milkbone Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 After reading a post about a guy not getting high numbers with the left hand, I have to wonder: What is the limiting factor with getting the higher scores? Is it wrist / grip strength, or coordination with the hand? I mean, what makes you stop? The burning in the forearms or the feeling that you will soon let go and send it hurling across the room where it might put an eye out, or something? I have ordered one and the anticipation is killing me. I hate waiting on stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersimpson Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 for me personally its definately the burning around about 10,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMunger Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Well, it's kind of hard to describe exactly... More or less you're jsut trying to control this thing that's fighting you, and the smaller the circles you move it in, the faster it goes, and the faster it goes the more it fights... I mean it does require some coordination, but the coordination is fairly simple. I can sit and make 1cm circles with my empty hands all day long. So I'd say that you need the strength to maintain the proper coordination at the higher rpms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SqeezeMasterFlash Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 So how do you know when to stop? Is it fatigue that just prevents you from getting it any faster and then it starts to slow down on its own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMunger Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 You kinda make a run for a "peak" rpm... I'd maybe compare it to riding an exercycle, and you decide you're going to go like hell for about 10 seconds and see how fast you can get your MPH to reach. it's the same sort of limit.. .You can sit and turn the thing @ 5000rpm all day long, but the bursts take a lot out of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 This is basically squeezing and wrist strength at the same time. Plus, some coordination thrown in. My wrist breaks and I lose speed. So, I am not strong enough to do the big numbers. It isn not coordination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 This is basically squeezing and wrist strength at the same time. Plus, some coordination thrown in.My wrist breaks and I lose speed. So, I am not strong enough to do the big numbers. It isn not coordination. Depending on just how bad your coordination is. I just got one, and the right eventually got power problems near 11,000. But my left just isn't coordinated enough, I have to move a lot of my arm to get it going and that just doesn't work when you come up to high numbers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Actually, I have to now agree. A days rest did not help much. At least now so far. Coordination must be there at the highest degree + strength to get the 14,000 numbers in my newbie opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMunger Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Yeah, it's kind of enlightening how strength and coordination inter-relate. At the risk of somewhat contradicting my earlier statements, sure it takes coordination, but the more strength you have, the easier it is to be coordinated. Take something like Farmer's Walk. Strength or coordination? Put 300 a side on and I'd prolly take about 5 wobbly steps and trip over myself. Ostlund could probably teach ballroom dancing holding the same weight. At any rate, he doesn't trip over his own two feet. Sure there's "fast feet coordination" skills that are learned from training and practicing the event, but it can't exist without the strength. With my right hand, I feel I am nearing at the point where strength is the limiting factor, but with my left, I still feel like I'm trying to sprint with size 21 shoes on. So yeah, it's a really funky mix, and they are very synergistic with the powerball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Yeah, it's kind of enlightening how strength and coordination inter-relate. At the risk of somewhat contradicting my earlier statements, sure it takes coordination, but the more strength you have, the easier it is to be coordinated. Take something like Farmer's Walk. Strength or coordination? Put 300 a side on and I'd prolly take about 5 wobbly steps and trip over myself. Ostlund could probably teach ballroom dancing holding the same weight. At any rate, he doesn't trip over his own two feet. Sure there's "fast feet coordination" skills that are learned from training and practicing the event, but it can't exist without the strength. With my right hand, I feel I am nearing at the point where strength is the limiting factor, but with my left, I still feel like I'm trying to sprint with size 21 shoes on. So yeah, it's a really funky mix, and they are very synergistic with the powerball. Good points! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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