Anyone out there play with gyroscopes as a kid? I remember being fascinated
by them. I had a metal one that came with a book of tricks that you could do
like balancing it on a string tied between two points as it spun. This product
that I’m about to write about reminds me of that gyroscope.
The Wrist Ball from Merconnet is a hand and arm strength builder. Made of a transparent aqua plastic, it consists of a 2-1/2 inch diameter hollow ball with a yellow plastic gyroscope inside it. The gyroscope has a channel that runs along its axis. Included with the ball is a thin red cord. One end of the cord is inserted into a hole in the channel. You then wrap the cord along the channel and then give it a sharp pull to start the gyroscope spinning. Once it starts spinning, you rock your hand back and forth left to right to increase the spin. If you do it correctly, the gyro will rev up faster and faster making it harder and harder to hold on to the ball. This is supposed to strengthen your grip and forearm… When I first got this item, I thought it looked pretty interesting. But after As I sat down tonight to write this review, I knew it was going to be a |
Doing this ‘exercise’ is supposed to help people with arthritis and carpal
tunnel syndrome. Although I have neither of these problems, I do have chronic
tendonitis in my one elbow. I’m wondering if this might help… After using the
ball in both hands for maybe 5 mins each, I can definitely feel a tingling in my
hands. Sort of an energizing feeling…
It can also help to strengthen your grip for things such as golf, tennis,
guitar playing, etc. Regardless, it is actually fun after you get the hang of it
and can be done sitting, standing, while you watch TV or talk on the phone.
Although the Wrist Ball has a novelty look and feel to it, it really does
work. It’s not expensive either, so it makes a fun gift for that friend that has
everything.
Price: $18.00
Pros:
Is supposed to help ward off carpal tunnel syndrome
Helps to strengthen your grip and forearm
It’s fun
Cons:
Takes a bit of practice to get the hang of
Product Information
Price: | 18.0 |
Manufacturer: | Merconnet |
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Whey hey, i have the same one as pictured, i was just wondering what rpm the different colours represent?
I know it makes a dodgey sound at 8000RPM
But what intervals do the colours show up at?
It’s been quite a while since I wrote this review, but I just did some searches on Amazon and find that they are still selling this product. I found 10,000, 13,000 and 14,000 RPM versions. The color didn’t seem to make a difference.
I tried my hardest and got it up to 8899 rpm, i was sad though because i didn’t make it go up to 9000.