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As soon as I opened the Box, I knew the powerball wasn't working right, after watching my friend use hers, but Philip sent me some Replacement Parts and it actually works now :) [thankie for that]
This is after having it working for only 2 hours, so no laughing yet.
Blue Neon Pro
Right Hand: 11,115
Left Hand: 8,974
Unfortunatly, it feels like I have bruised every fingure in diffrent places on both hands, I can barely hold the powerball or even move my mouse without hurting my wrist...
So quite possibly over did it for my first time :)... but I have been using this time that I cant use it properly and have now lernt how to Start the thing without the cord.
Cant wait for Day 2 tomorrow, hopfully my hands/wrists/arms will be recoverd by then and I can attack 9k with my left hand :).
The powerball still sounds like its scraping on something tho, even with the new Roter/supportband/washers in there.. I checked the inside of case, and there is 100% NO damage in there, so im not sure what this scraping is.. ow well :).
Installed
09-06-2007, 01:38
Hey dude, you've got a pretty impressive score for first day. But like you just figured out (as does everyone else the first day) it's very easy to over-do it at first! You'll want to take plenty of breaks in powerballing, especially when you first start, if you want your fingers to survive.
He He nice score I like the flashing score thingy. As Installed says ease into it a slow build up is better tan a long recovery. Well Done
yeah, i wasn't planning on going crazy with it, my friend warned me about how it can hurt..
but as i finally got mine running my other friend came round and never seen one before.. so we HAD to go into keep going at it.. see who could get the fastest scores.. and well, when we both could barly lift the thing anymore, thats when i realised.. "HUMM, maybe we went a little too far" lol..
petemayhew
09-06-2007, 19:24
Looking forward to lookin' at the thread cos you have some nice scores to start you off. You tired 30s - 90s?
i had a go at the 30's, but my wrist still isn't upto scratch, i got around 3770, [which i know is pritty poor] and near the end i ended up having to put the powerball down.. i will give it another go, but im sure this scraping sound isn't normal, my friend gets back from london in a week, so i will have another go with hers, hers was 100% from the very start, and if i get simular records I know the noise means nothing :).
Iv orded 2 wrist bands [one for me one for my friend] so i hopfully will be able to be less scared when going for a high score incase of droping it and so on.
Installed
09-06-2007, 20:34
Yeah, endurance is killer... lots of practice with it though will drastically improve both endurance and speed scores, while improving your muscle strength of course. But you do want to start small, with mostly 30s on each hand for now, and take plenty of days off in between.
Blue Neon Pro
Right Hand: 11,115
Left Hand: 8,974
30s: Right: 3770 Left: 4567 (+2464)
I love the score on the 30s Left all being consecutive (sp?)
If I could get something that cool in poker, i would be happy [I have NEVER had a straight in poker!]
My wrists still really hurt but as you can see, my left is getting much much better :) once the straps arrive, I will give it a PROPER go :)
edit:
I cant see how you guys do it.. im pratically sweeting after 30 seconds to get the score i am and your getting 6k's, i guess i need a new technique for the 30s attempts.. Do you guys use the Cord or use your fingers to start it or what?
for 30s start with the pb moving, put it on the 30s mode then build up the speed as much as you can then press the on/clr button again so it starts the 30s again, that way you dont have to build up the speed IN your 30s and its legal to do this tactic, then constantly hold the speed you can for the duration.
GILPI :)
Dariuz69
10-06-2007, 19:49
I also suggest using this program: http://www.stephenknox.com/powerball_strength/
This program will count down from 90s, 60s and 30s for you and will display this on the screen, so you don't have to use a clock or stopwatch.
Make sure you speed up the ball in the 'warmup countdown' period and press the on/clr button when it says 'Reset counter'.
Does the guy come to this forum? there seems to be errors with the program,
http://wormss.net/stuff/powerball_error.gif
Unless its ment to look like that, in which case, ow dear...
But I Beaten my Record today.
Blue Neon Pro
Right Hand: 11,610 (+495)
Left Hand: 8,974
30s: Right: 3770 Left: 4567
No Improvments on Left hand yet, but I can barly lift the powerball right now, let alone try a 30s, so I will try that in the morning if my arm can actually lift the thing.
The Powerball timer is not meant to look like that, and certainly doesn't look like that when I use it.
Don't know what could be causing it to display like that. :confused::confused:
petemayhew
11-06-2007, 18:15
Nice improvement.
But don't let your left trail too
much because your endurance
will totally suck
Im not letting it trail, its a case of that hand has NO rhythem when going fast, iv been trying to get faster but its just not happening.
Im able to keep a Decent speed longer, than with the right, its just the right has better Bursts of speed than the left.
Hense the weird results. :)
petemayhew
11-06-2007, 23:18
I love the score on the 30s Left all being consecutive (sp?)
If I could get something that cool in poker, i would be happy [I have NEVER had a straight in poker!]
So you've had a straight flush? :p:D
well technically my first record was Four of a Kind of Aces, with a 5 Kicker :)
but lets not get silly now :)
Alastair V
12-06-2007, 16:43
I've had a straight flush on the river before - i was well chuffed!:D
petemayhew
12-06-2007, 18:26
I've had a straight flush on the river before - i was well chuffed!:D
Fish!
I've been rivered many a time, not a nice feeling when you have the nuts after the flop and get beat by someone hitting a set/flush on the river.
Mind you i have a few times ... love it :o :D
WildThunder
12-06-2007, 21:13
Does the guy come to this forum? there seems to be errors with the program,
http://wormss.net/stuff/powerball_error.gif
Unless its ment to look like that, in which case, ow dear...
But I Beaten my Record today.
Blue Neon Pro
Right Hand: 11,610 (+495)
Left Hand: 8,974
30s: Right: 3770 Left: 4567
No Improvments on Left hand yet, but I can barly lift the powerball right now, let alone try a 30s, so I will try that in the morning if my arm can actually lift the thing.
Hi change the color theme back to default (Blue) while you run this program and you'll be fine ;)
Yeah, just what i was about to say :mad: You have Windows "Blue theme" and Windows "silver/metallic theme" change that around and should all be hunky dorey :D
GILPI :)
nono, its ok... if i was really that anal about using it I would just write my own program.
When I get back, I probably will. Instead of using VB which from my point of view is 100% evil, I will use Python or C++ with wxWidgets, it wont be OS or Theme Persific that way.
But Im around my gilfriends for 2 weeks so I will have to wait til I get back.
Ello, New Scores Up, Two sets tho, technically three, but I forgot what the score was something like 11860 but when you see the score below you will see why i forgotten that
Blue Neon Pro
Right Hand: 12,039 (+429)
Left Hand: 8,974
30s: Right: 4281 (+511) Left: 4567
Then after jumping for joy after breaking the 12,000 Barrier I had to have another go... and I got...
Blue Neon Pro
Right Hand: 12,270 (+231)
Left Hand: 8,974
30s: Right: 4281 Left: 4567
I am feeling very very smug hehe. extra 1000 odd in a after only a few weeks.
edit: i will change my avi when i get home
Blue Neon Pro
Right Hand: 12,270
Left Hand: 8,974
30s: Right: 4444 (+163) Left: 4567
edit: could someone recommend a good way to use the powerball for exercise.. I know there is a few diffrent ways to use it.. but I dont really know which and for how long for a general ALL ROUND workout.
If I have atleast a base thing, i can then do it for a few days/weeks or such and then customise it myself. but not having anything to start with makes it hard to do anything at all.
Just need a list of techniques [eg clockwise/anti clockwise/arm out/arm down/arm up in the air if that helps] for how long per session per activity, how many sessions a day, now many days rest ect ect ect... and stuff i cant even think of
Blue Neon Pro
Right Hand: 12,270
Left Hand: 8,974
30s: Right: 5012 (+568) Left: 4567
Blue Neon Pro
Right Hand: 12,270
Left Hand: 8,974
30s: Right: 5209 (+197) Left: 4567
petemayhew
09-07-2007, 17:00
Well done WORMSS
Reading through it looks like your making slow and steady improvements. This is good as consistency lacks in some powerballers.
Keep spinning and I'm sure 5.5K 30s and 12.5K speed will be just round the corner ;)
Installed
09-07-2007, 17:36
Yeah you are making good progress.
About your question on how to exercise, it depends on a lot of things, but here are some basic suggestions that you can't go wrong with... You could maybe start by doing 30, 45, or 60 seconds on each hand at 6,000-10,000rpm for 15 minutes or more at a time. Use your normal arm position, but focus on using your forearm instead of moving your whole arm as you would during speed or short endurance. And it's good to use both rotation directions on both hands to work you different ways.
Remember, no pain no gain! :D
Blue Neon Pro
Right Hand: 12,420 (+150)
Left Hand: 8,974 (+420)
30s: Right: 5209 (+51) Left: 4567
Just a Simple Score Update. Unfortunatly, I aint managed to get into a Set Routine of praticing, since every day im doing something completly diffrent i dont know what i will be done, and so its been kind of like 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there, not been doing 30's runs or anything.
I was showing yet another friend the powerball, and hes has BEAST of arms, his lower arms are as thick as my biceps, even without any technique what so ever he managed to throw out a 10,200 odd which my other friend has been working hard to get.
A Little XML database thingy i made. (http://wormss.net/stuff/powerball.xml)
It includes a little minigame i was using a while ago using the 30 second endurence mode.
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