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It was Nemmy that asked and got the ball rolling............ :p:

...........oh and btw....behave! :D

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could have done with this when I had tennis elbow Crimbo 2003. :erm:

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after seeing mine, a guy at work is getting one for his tennis elbow

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Well why didn't you ask me? *tut* :rolleyes: :D

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Thank you for these kind (head swelling!) words guys.

I note some email requests for the cords/straps and will have the girls send them out later this afternoon - it was a bank holiday here yesterday so we are just playing catch up for the next few hours with regards to correspondence.

Just a quick note about tennis elbow/RSI etc.

Your Powerball has been medically approved as a superb rehabilitation device to help combat these symptoms (and it does it in a very fast, efficient manner if the unprompted feedback we receive from [former] sufferers is anything to go by).

However, I want to point out that if you are going to use it for rehabilitation purposes, then you should do so at a slow but steady pace from the onset and avoid spinning at speeds in excess of 6000rpm until your limbs become accustomed to what is essentially a completely different workout to what you may ever have experienced in the past (regardless of how often you might visit the gym and use machines/free weights).

We also recommend that in such instances you carry out some simple warm up exercises and stretches before spinning the ball at a max of 5000/6000rpm (higher speeds will lead to a more strengthened muscle but also a less flexible muscle, therefore potentially making the injury worse - in truth, there is no point trying to strengthen a muscle when it contains recent scar tissue due to RSI, for example, as the scar tissue isn't there to be strengthened and will simply break).

Once you have used the ball at such speeds for perhaps 14 days, not only will you find that your condition has significantly improved, but you will also now be in a position to begin increasing those spin speeds to a more respectable level...7000...8000...9000+ in short bursts of 20/30 seconds.

As with any exercise product of course, if in doubt have a quick consult with your doctor before use.

Thank you all once again for this much appreciated enthusiasm.

With kind regards, Rory

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:nworthy:

Thanks for my Powerball, Rory. You have enthralled my son and disgusted my wife in equal measure ... my son because he's a toddler and excited by coloured plastic (he hasn't given up asking to play with daddy's ball, any chance of producing a junior version? :D ) and my wife because ... well, you can imagine. She has taken to :rolleyes: a lot lately. :D :D

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Now don't you dare start that again ;)

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Great information on treating tennis elbow :tu:, I've passed that on to my colleage with the condition, hopefully he'll come back to me with a glowing tribute to it's effectiveness.

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So ....... based on Rory's post .... I shouldn't be trying to beat the top score then ;)

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Least you've got a ready made excuse now :D

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Shame on me . . .:Yikes:

Just placed an order just so I can light up the long winter nights and stop being a 'limp wrist'

Now wheres that site video I saved

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So having taken a slightly more in depth look at the website can I ask if this gizmo is dangerous if you lose control of it..Having had my light fittings smashed by a light saber at one point I'm rather concerned not to have to replace the glass covers again. :)

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Like I've been telling you lot......maby you'll all listen now :D

............how's the tennis elbow been Nem?

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It's safe, as long as you take it easy and get used to it.

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I guess that's another benefit - develop hand-eye co-ordination in the young. All that stuff about child development - keep their brains stimulated.


I've got an email - mine is on the way :hyper:
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A light saber? :D You have me worried now - I have visions of having to take cover as this ball hurtles round the room :erm: