[GCW]

60 Second Strength
Houdini  10,192 (both hands)
GCW 10,167  (one hand only, Edouard technique)
Houdini  7,608 (One hand, standing Start)

[Houdini]

    Frankly I'm disgusted w/ this thread.   


80% of the people involved haven't posted a new score in ages.  In fact I bet the last time they touched their ball (!) was months back. 

Waddage to magpie for having a crack!  Poo-poo to most of the others here 

Nice one GCW bit of healthy comp never did anyone no harm.  (Queers!)

[Monolith]

I was speaking to Crouch about this today in the staffroom over some Lucozade. He seems to have lost some of his motivation in favour of climbing but was murmuring about servicing his ball to attempt a new pb. I'm the same and am pretty confident of a better score on a fully functioning ball.

[tommytwotone]

I'm on 11816 now - getting there, but I think I've got a 12.5k in me somewhere. I'm yet to crack the fiddling about for a good running start at the endurance events, either that or I peak too soon (insert your own joke here)...more soon.

[GCW]

I'm failing miserably to improve my max speed, so I'm playing around on the endurance stuff.  I think I can get over 10,200 on the 60s with one hand.  Getting 10,100 most tries.

Houd, have a crack with one hand (fnaarr fnaarr) and see how far you get in a minute....

[Yossarian]

I don't get this Powerballing. My best score was my third go. Or something. Ever since then I've barely got close. The thing gets to about 9,000 and then starts going weird. It doesn't seem particularly tiring, more a matter of technique. I think I need a coach....

[sc2004]

I'm now up to 10092! This doesn't actually move me up the ratings any on UKB, but it does place me at number 126 in the 'Ladies World Powerballing League: Division 1'. And yes, I'm embarrassed to say I have actually registered that score on the Powerballs website.  

[tommytwotone]

30 second strength
Dave  5,634
Houdini  5,525
GCW  5,489
Chicane 5180
Plattsy 5015
Monolith 3859
slack---line 3471

60 Second Strength
GCW 10,082

Put me down for 4667 for 30 second flava, god knows how Dave's getting 5634, my arm was like a brick after 1000 rpm less!
Herr Scheissekopf  7,608 (Standing Start)

[Houdini]

Harpoon gun AND bouldering!!

[sc2004]

Harpoon gun AND bouldering!!

Errr, yes. I'd forgotten about that piece of poetic licence. One of those was added for comedy value, based on the fact its Akis's preferred sport. I'll let you guess which one, but bear in mind there's not much to shoot in Sheffield with a harpoon gun apart from the odd chav or Ring Ouzel.

[Jenn]

Second day with it - 9,636.

I don't think my physio will be too impressed though... they are so addicitve!

[magpie]

Mine has started making funny grinding noises, I'm going to blame this for not bettering my score last night.  The added element of actual lady competition is enough to get me trying really hard 

[superfurrymonkey]

3997 30 second strength.

[GCW]

60 Second Strength
Houdini  10,192 (both hands)
GCW 10,167  (one hand only, Edouard technique)
Houdini  7,608 (one hand, standing Start)

30 second strength
Dave  5,634
Houdini  5,525
GCW  5,489
Chicane  5,180
Plattsy  5,015
TommyTwoTone  4,667
Superfurrymonkey  3,997
Monolith  3,859
slack---line  3,471

[GCW]

The UKB 250Hz PowerBall league
Houdini  13,232
Rob 12,995
Chicane  12,636
Dave  12,602
Scouse D  12,547 (Screamer)
GCW  12,529
FJ  12,409
Richie "Peaks" Crouch  12,334
Monolith  12,274
Fatneck  12,234
Plattsy  12,116
Duma  11,912
Obi Wan is lost  11,871 (screamer)
Tommytwotone 11,816
clm  'bout 11,800
Jim 11,614
Will hunt  11,551
Nik at Work  11,500ish
Dobbin  11,402
Underground  11,307
Rich Draws 11,163
Falling Down 10,958
slack---line  10,804
Superfurrymonkey  10,801
Yossarian  10,756
SA Chris  10,475
SteveM  10,201
sc2004/Mrs Two-Tone  10,092
Paul B  9,942
Stubbs  9,705
Jenn  9,636
Dr pinch  9,541
SteveM  9,450
Magpie  9,363
Dense  9,010


Dense is back where he belongs

[Jenn]

The added element of actual lady competition is enough to get me trying really hard 

Competition is good

I find there is a large element of technique involved as sometimes I struggle to even reach 8,000.

[magpie]

There must be, I'm fairly solid at 8000 then occasionally I do something and end up over 9000, soon as I work out the technique I'll be unstoppable, maybe. 

I suspect you and sc2004 may remain ahead of me for some time, still, at elast I'm not at the very bottom 

[Jenn]

I agree - it seems as though you have to get it going just right...

I'm currently trying to stay away from it though. I got it because I can't climb at the moment (shoulder injury) and I thought it might be useful as a training aid in the meantime. The faster speeds seem to be aggravating my shoulder, but it's just so difficult to stop!

[magpie]

I think you can hold it different ways to work different areas, maybe there will be something on the site to tell you the best way to hold it so you don't mess with your shoulder?  I think someone posted a link to different excercise you can do with it further back in the thread.

[nik at work]

Right just popped in for a late lunch and realised I have no official score yet so (drum roll please)...



11499


And just had a go at 30s (which fuckin wrecks) and got 4592

[nik at work]

30s - 4788

[GCW]

30 second strength
Dave  5,634
GCW  5,534
Houdini  5,525
Chicane  5,180
Plattsy  5,015
Nik at Work  4,788
TommyTwoTone  4,667
Superfurrymonkey  3,997
Monolith  3,859
slack---line  3,471

Inspired by the Perpetually Working to knock Houd down a peg.  Wooo!   

[GCW]

Dave- show us what you've got at 60/90seconds.

[GCW]

90 second strength
GCW  15,281  (one hand, Eduoard)

First go at 90s after several 30 second  and 60 second runs- pumped before I started and faded by 70 seconds.  I think I can do a fair bit better.167th in the world!!

[slackline]

30 second strength
Dave  5,634
GCW  5,534
Houdini  5,525
Chicane  5,180
Plattsy  5,015
Nik at Work  4,788
TommyTwoTone  4,667
Superfurrymonkey  3,997
Monolith  3,859
slack---line  3,471 standing start

Inspired by the Perpetually Working to knock Houd down a peg.  Wooo!   

Are these all standing starts or from an already spinning ball?