King, great job with the rpm's. You probably could rev the ball more than me to begin with though.

Yes, I am starting to develop quite the "Popeye" forearm on my right side only. Looks silly but who cares!?! It also has worked well for me at work because I am on a pc all day so it has helped alleviate some wrist soreness and pain. I also agree with making one's release smoother. I am able to get more into the ball but be very consistent and accurate while doing it. I love this product as well. BTW, where did you purchase yours?? I was gonna buy from the website, but the distributor is located in Ireland!?! $40 + shipping + the amount of time it would have taken to get here, ouch!! I managed to find the same ones on ebay for $24.99 + 9.99 shipping. Plus the guy was only in Delaware so it arrived in about 3 days. I love this thing!!
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"I am the most consistent bowler in my house....

I consistently SUCK!!"

Hi Guys. I caught your link in our stats over the weekend and wanted to thank you for discussing Powerball on the forum like this - we greatly appreciate this kind of positive feedback for the product. I also wanted to clarify the 'Ireland' and Ebay pricing issue if I may please:

You are one of our biggest markets for this product and therefore we use trackable UPS for all US orders with an average 3-4 day delivery timeframe.

All manner of hand gyro's exist on the marketplace currently ranging in price from US$10.00 up to our own model range at US$39.99. While all operate on the same basic principle of a spinning rotor generating gyroscopic inertia, there are significant differences between models sold and this should be bourne in mind while making a decision on what to purchase: some are cheap, mass produced 'toys' while others are hand assembled sports products which have been balanced using computer aided technology to allow them spin faster without vibration and subsequently generate more force/resistance. Some come with on board computers to measure speed while others do not. Some have unlimited lifetime warranties, others...not. In all these instances therefore, whether bought from Ebay, an online webstore or any retail establishment, what you ultimately get is usually what you have paid for.

(On that note, I hope I have managed to discharge those points without  making them sound commercial or biased on the forum. I sincerely apologise if I have. Regards and thank you all once again for your valued consideration, Rory)

Hello Rock77 - and thank you for your response earlier. I appreciate your comments.

Actually, on the strength of the forum, I went and spent some time on Ebay looking at the various types of Powerballs on sale there and to see who was selling what before posting my comments earlier. In truth, there is a broad range available there, both from other suppliers and some of our own resellers. From what I saw there, I see it is indeed possible to buy our 250Hz model without the counter for US$24.99 or for US$28.99 as a demo model (plus shipping) - It would seem that the full 'Pro' version (with the digital counter) is being sold there currently for about US$39.99.

However, if you managed to get one at US$24.99 then fair play to you - that represents serious value for money. I'm glad that you are enjoying it - the best way to use if for your sport is run it up to speeds of around 9000/10,000rpm and hold it there for bursts of 30 seconds each time - do this as often as you can each day, making sure to do it both clockwise and anticlockwise and I promise it will make a remarkable difference to your game play over the coming months.

Thanks once again for your valuable feedback on this. With regards Rory

I bought one after talking to Doc Hollywood.  I have got it to around 11,200, but with my arthritis, I find it's better for me to do it slower for longer periods of time.  When I really rev it up, I can only maintain it for a few seconds.  I'm interested in long term rehab and a gain in strength and flexibility.
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