Gloves?!

[bassplayerjj]

I only started this insane hobby about 10 days ago and after 3 days of a mild half an hour max per day I was getting horrendous blisters in certain areas of my outer palms below fingers and on my pinky! Since then I started using a pair of leather gloves that I have that do not get used and have since broken the 12k mark and have had no blister problems and a far stronger grip on the powerball than I ever had bare handed.....

Anyone else here use gloves? try it if you havn't you may never go back!!

[Paulo Marinho]

I don´t use gloves but yesterday i started to use it whit the rotor in my palm.:D
And i have pass the 12K.:o

[PowerMark]

Ive heard quite a few people enthusing about the use of gloves with the powerball. I used to play golf (which stopped when i went to university), but cant for the life of me find my damn golf gloves! I think these would be ideal, thin, fitted and lots of grip :)
I have found that washing my hands just before doing a record attempt (either highscore or 90s) does give me considerably better grip and feels less like im gonna drop the beautiful little beast.

I cant get as high scores with the rotor facing my palm because i cant hold it as tight (pushing it into my palm would cause the rotor to touch my hand and slow it down). I do find this very handy for doing 90s strength runs though. I swap it into my left hand and use it with the rotor facing my palm, then my right (stronger) hand can use it normally and i dont lose too much time with swapping between hands. Managed to get 14778 so far on 90s strength mode :D

[Enda]

I have found that washing my hands just before doing a record attempt (either highscore or 90s) does give me considerably better grip and feels less like im gonna drop the beautiful little beast.

Yes Mark,

If you are using the ball for high speed runs it is always a good idea to give your hands a quick wash beforehand - it will hep you to keep a firm grip on the Powerball.

Many other suggestions have been made, ranging from balloons to surgical gloves, all of which will help your grip, especially at those higher speeds.

Regards

Enda
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[SQuiT-man]

I only started this insane hobby about 10 days ago and after 3 days of a mild half an hour max per day I was getting horrendous blisters in certain areas of my outer palms below fingers and on my pinky! Since then I started using a pair of leather gloves that I have that do not get used and have since broken the 12k mark and have had no blister problems and a far stronger grip on the powerball than I ever had bare handed.....

Anyone else here use gloves? try it if you havn't you may never go back!!

Strange, I only came on here to say almost exactly the same thing, apart from I have now had my powerball 3 days, got the horrendous blisters in exactly the same way, now started wearing leather gloves tonight and got 12176! :)