[Falling Down]

10958

[lagerstarfish]

Kylie still looks impressed though.

It looks like Kylie is gazing lustfully at your wedding ring.... I've seen that look before on a woman. They can be very competative.

[dave]

anyone any idea the best way fo holding the powerball? i've been trying to get the most secure grip by burrying it into my palm, the problem being it means that the counter really sticks into a bone at the base of my middle finger (hurts) and also cos i've got quite big hands its hard to keep my finger and/or thumb tips from touching the rotor thing. question?

word, that doesn't look too secure. i think it would slip out of my hand with that grip. but i'll try it anyway.

anway, am just trying similar to what i was doing before but holding it a tad further away from the palm. seems OK.  10293

[GCW]

So we have:

The UKB 250Hz PowerBall league
Houdini  19,567 (in his dreams)
Irish Alan  Somewhere over 14,000
GCW  12,356
clm  'bout 11,800
Somebody's Fool  10958
Dave  10,293
PaulB  9942

1st Prize:  12 months supply of anti-inflammatories.

[dave]

i predict scouse will figure towards the top of the table when we works out how to get his started again.

[Houdini]

But I never take anti-inflammatories!


(Sorry - I'm dragging my feet on the upgrade, end of next week?)


By the by, for everyone that isn't Irish Alan, warm up before trying to beat your PB.  When going for a PB change hands while your main hand rests briefly (7 or 8 seconds) then swap back - handing what should be a fast spinning ball to your dominant hand -  & go for it again.  You may need to do this a number of times before cracking it.  To save losing crucial rev's during hand-swapping you can grip the ball in your non-dom't hand with the innerball facing your palm and still get it going fast enough to hand back (if the ball slows by rubbing palm you can use just your tips, if your grip is good enough).  This is how you get to the bigger rev's, the mean speed should increase with each swap.

[Steamboat Stello]

9860 - and a very puzzled looking cat.

[Falling Down]

So we have:

The UKB 250Hz PowerBall league
Houdini  19,567 (in his dreams)
Irish Alan  Somewhere over 14,000
GCW  12,356
clm  'bout 11,800
Somebody's Fool  Falling Down 10958
Dave  10,293
PaulB  9942

1st Prize:  12 months supply of anti-inflammatories.

[GCW]

So we have:

The UKB 250Hz PowerBall league
Houdini  19,567 (in his dreams)
Irish Alan  Somewhere over 14,000
GCW  12,356  12,529
clm  'bout 11,800
Falling Down 10958
Dave  10,293
PaulB  9942

1st Prize:  12 months supply of anti-inflammatories.

Sorry FD, only just woken up..
Right, Houdidn't.  Im psyched to beat your (mythical) score.  So here:



Note:
Essential training aids in background.
Poor technique- bit of elbow flailing going on.
Bearings have gone on my PowerBall
Nice PJs   

[Falling Down]

  brilliant...

[Houdini]

Obviously time will tell but having just watched that vid and going on sound emitted alone I'd say I've exceeded 13K.  And then some.

My current ball limps a bit:  I dropped it on a hard surface while on a PB attempt and it knocks a bit now.  Ordered new tonite.

[Rob]

Took my powerball out of retirement and fielded a 11685.

Upset my mate at work the other week by putting 12995 on his. 

[GCW]

Nice one.  This is getting serious

[lagerstarfish]

Just been to pub with Irish Alan. He was quickly replaced by Drunken Irish Alan (different person) and bar staff refused to serve him - at which point he became Drunken Twat Writ Large. Apologies to all present; esp barstaff. Got nowhere on engaging him in powerball/ukB antics. Will try again tomorrow.

[dave]

10963

strangley my best goes have all ben first attempt while i'm making my breakfast, still bleary eyed. must be something to do with being fresh, relaxed and not trying too hard.

[Scouse D]

Dave donated a string so got mine going last night and right up to 13603. Was so chuffed I phoned Dave straightaway!

[Scouse D]

14823.13750 with left hand.

[slackline]

14823.13750 with left hand.

Your powerball must be huge to get that number on the display 

[Jaspersharpe]

14823.13750 with left hand.

How did you calculate the score to that many decimal places?

[dave]

most of them don't go to 5 decimal places!

The UKB 250Hz PowerBall league

Scouse D 14,823 (LH 13,750)
Rob 12,995
GCW 12,529
clm  'bout 11,800
Dave  10,963
Falling Down 10,958
PaulB  9942

[Houdini]

Scouse is up there -

1 16317 Akis Kritsinelis - World Record! (GR) 19/04/2006 Harpoon Gun 
2 15910 Jeremy Goldsmith (GB) 17/10/2007 Outdoor Pursuits
3 15835 Björn Hjelte (SE) 21/12/2006 Powerball, Badminton
4 15654 Duane Cash (US) 21/07/2007 Always Powerballing
5 15230 Guicheteau Thomas (FR) 04/09/2007 Powerball Only
6 15188 Mark Chaplin (US) 01/10/2005 Golf, Soccer, Powerballin
7 15138 James Sargent (GB) 02/05/2007 Rugby
8 15136 Pako Fernandez (ES) 04/02/2007 Powerballing, Fitness
9 15096 Cazes Jonathan (FR) 08/06/2007 Musculation
10 15058 Sébastien Achard (FR) 02/07/2007 All Sports
11 15053 Alexandre Zdanowicz (FR) 06/03/2007 Powerball
12 15052 Julien Pontoizeau (FR) 05/07/2007 Squash/musculation/powerball
13 15026 Jaco Snyman (ZA) 29/03/2006 Juggling
14 15008 Håkan Wahlberg (SE) 12/04/2007 Golf, Table Tennis
15 14999 Blaise Arnaud (FR) 24/06/2007 Squash/musculation/powerball
16 14972 Carlos Rivas Flores (CL) 24/07/2006 Karate
17 14966 Dennis Van Hoof (NL) 06/12/2006 Rock Climbing
18 14947 Emmanuel Hillaireau (FR) 07/09/2006 Powerballing
19 14935 Philippe Joseph (FR) 02/11/2004 Motor Cycling 
20 14923 Clayton Barr (CA) 23/08/2007 Strength Training
21 14848 Craig Mackellar (AU) 29/08/2006 Surfing, Snowboarding
22 14832 Jarkko Pietilä (FI) 21/03/2007 Guitar
23 14827 Saucé Guillaume (FR) 15/04/2006 Tennis De Table
24 14816 Gidel Guillaume (FR) 10/10/2007 Bodyboard

[dave]

get signed up scouse, get sponsored, you can quit the drudgery of the day job and just spend all day on the internet and powerballing......oh wait a minute...

[Scouse D]

that's got me psyched!

[Houdini]

C'mon Scouse, you could do 15K pissed.  Make the jump to 15th.

[unclesomebody]

I think you were born to powerball Scouse. That is an incredible score. Top 20 in the world before breakfast?