| | |  | Equipment | Home » » » » Dynaflex Amber Gyro with Docking Station | | | | | | | Description: | | The Powerball (Amber) made the cover of time magazine as one of their top 10 digital devices of the year. It features a balance rotor and removable top cap, which allow insertion of the optional digital speed meter. By activating the gyro, a dynamism (mot | | | Features: | |
• It features a balance rotor and removable top cap, which allow insertion of the optional digital speed meter.
• By activating the gyro, a dynamism (motion) is created, which will activate the amber LED lights that are located in the interior of the gyro.
• The Powerdock is a great way to display your dynaflex gyro exerciser on your office desk, table and any other place that you like to keep your gyro.
• It also makes for a convenient place to securely hold your gyro while you are not using it.
• With a push of the button the new powerdock docking station activates the gyro hand exercisers.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 4.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 2.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 4.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.85 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 9 reviews |
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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 I'm addicted!Dec 21, 2009
By Adam Wood
This little ball is fantastic. It provides quite a workout for my forearms, and I actually get a workout because it's fun to use. I know that the novelty will wear off eventually, but I can't stop using it at the moment. Even though my arms are tired, I still find myself spooling it up for another go! It's difficult to convey, but it truly is tiring after about a minute, at which point I need to switch arms (although I'm sure that I'll build up stamina). It's a good feeling, though, and let's me know that I'm working out my arms.
It does take a little while to get the hang of starting it, at least for me and those that I've talked to. In fact, I thought that mine was defective when I first tried it. If you have trouble, just give it a little time. The key for me was to get it going past a critical speed at which point I could get in a rhythm with it and speed it up. The starter string works very well for me (I'd like to point out that there are three holes that the string will fit into, two of which have LEDs at the bottom, so use the hole that doesn't have the LEDs). The docking station hasn't worked for me at all, though. Before the ball gets spooled up, the gyro turns it off center so that the spinner in the base actually causes the ball to stop. Kind of a waste for me, seeing as how well the string works. It also only took about a day to get good enough to start it without the string by just using my hand.
I would like to point something out that I missed when I was making my purchase. Despite the "Product Features" listed for this (amber) version and the blue version being identical at the time that I'm writing this, the blue version is actually capable of higher RPMs (18k versus 13k) and more torque (40 lbs instead of 35 lbs). They are described correctly further down on the page, but I didn't notice it there. I thought that I was simply choosing between two colors and not actually getting a less capable Powerball. Add in that the blue version is currently cheaper, and I would have gone with the blue one. I wanted to point that out in case anyone else focused on the top feature listings and missed those two numbers being different in the detailed write-ups.
Despite the base not working for me and the small amount of regret in not getting the blue version, I am extremely happy with this product. I really do consider it fun to use, the lights on it look cool when it's spinning, it even sounds cool when it starts to rev up, and it is more of a workout than I had anticipated. I highly recommend giving one a try, but consider getting the blue version without the base (if it's cheaper without the base).
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Powerball helped rehab my aching wristNov 24, 2009
By Kathryn R. Gabriel
I have been suffering with Carpal Tunnel like symptoms for nearly 4 years. Since I am a massage therapist, the arm gets no rest. This "handy" (pun intended) little powerball has helped not only increase bloodflow aiding repair of damaged tissue but also has assisted in strengthening the muscles and increasing range of motion. And in my non dominant hand it has helped improve coordination as well. This is the best my wrist and arm have felt in years. The power starter makes for easy starting once I learned how to finesse it. Now I can get it to start up on the first try! The included string works well too.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
What a cool little product.Jul 28, 2008
By HowlingWolf
The Amber Powerball is a lot of fun once you get the hang of it. The docking station is nice for little while, because in the beginning it is difficult to get the PowerBall going fast enough. But, once you get the hang of controlling it, you probably won't need the docking station any more. I never use my docking station anymore, its now easier to start by hand with a good slap across it. I like this product enough that I purchased one for father. He was always squeezing balls and such to keep his grip strong. Once he got the hang of using the Powerball, its all he uses now.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Powerball is really funApr 12, 2010
By Barbara Walter
This item was a bit of a problem at first. I called the company and they assisted me in getting the powerball to operate correctly. I have a small hand and the speed and power of this powerball is such that it almost wants to fly out of your hand, so don't stand near anything breakable until you are able to control the unit. I would say this, don't bother with the docking station. It's a big waste of money!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great for Rehab ExercisesMar 28, 2010
By cartoonsRcool
After breaking my wrist earlier this year, I picked up a DynaFlex Powerball. I had a very difficult time using it on my bad hand for the first few days, but then was able to keep it going. After using it for a few weeks, but wrist has built up a pretty good tolerance for the various exercises I do with the DynaFlex. Besides being great for rehab, I have been using it on the other arm as well. When used correctly, you can get a pretty good full arm/upper body workout. The CD that comes along with the item, though a bit cheesy, really shows some good examples of additional exercises that can be done with it.
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