the moment.
Linus
ok im sort of back up to speed. Got some good enough scores tonight mostly in the 13.5 -13.8k range so i'm relatively happy. I also experienced my first proper counter error during my hot mode tonight. The ball that I used to get most of my recent high scores wen't a bit loopy on me, first during what felt like a great run I looked at the counter and for about half a second it showed a 14k+ score and then suddenly flashed to showing 10,854 or something like that. Talk about a letdown. It showed some more ultra low/incorrect scores during the next couple of runs so I decided to ditch the counter and use another one. But a similar thing happened in one of the following runs, the counter showing <12k when powerballalyzer clearly showed the run to be above 13.5k. So I dunno, is its possible that something in the rotor itself is causing the wrong scores? It seems pretty unlikely but I'll keep monitoring this ball to see if it keeps happening.
I finally got my camera to record properly (but sound still sucks) so from now on you can all enjoy my ultra strained/painfully tensed expression when im doing a run ;):cool:, I recorded my highest run of the night and with that score of 13,838 I should be able to submit my 14k record to the scoreboards. :)
here is the video of my best RH run tonight. 13,839
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTF0W_u_vgk
Oh and just before someone mentions it, that isn't the sound of me letting one fly about halfway through. Its an audio glitch. The audio is pretty messed up in general because of a shitty mic, but I have to say, that perfectly timed fart sound in conjucntion with my strained expression is pretty amusing, you couldn't time it any better if you tried. So enjoy ;)
Linus
Good going there Linus, you'll be over the 14k hill on video before you know it.
;):D
Good going Linus! Pitty about the counter. Seems you're leaving me behind for the moment. But don't relax, I'll be on your tail before you know it.:cool:
Good going Linus! Pitty about the counter. Seems you're leaving me behind for the moment. But don't relax, I'll be on your tail before you know it.:cool:
thanks but I don't feel like im leaving anyone behind at the moment, today I struggled to get over 13.5k again and my arm just feels extremely slow. Maybe ill just give powerballing a rest for a few days and see how I get on when I come back afterwards.:o
On a different note, metal was pretty good for me today and I managed to smash my previous RH record of 11,244 with a score of 11,388. Pretty pleased with that I must say. I caught a run of 11,383 on video aswell, so I might submit it to the scoreboards. Not a fantastic score in the grand scheme of things but at least im making progress somewhere.
here's the video if anyones interested... once again the sound is attrocious, really need to pick me up a better mic :p.
http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d6/lhnova/?action=view¤t=11383.flv
Oh and just incase anyone is looking for a better video host than youtube, One-Eye's vids reminded me that Photobucket has a fairly cool free video hosting service. No annoying Youtube esque waiting before the vid becomes viewable, and I think better quality aswell.
Linus
Rest is good, lock the PB's up for week and see how you do after, give your muscles a chance to rest up properly.
It's good to make progress somewhere though, even if it seems pretty minimal.
A new record is a still a new record be it +500rpm or +5rpm.
On a side note, think I need to give my metal a service. Was sounding quite poorly earlier this evening.
Keep spinning Linus ;):D
Rest is good, lock the PB's up for week and see how you do after, give your muscles a chance to rest up properly.
It's good to make progress somewhere though, even if it seems pretty minimal.
A new record is a still a new record be it +500rpm or +5rpm.
On a side note, think I need to give my metal a service. Was sounding quite poorly earlier this evening.
Keep spinning Linus ;):D
Thanks man, rest is it so. The only thing that was kind of leaving me undecided about taking a break is because I took a whole week off about two weeks ago and it did absolutely nothing for me when I started PBalling again afterwards. So recently ive been going at it very hard to see if I could maybe bully my arms into moving that required amount faster but to no avail.
So hopefully this time it will do something, ive been training pretty hard these last couple of days with the plastic and the metal so hopefully this rest will have some effect.
It's just so annoying to be making great progress and then suddenly hit a wall where nothing really goes right and you just don't feel in the Groove anymore :(, but I guess that's the nature of any sport. :rolleyes:
About your metal, argh you can't have a metal sounding rough, they are Sooo smooth and quite usually and require relatively little maintenance so get that thing cleaned out and back in action. ;)
Cya all in a week so ;)
Linus
It's just so annoying to be making great progress and then suddenly hit a wall where nothing really goes right and you just don't feel in the Groove anymore :(, but I guess that's the nature of any sport. :rolleyes:
Happens, keep spinning, resting, trying a different PB discipline, etc, cold mode will pass eventually.
Enjoy your break from PB's, and don't be a stranger. :p;):D
Ok I think my cold mode is on the way out ;)
I was ment to be resting this week till monday but I had to help my dad chop some wood yesterday and today so resting my muscles any more was out of the question.
I was pretty wrecked today from the aforementioned chopping and cutting but decided to give powerball a shot. I started very slowly and wasn't surprised at all by my crappy performance because that had been the situation for quite some time, without taking into account the muscle pain and overall crappy energy levels that I had today. In the end it took me almost 3 hours to get into a hot mode, during that time I was mainly doing speed runs and switched to metal about half way through, just managed to scrape a new record here, and then switched back to the plastic. Then for the first time in 2 weeks I managed to get above 13,8k and got about 10 runs in the 13.7-13.9 range. Dissapointingly I didn't manage to break the 14k barrier, and only managed to get a highscore of 13,955 rpm. But all in all I think this has been my best session since I got my last 14k record so I'm pretty pleased.
And Jammy it seems like we are both fairly similar again in our powerballing, similar Cold modes which ended on almost the same day and similar scores.;) JUST managed to get a slightly higher score but I'm sure you will get to 14k before I get a chance to do it again. My fingers and arm are completely shot after tonight :o.
SO Summary of tonights session.
250Hz:
Record: 13,955 (80 less than record)
Average: 13.5k
Graph:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d6/lhnova/RH13955_Graph.jpg
might have just scraped 14k according to the graph but I held it for ages and I don't think the Counter could have registered the peak any better.
Video:
http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d6/lhnova/?action=view¤t=__R13955.flv
350Hz:
Record: 11,399 (11 more than record)
Average: 11.1k
Graph: None (Not really interesting)
Video:
http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d6/lhnova/?action=view¤t=__MR11399-1.flv
Linus
arrankenny
21-04-2007, 23:57
Some nice scores there-maybe you are back in your prime...we'll have to wait and see...
Arran
Some nice scores there-maybe you are back in your prime...we'll have to wait and see...
Arran
yeah, I dunno, I think if I were really back to form I should be able to beat 14k quite easilly. But this session has give me some hope that I can get that form back. In fairness the cold mode period didn't last all that long but it allways feels very long and depressing if you can't make any progress.
I will do some left hand work tomorow maybe and then see if I can have another good right hand session next week sometime.
Linus
Installed
22-04-2007, 02:43
Good to see that you're out of your cold mode! Some semblance of consistency is always encouraging.
Welcome back Linus! Good to see you getting out of the cold as well. Nice vid as well, you really give it good old body shake - nice technique there.
We're gonna nail this thing now. I can just feel it!:cool:
Well done Linus good to see you back with some form.
I tell you I may have a slightly higher score than you and Jammy consistently hit higher averages than me and you recent highs are way above mine. Since I hit 14 k 24 days ago I've only had about three scores over 13.8. So keep the little bugger spinning and I'm confident the two of you will leap frog me soon
Well done Linus good to see you back with some form.
I tell you I may have a slightly higher score than you and Jammy consistently hit higher averages than me and you recent highs are way above mine. Since I hit 14 k 24 days ago I've only had about three scores over 13.8. So keep the little bugger spinning and I'm confident the two of you will leap frog me soon
thanks guys, and yeah I think you experienced the double edged sword of getting a new high score that is quite a big leap from your previous best. If that happens it can take quite some time to work your way back up to that level. Happened to me when I jumped from 12.8 to like 13.4 and then again now when I jumped from 13.7 to 14. Good luck with the progress, your technique is really good anyway so im sure it shouldn't be too hard to get above 14k again.
And jammy, yup my right arm technique is definitely based on pulsing with the whole upper body. I feel that with simple forearm spinning I won't get anywhere and have only managed to break into 13k once without getting the shoulder involved. Which is quite different to how I spin with my left, there I can't get the shoulder to sync up with the arm yet but overall it feels like my forearm is moving a lot faster than what my right can do. So what im hoping is that as I continue improving with my left I will be able to get the shoulder action going there aswell and that this will actually be faster than my right. But at the moment it's just not strong or coordinated enough for that to work.
haha, my whole upper body is wrecked today, got muscle pain everywhere including, strangely enough, on the back of my legs and groin :D. I'm still constantly surprised by all the muscles that are worked by a heavy powerball session. ;):p.
Linus
...And jammy, yup my right arm technique is definitely based on pulsing with the whole upper body. I feel that with simple forearm spinning I won't get anywhere and have only managed to break into 13k once without getting the shoulder involved....Linus
Interesting point you are making there. When I got some good 13800 scores yesterday, especially above 13900, I sometimes felt as if the ball was spinning to fast for me to keep control. I almost got the feeling that if I was able to get more control I would have got it much faster. Sounds similar to what you describe here.
So in essence, if we want to get up to 14500 we will need to adjust our techniques more??
Interesting point you are making there. When I got some good 13800 scores yesterday, especially above 13900, I sometimes felt as if the ball was spinning to fast for me to keep control. I almost got the feeling that if I was able to get more control I would have got it much faster. Sounds similar to what you describe here.
So in essence, if we want to get up to 14500 we will need to adjust our techniques more??
well for me its hard to tell just yet. I don't think my muscles were in top form yesterday so I don't think I was really powerballing at full potential, my technique felt great in that hot mode though so maybe I was just lacking that extra bit of Umph to get over 14k. I think we should both be able to go quite some distance into 14k with out current techniques, from your videos I get the feeling your right hand technique is more similar to my left, with less shoulder pulsing involved. So maybe if you bring the shoulder into it a bit more you might be able to get some more revs out of it. Not sure if you aren't already doing this though. :cool:
Personally I think I just need to build more strength in the muscles that I am using most for this technique. The muscle pain im feeling today is in slightly different places than usual and that usually means that my technique has changed slightly. Thereby applying different muscles. So maybe ive already made progress without knowing it. Hope thats the case
Just keep spinning mate and im sure we'll both continue improving. :D
Linus
PS. I'm curious why you used a neon for that last session, do you find you can get better scores with it that with the 250Hz models? Personally I find them quite a bit slower almost all of the time. For example yesterday when I was close to the hot mode and getting consistently in the 13.7 and 13.8 range I wanted to get some new scores registered on my neons and there I got between 13.3 on my Blue and 13.6 on my Signature, with the Green somewhere in the middle. And this is usually the case. Maybe your technique is just more suited to Neons :cool:
PPS. Just for fun here's a picture of the current Family Hofmann powerball collection :D
18 in total and 10 of those are mine. Just need a Red Neon to complete my collection. Damn, that reminds me I forgot to add my mums Red neon to the lineup :S...so actually we have 19 powerballs in the house atm ;)
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d6/lhnova/PBCollection.jpg
Alastair V
22-04-2007, 17:35
And jammy, yup my right arm technique is definitely based on pulsing with the whole upper body. I feel that with simple forearm spinning I won't get anywhere and have only managed to break into 13k once without getting the shoulder involved. Which is quite different to how I spin with my left, there I can't get the shoulder to sync up with the arm yet but overall it feels like my forearm is moving a lot faster than what my right can do. So what im hoping is that as I continue improving with my left I will be able to get the shoulder action going there aswell and that this will actually be faster than my right. But at the moment it's just not strong or coordinated enough for that to work.
Linus
This is almost exactly the same as me. But now after some practice i have started to get my shoulder pulsing with my left hand and as a consequence my LH scores have rocketed up. And because my left forearm can go faster than my right, once i have mastered the pulsing i am confident my left hand can overtake my right hand. Maybe with a bit of luck the same can happen to you.;)
petemayhew
22-04-2007, 18:08
Ditto Alastair. I involve some should and whole arm pulsing into my RH record attempts which i don't in my LH record attempts. If i could just get the coordination with the LH i think i could manage near to my RH best.
... Watched the videos Linus well done. Your much like me technique wise, sitting down and adding the pulsing of my arm in it too.
Pete :)
...PS. I'm curious why you used a neon for that last session, do you find you can get better scores with it that with the 250Hz models?...
Not in general, but I really made a point of running that specific neon in properly. For a week or so that was the ball I got my best scores on. So when I saw I got in the high 13800's I immediatley took it out and got the 13921 score. But I'm afraid that run killed it. When I tried it again couple of seconds later I could immediatley feel something was wrong, could not get it past 13000.
Cleaned it out tonight, but will from now on only use it for recreational purposes. I think it's time to get a new 250Hz though.
Not in general, but I really made a point of running that specific neon in properly. For a week or so that was the ball I got my best scores on. So when I saw I got in the high 13800's I immediatley took it out and got the 13921 score. But I'm afraid that run killed it. When I tried it again couple of seconds later I could immediatley feel something was wrong, could not get it past 13000.
Cleaned it out tonight, but will from now on only use it for recreational purposes. I think it's time to get a new 250Hz though.
ah that sucks, yeah Ive noticed that running the neons at 13k speeds can send them off balance quite quickly. Stick to the 250Hz ones for the real speed runs. Still interesting that you managed to get a faster run with the neon, maybe if you get a new 250Hz pro you might be able to beat 14k quite easilly.
Linus
Bit late, but good sesh there Linus.
Nice encouraging scores, 14k ever closer for you.
;):D
Bit late, but good sesh there Linus.
Nice encouraging scores, 14k ever closer for you.
and yet so far away it seems :(,
average to good session today. Broke a few records but my right arm performance was pretty cruddy. Left felt great though, and I was consistenly getting very good scores once I had warmed up properly.
Metal was also pretty good and my average was up by about 100rpm on average.
RH 250Hz: :(
Highscore: 13,718rpm (-317)
Average: 13.498
Video:
LH 250Hz: :)
Highscore: 13,221rpm (+18)
Average: 13.035
Video: http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d6/lhnova/?action=view¤t=L13218.flv
RH 350Hz: :D
Highscore: 11,552rpm (+213)
Average: 11.267
Video: http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d6/lhnova/?action=view¤t=MR11552.flv
90s Strength 250Hz:
I don't do a lot of these but today I had a half arsed attempt. A pretty crappy run, mainly because I intended to do it single handed first but then at about 1min I switched to left and it all fell apart after that. Must have a proper session dedicated to getting a good 90s score one of these days.
Highscore: 16,735
So that's about it, not great on top 250hz speed but not bad all round. Unfotunately that metal beast has damaged my thumb a bit and it doesn't feel so great at the moment. Hopefully it will be cleared up by the end of the week so I can still have a chance of claiming that 14k marker before the other two guys ;).
Linus
ps. Photobucket seems to be very slow right now so I couldn't upload any of the vids or pics. I'll come back laterz and update this post with the interesting stuff ;)
petemayhew
24-04-2007, 21:02
Nice one Linus!
Metal looks pretty good but not looking good on the RH 250Hz front. Anyway that should pass and you should be chasing 14K. Don't let the one bad RH reg hot mode let you down.
Pete :)
Come on, Mr Hungry! Up tempo there...:cool:
Come on, Mr Hungry! Up tempo there...:cool:
I'll blame it entirely on my late night on monday and sleeping in. ;)
On a different note most of my previous good hot modes have been in the evening so maybe I am better at that time of day. Next session is scheduled for thursday or maybe friday. I'll try to get a good nights sleep and have my session in the evening. Hopefully that will set me up for some good scores.
Linus
hi guys and gals,
new LH record to report. It was a great evening and I was out walking the dogs, doing a bit of LH work, Endurance and the odd speed run in between. Seemed to get quite well warmed up doing this and was hitting 13k+ easilly and often. Got loads of scores in the 13.1k range but not quite managing to reach my previous record. Then on my way back I stopped powerballing for a while to throw a few sticks for the dogs, did another run after and thats when I hit 13,423 :D
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d6/lhnova/LH_13423.jpg
Seems if I manage to keep improving my left like this I'll be able to catch up with the right quite quickly and its almost starting to look like I might hit 14k with my left before I manage it again with my right :p. That would countl in the "UK vs SA vs IE/Switzerland" competition right? ;)
Anyway my right is still **** and I think today I managed to put my elbow out again, so i'm going to take a few days off to let it heal. I'm hoping Saturday or sunday night i'll be good for a proper session.
Linus
i would mind 13.4k on any of my hands lol... Such a greedy boy :p
If i remember rightly that was a Celebrations advert christmas special with that indian comedian passing the tin round....
off subject.... :p
GILPI :)
Nice lefty improvement Linus.
Hope your elbow sorts itself out so you can forge ahead with your right again.
;):D
petemayhew
26-04-2007, 23:28
when I hit 13,423 :D
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d6/lhnova/LH_13423.jpg
That would countl in the "UK vs SA vs IE/Switzerland" competition right?
Very Nice Lefty!! :o :eek: :cool:
If you keep progressing with this I'm sure your 90s and 30s will be soaring !!
I'm going to plan a sesh for tomorrow or Saturday so hopefully 14K speed :)
Pete
Very Nice Lefty!! :o :eek: :cool:
If you keep progressing with this I'm sure your 90s and 30s will be soaring !!
I'm going to plan a sesh for tomorrow or Saturday so hopefully 14K speed :)
Pete
thanks, and yeah it will probably help with my 90s runs (if and when I actually start doing a few seriously), but 30s are still done exclusively one handed :), so no overall record improvement there. Hope to beat my left hand 30s score of 5,726 though next time I give it a go. I find the hardest thing is to get both arms into a hot mode at the same time, which is something that's pretty important especially for 90s and Dual runs, I usually focus a session on one arm.
Good luck with the 14k, i'd say its not that hard but i'd be lying ;). If you're in a good hot mode though im sure you can do it. Here's hoping I can get me another 14k score in my next session aswell.
Linus
Good work on the left hand there, buddy! Don't sweat the right hand, you'll it 14k again soon enough, I'm convinced of it.
Interesting point, all three of us, you, Pete and myself, have left hand scores that are pretty close. I think you lead the way, I'm about 100 rpm behin and Pete is chasing hard. Once we all nail the 14k right hand thing we might as well nail 14k left as well, whaddayasay??:confused:
Good work on the left hand there, buddy! Don't sweat the right hand, you'll it 14k again soon enough, I'm convinced of it.
Interesting point, all three of us, you, Pete and myself, have left hand scores that are pretty close. I think you lead the way, I'm about 100 rpm behin and Pete is chasing hard. Once we all nail the 14k right hand thing we might as well nail 14k left as well, whaddayasay??:confused:
Might be getting ahead of ourselves a bit here ;), lets focus on gettin that damn 14k with out rights first and then we'll see. But trying to get 14k with the left should be fun aswell and that score yesterday gave me a good idea of the potential in that arm, it felt extremely fast and controlled. Unfortunately its not strong enough yet but a bit of practice should sort that out and then you never know.
Linus
Adrena1in
27-04-2007, 12:37
I find the hardest thing is to get both arms into a hot mode at the same timeThat's interesting actually. I find my speed scores left and right usually progress together, (added 43 revs to my right-hand record the other night, then added 42 revs to my left hand record!) However, endurance is a whole other matter. Over 30s I was almost at 100% the other night with my right, but my left was about 800 rpm behind my best LH score! :(
After seeing Jammy roll over into the 14k range and with Pete only a few rpm away I decided to forget about my sore thumb and have a little session anyway. And i'm glad I did.
Couple new records tonight, FINALLY managed to get a 14k score again and got myself a new record to boot. Mr Hungry has finally done it. :p Only improved on my previous score by 5 measly rpm but after going sooo long, almost 1.5 months, without managing to get into the 14k range, I am Very happy :D
New RH 250Hz Record!
14,040 rpm (+5)
Here's the pic.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d6/lhnova/RH-14040.jpg
The session was a bit weird really, I started out and was getting scores mainly in the 13.6-13.7k range, did a few 30s runs and then the scores increased somewhat, got a couple scores in the 13.8k range and then suddenly I managed to do whatever it is that I have to do to get above 14k. The score I got above was the only 14k score of the night and I am positive that once I figure out what it takes to increase my scores like this I will be able to get 14k a lot more consistently. Right now my runs can be quite unpredictable and I hope this will change soon.
and the video.
http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d6/lhnova/?action=view¤t=RH_14040.flv
Excuse my dreadful appearance also, was working in the garden today and haven't shaved for a couple of days ;)...hmmm maybe the secret to cracking 14k lies therein :p.
Now on to the second record of the evening.
New RH 30s Record.
6269 Revs (+117)
Video:
http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d6/lhnova/?action=view¤t=RH-30s-6296.flv
(Rather large i'm afraid, caught too much of the prepping on film :o)
Quite a large increase here, very happy with this result. I usually do 30s runs to warm up before a session but today I did a few in between as well and I think that is what made the difference. Plus I managed to get that new speed record a couple of tries after this enduro run. So this is something that I will be incorporating into all future sessions.
So Pete, get going on that 14k score.
Linus
Well done mate must be nice to see that 14k up on the screen again. As my kids say second is the best first is the worst:D:D
Well done mate must be nice to see that 14k up on the screen again. As my kids say second is the best first is the worst:D:D
haha, yeah I seem to remember hearing that a few times when I was younger. ;). Doesn't make much sense really, but then again "Kids do say the darndest things" don't they :D
Linus
Nice one Linus, another well earned 14k score.:D
Hope they start to come a bit easier for you from now on.
......Excuse my dreadful appearance also, was working in the garden today and haven't shaved for a couple of days ;)...hmmm maybe the secret to cracking 14k lies therein :p.
Was that you sleeping under the hedge in my back garden the other night Linus? :p
......As my kids say second is the best first is the worst:D
Oh no Pete! Means your gonna have to be 'the dirty donkey' ;)
Excellent work there Linus. 14k Should not be a problem anymore. But I did realise the same thing as you. We need to do something different to hit 14k constantly and go well beyond, but I'm not sure yet what either. More about this on my own thread.
Come on Pete, stop making excuses about broken balls and get on with it...;) :D :p
petemayhew
03-05-2007, 16:49
Come on Pete, stop making excuses about broken balls and get on with it...;) :D :p
Firstly very well done Linus *jealous look* :p
Also new ball came today so i'll be in good form. If i don't get 14K i'll blame it on the new ball ;)
righto, finally got round to doing some endurance runs today.
It was the first time I had done a proper session of 90s runs and it turned out ok I think. But I'm definitely not a fan of holding the ball counter side away from palm in my left hand and this presented quite a few problems.
I only managed 3 proper 90s runs during this session and then stopped because I developed a blister on my left hand from the new holding style. First blister I have had in absolutely ages and it annoyed me, I also found that my left hand was going at about 50% of its potential because of this grip and I hope to improve that. I also messed up a few runs because of bad swaps or because I just ran out of energy half way through ;). So my technique leaves a lot to be desired but for a first try I think I can be excused :D.
So here are the results.
Best score of the 3 runs was 17,277 revs. The other one I got 17,204 I think and I can't remember the first one but it was also pretty close.
I feel I can definitely do better than this if I sort out the above problems and will be aiming for at least 17,5** revs next time. Will try and challenge Pete and Jammy here as well, get a little competition going :D:cool:
Oh and lastly I managed to get a new LH 30s record. 5838 (+71)
No speed records today but my left was pretty good (with the normal grip style) all round, getting 13,205.
Okey dokey, thats all from me today.
Happy ballin :p
Linus
petemayhew
04-05-2007, 19:03
Best score of the 3 runs was 17,277 revs. The other one I got 17,204 I think and I can't remember the first one but it was also pretty close.
I feel I can definitely do better than this if I sort out the above problems and will be aiming for at least 17,5** revs next time. Will try and challenge Pete and Jammy here as well, get a little competition going :D:cool:
Nice 90s efforts there. You sure will catch me up soon if i don't get a move on ;) ... and yes most definitely have a competition :D First to 18K gripper? :cool: This ones gonna be a long one I'm thinking
Pete
Installed
04-05-2007, 19:07
Good work on the endurance. It's runs like those that will help improve speed, and as a side effect, you also get some nice 30 and 90s scores too. :p
Nice 90s efforts there. You sure will catch me up soon if i don't get a move on ;) ... and yes most definitely have a competition :D First to 18K gripper? :cool: This ones gonna be a long one I'm thinking
Pete
you're on. We have to reel Jammy in first though, he's got himself a bit of a headstart here ;)
Lets see how long this will take us. It'll also be interesting to see how we progress with endurance because our speed scores are so equal at the moment.
Have you noticed much increase in your 90s score lately, I would have thought that with your recent rather quick improvement in top speed it would have had a big effect.
Linus
Nice going Linus. Getting to 17200 whilst you were uncomfotable with the reverse grip is quite stunning, actually.
you're on. We have to reel Jammy in first though, he's got himself a bit of a headstart here...
You're on. 18k is steep though and I suspect we will all need to drastically improve our left hands. The only reason I suddenly got 500 rpm extra in my 90s run, as far as I am concerned, is because I managed to add almost 1500 rpm to my left hand over the last 3 weeks.
petemayhew
05-05-2007, 17:25
The only reason I suddenly got 500 rpm extra in my 90s run, as far as I am concerned, is because I managed to add almost 1500 rpm to my left hand over the last 3 weeks.
I need to really improve my LH really. 13.5K is what I'm aiming for and if i get it i think I should be able to do 18K gripper. But it's not always like that :o
You guys. 18k is a mental and technical challenge. Your all hitting high enough score to do it now you just have to put it together technically
got some interesting scores yesterday. I was working in the garden and had brought along my least favourite 250Hz Pro ball, actually it's my slowest ball by far and I usually can score between 200 and 300 RPM more on my favourites. So anyway I got into a bit of a hot mode while I was spinning down there and managed to work my way up to a score of 13,958, which was encouraging and very suprising as I beat the previous highscore on that ball by over 300rpm.
I had great control over the ball and my technique seemed to have turned up a notch but unfortunately until I had finished my work my hot mode had cooled down too much to get any new records on my other balls. However when I came up, I was slowed down to about 13.3-13.4 on my slow ball and on my first spin with my fav I got over 13.7 and got a number of 13.5-13-6 after that. So I am certain that had I brought my fastest ball down to the garden I would be look at a new record right now ;). Maybe even in the top 100 :D
Anyway, I will rest today and give it another shot tomorow and see if I can make some progress :)
Good luck with the spinning
Linus
Hope it comes together for you Linus, you're long overdue regular 14k+ scores.
;):D
petemayhew
21-05-2007, 17:10
Looking good Linus.
If you crack 14K next hot mode then that'll be the key to get into the top100 :)
gdevening guys and gals,
Just had a fantastic session and you're now looking at the new No.94 on the scoreboards :D:eek:;) I'm not 100% sure but I think that means i'm the winner of the little comp between me, Pete and Jammy.:p Hungry Hofmann, just ate you guys up ;)
New RH Record: 14,218rpm
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d6/lhnova/RH14218.jpg
Absolutely fantastic session with a very speedy ball, got loads of 14k+ scores which was unbelievable because I struggled so hard to get there in the last couple of weeks. Very gratifying to finally make some progress and it felt great hitting 14k so often. :)
Not much else to say really but I also managed to whip up a new 30s RH record of 6295.
Great night overall but now i'm totally wrecked. :)
Enjoy the crappy videos all :D
RH Record:
http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d6/lhnova/?action=view¤t=_R14218.flv
Gnight, and keep spinning
Linus
Installed
02-06-2007, 01:25
Heck yeah! Congrats on winning the top100 contest, too bad theres no prizes. :confused: :rolleyes:
Those speed record breaking sessions are totally fun, I'm way past due for one.
Well done Linus, you really earned that one.
Congrats.
;):D
petemayhew
02-06-2007, 13:58
Well Done Buddy.
I can't seem to get 14K again :o Any tips? :p
The only way is up from here. :)
Well Done Buddy.
I can't seem to get 14K again :o Any tips? :p
The only way is up from here. :)
well you know exactly what has been happening to me in the last month. I found it extremely hard to get 14k again after that first time. But recently I had a few sessions where I was getting very close to 14k again, frustratingly sometimes to within 20rpm of cracking it but nothing came of it. I have recently started some slightly weight training to improve my overall arm strenght and I think this was an essential part to gain the extra Umph needed to push that ball a little higher :)
Anyway, whatever you do I am sure it will happen for you again soon.
I just hope that I can maintain my speed a little this time around and not drop back down like I did after my last jump.
Good luck Pete and thanks for the nice comments guys :D
Linus
You need to update your sig with your new high score Linus.
;):D
oh yeah thanks for the reminder :D
Linus
Belated congrats Linus must be nice to be back up there
Hey Linus, please forgive me for only getting to this now. Huge congrats buddy. Excellent work. Now I'm sure you can slowly start to build it up to 14500. Looking forward to your new attempts.
Cheers!
thanks Jammy, look forward to seeing you beat my current score. Think I'm lacking the motivation to improve any more right now ;)
Having said that I think its about time I start focusing on my left and endurance scores again. Had a few slight score improvements in those areas during my last session which was nice.
New LH Speed Score:
13,474 RPM (+51)
New LH 30s Score:
5,996 Revs (+158) Oh so close to 6k :confused:
New LH Metal Speed Score:
11,104 RPM (+401) Really surprised by my performance here :D Big jump
Next session is Endurance time ;)
Linus
Congrats on the LH improvements Linus.
It's still improvement and all good.
;):D
Installed
18-06-2007, 20:15
Your new LH records are very similar to mine. Especially nice metal score.
A belated happy 20th for the 4th Linus any chance 0f 20k at 20:p:p:p
A belated happy 20th for the 4th Linus any chance 0f 20k at 20:p:p:p
hehe thanks :D
I've been taking a bit of a break from powerballing recently because work has kept me busy but I hope to get back into the chase soon. ;)
Linus
woah long time since I posted anything here.
Well there hasn't been much to post as I haven't really been powerballing much at all. Just the occasional spin or a little light endurance to keep me from losing the knack altogether. :)
But today I had my first proper session in ages and was quite surprised by the results.
In total I got about 9/10 runs in the 13.9k range and the highest was 13,945. Frustratingly I couldn't get over 14k, and considering the number of times I hit 13.9+ this was more than a little annoying. 14k just looks so much nicer than 13 blah blah...But anyway, not to complain because these are actually very good scores for me and to have such consistency in a session was pretty cool.
I have videos of everything but unless someone really wants to see them I don't think its worth uploading.
Happy spinning :)
Linus
petemayhew
17-09-2007, 16:44
In total I got about 9/10 runs in the 13.9k range and the highest was 13,945. Frustratingly I couldn't get over 14k, and considering the number of times I hit 13.9+ this was more than a little annoying. 14k just looks so much nicer than 13 blah blah...
Nice to hear from you Linus :)
I totally agree with you there. 14K is MUCH MUCH nice then 13.XYZ and it's rather annoying when your getting so close and not achieving what you so nearly can.
I much like you and struggle to get 14K (most times :p) but I've found concentrating on metal speed has helped me focus on plastic, complementing my scores.
Hope your next sesh Kicks a$$!
GL :D
Pete
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