I bought a Powerball a few years ago now. Used it for a few days, then put it away.
I found it recently in the bottom of a drawer and am now addicted!!!
The Powerball itself is a hand-held gyro-scope. It was initially, (and still is) used as a strength-building object. It is said that many professional sports people use it as a training aid. For example, the current British Open golf champion Padraig Harrington is said to use it.
It is also advertised that it will be an aid if you play tennis, baseball, basketball, cycling, mountain biking, motocross, mountain climbing, fencing, hockey rowing, canoeing, kayaking and probably many more sports.
I can see why it is strength-building!! After a few goes my wrist muscles and forearm were aching!!!
The addictive feature to it is that the powerball records your the highest score. The score is the highest revolutions per minute (rpm) that the gyro has reached! My record is only just over 11,000 rpm!! (and that nearly broke my wrist when I reached that mark!!!!)
A quick look on Youtube and you’ll find a few videos of a greek guy called Akis who can reach over 16,000 rpms!!! Incredible!!!!
The Powerball is available in different colours: Neon green, neon blue and neon red. It is also available in a Metal version, which is faster, harder and not surprisingly more expensive.
The powerball can be bought at many online retailers. Some of these include these:
- Priced £24.95
- Priced £24.95
- Priced £14.95 (£10 off the RRP!)
- Priced £19.95
- Priced £24.99
The Powerball Metal is also available from IWantOneOfThose for £69.95.
What do you guys think of it? Is the metal really worth an extra £45??
Review by: Daniel Hibell
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