Technique - and which hand?

[Adrena1in]

Watching the various videos it's interesting to see the different techniques. For a start, Akis holds the Powerball with the counter sort of sticking out from the "circle" that his thumb and forefinger creates, and his little finger over the wheel.

I hold the Powerball with the counter pressed into my palm, slightly off-centre and away from my thumb. With my right hand, I rotate my wrist clockwise, but a chap I know rotates his right hand anti-clockwise...he's managed nearly 13,800 and was on the Powerballs.com Top 100 for a while.

Finally, although I'm right handed, my 13,241 record is with my left hand. 13,191 is my right hand record.

What're your techniques and grips and best scores with both hands?

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[Obiw4n]

For me it's quite the same, I hold it pressed into my palm, trying to hold it strongly with my thumb, I rotate my wrist anti-clockwise with my right hand and clockwise with my left hand.
But with my left hand I hold it on the other side, and it allows me to switch my hands without changing the rotation direction of the rotor.
Right hand 13696 left hand not far from 12500.

Very good to exceed 13K with both hands, it seems to be the same gift as Akis!! Ch4mPiOn InSiDe !!
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[Shazam]

As I rotated a lot of PB in my both hands I noticed that the balls have a "favourite" rotation way and some are easier to spin the normal way (I mean counter in the palm) and others upside down (rotor facing the palm).
(I think I'm gona work the Akis way of holding the ball but i can figure out exactly how he does it.)

But in both cases I'm better rotating it clockwise for right hand (and anti for left hand).

My left hand best score is 12500+ (but I think I never passed 13k barrier), and my right hand is 14533.
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[James M]

I hold it with the counter in my palm and my thumb almost touching the rotor, I find it much easier turning it anticlockwise.

13306 with my right and 12526 with my left.

[Adrena1in]

[Obiw4n]

I begin a 90s with my weakest hand (left) 20s then 30 to 40s right hand and then swithching depending on the tireness of my hands.
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[tlk70]

Since I have a small hand, I grip the PB almost like a baseball grip. My index , middle and ring fingers are on the counter, the small finger on the side, and my thumb on the bottom part of the PW on the on the edge of the circle. Just part of my palm is on the side of the ball, the rest does not touch the ball.

On the Techno model, a bit more of my palm touches the top of PB.

[The Force]

In both hands the counter is pressed in the palm of my hands, thumb one one side, the other fingers distributed around the powerball (but I can also hold it exactly in the opposite way, which is advantageous for the 90sec duration).

Left hand: anti-clock wise
Right hand: clock wise

I have been experimenting with the position of the Powerball, but in the end this traditional approach seems to work out the best for me.

Shazam....your 14533 sounds very familiar to me from the top100 ranking..what is your name on that scoreboard?

Regards,

Steven van Dijk
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Personal records:
Speed:14332(L),14100(R)
30s:6134(L),6214(R),6016(L+R)
60s:10112(L),10257(R),11158(L+R)
90s:14158(L),14378(R),17711(L+R)
Speed Metal:12105***(L),11931(R)
30s Metal:4973(L),5026(R),4788(L+R)
90s Metal:14627(L+R)
***Done this month

[mchap77]

I hold it the exact same way as you Steven. Same rotation as well

[The Force]

Still I have seen on your video that your arm technique is quite different than mine. If I have seen it correctly, you combine two movements.

- Swinging forearm from left to right (pivot point your elbow)
- Rotating your wrist from left to right (pivot point your wrist)

Is that correct?

Regards,

Steven
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Personal records:
Speed:14332(L),14100(R)
30s:6134(L),6214(R),6016(L+R)
60s:10112(L),10257(R),11158(L+R)
90s:14158(L),14378(R),17711(L+R)
Speed Metal:12105***(L),11931(R)
30s Metal:4973(L),5026(R),4788(L+R)
90s Metal:14627(L+R)
***Done this month

[Shazam]

[The Force]

[mchap77]

Well im not entirely sure how to describe my technique, i think i am rotating everything. The easiest way to explain it is, basically i use the normal wrist technique, rotation clockwise. But i also use the rest of my arm, the best way to describe it is if you were to lock you wrist and just rotate you forearm which i also rotate clockwise. I then combine these 2 techniques to get the ball going really fast.

Your description is pretty accurate, but i think my shoulder is another pivot point, because it feels the burn, but I dont know how to describe it.

[The Force]

[Shazam]