NSD Powerball

Advantages: A good workout for the forearms, and addictive too.
Disadvantages: Sometimes tricky to get started.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: The powerball is a handheld gyroscope (essentially a spinning weight). After setting the gyroscope in motion using a length of cord, the rate of spin of the gyroscope can be increased by rotating your wrist faster and in ever-decreasing circles. Very soon you will begin to feel feedback from the powerball and more and more effort will be required to spin the ball faster. WHO SHOULD BUY THIS PRODUCT? The powerball is meant to ...
...your wrist, forearms, biceps and helps strengthen grip. As such, it is designed for those who play a lot of raquet sports (tennis, badminton, squash...) as well as golfers, rock climbers and so on. Furthermore, it is also meant to help those with RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) to their hands and arms. Indeed, my first introduction to the powerball was through a friend who was a competition rock-climber with scar tissue on his finger ligaments and ... Read review

Advantages: Fun, Great exercise, Addictive!
Disadvantages: Takes a while to get used to.

What is it? The NSD Powerball is a mix between a gadget and an exercise instrument. While being designed as a way to work out your muscles in your arm and wrist it is also extremely addictive and entertaining to use. There are many different models of the NSD Powerball which I will go into later, each having different looks and feels to them. How does it work? The user starts the ball with a thin piece of string which inserts into a small hole ...
...The different models The NSD Powerball comes in an array of different model versions depending on you budget and the look or performance you want from it. As I have only tried the NSD Powerball Techno I have used some the information and features of the other models (shown below) from the official NSD Powerball website. 250HZ NSD Powerball (Regular RRP ~£16.99 - Pro RRP ~£24.99) - Available in either Amber/Orange or Blue, the 250Hz NSD Powerball ... Read review

Advantages: Addictive, strengths wrist, excellent returns policy
Disadvantages: Some find it tricky to master, you'll never put it down!

I first saw one of these 4 or 5 years ago and once I mastered the technique did not put it down until my friend insisted he had it back. At the time I said I'd buy one but never got round to it. A few weeks ago the same happened again, used a friends and could not put it down. This time though instead of just talking about it I actually bought one! I decided to get a slightly more unusual one, a powerball signature series, it cost me £22 from Amazon ...
...of you who don't know the powerball is basically just a gyroscope, which by moving your hand in the correct manner will speed up exerting a force on your wrist, this force increases the faster you spin it. When spinning at it's highest RPMs (15k+ rpm) it can exert a force of about 20kg on your hand and arm. Due to this relatively large force it can be used for muscle toning and strength building, or if used at lower speeds for rehabilitation after ... Read review

Advantages: fun, adictive, fairly priced, health effects
Disadvantages: care for the ball, can't drop it, can be hard to grip and start

The NSD powerball Background The original NSD powerball is believed to have been designed for weightless workouts in space by NASA, however I can’t verify if this is true. Although I do know it works and it works well, it is designed for exercise, therapy and sport and can be quit addictive. The powerball strengthens fingers and hands through the grip of the ball the wrist, forearm biceps and triceps. The finely tuned gyroscope within the ...
...used for repetition or therapy at moderate speeds. Therefore this ball is unique in its durability, and effects, its is also proposed and I can see why that people in certain careers such as sports like tennis badminton cricket etc plus musicians using guitars and drums would find the benefits astounding. Where to buy and prices The powerball is a relatively new craze and hasn’t lifted off as yet but I’m sure it will, prices range ... Read review

Advantages: it's fun, good muscle training, very addictive
Disadvantages: sometimes noisy, sensitive insides

I've got the NSD Powerball 250 Hz about a year ago and it's been one of the best toys I've ever had! You can buy them online or in any bigger sports or toyshop, they come in several variants, there are two major competitors - Powerball The Original and NSD Powerball, my review is about the latter. -Construction- Powerball is a ballanced wheel (a gyroscope) consisting of 2 main parts - inner ball that rotates around its axis which is set in a hollow ...
...a tight-fit rubber band with NSD Powerbal logo on it. The inner ball has a groove into which a cord's inserted, wrapped around the ball and by pulling it loose quickly you get the ball moving. It's possible and also recommended to open your powerball, to check how it's made and also to clean it once in a while. I had hard time opening it because that needs really strong arms as you're supposed to press on its sides until they fall apart, or you can ... Read review

Advantages: Helps aid in recovery of hand strength/wrist mobility, fun, addictive.
Disadvantages: Difficult to put down.

...The NSD Amber Pro Screamer Powerball is indeed a great fun item when competing against your friends in a test of power and stamina, but don't let this fool you into thinking that that is its only application. A few months ago, I damaged my wrist in several places after a nasty accident and during the time it took to recover, I had lost a great deal of strength and mobility in my hand and wrist. It was a great worry to me considering my job as a tree surgeon and my reliance on my hands to earn money. But I began to see a physio who then recommended a very basic gyroscopic ball to aid me in my recovery and it did the job to some degree, but didn't seem to help me after a certain stage of progression. Then I came across the Pro Screamer after researching on the internet and bought it for just £10. But since using it, and having... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, addictive and actually works
Disadvantages: Can break easily if dropped and is loud when spun quickly

...This was the first powerball i purchased and i found it to be very good. i was a little sceptical about it but after a few days of using the product for about an hour a day, a little bit at a time, the product did what it said on the tin and improved strength in both arms. This gave more definition to both arms and improved my squash playing, climbing and guitar playing. Overall i have found this product to be very good and oddly addictive. One thing i would say is to buy a pro powerball with has the rpm counter incorporated as this adds an extra bit of fun to the product and can also help you in tracking progress. The only problems i encountered was that after a while it started to squeak when i was spinning it at low speeds, but this went away after i sped it up a bit. One last comment, when spun quickly the powerball can become... Read review

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Advantages: brilliant with mates, excercise and have fun at the same time
Disadvantages: some may find hard to pickup but youll get it

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