Powerball UK - Sellers and Distributors Original Powerball Hand Gyro

Step 1. Insert one end of the cord into the hole in the rotor (fig. 1). Proceed to turn the rotor forward with your thumb, make sure there is no slack as it winds up around the rotor groove (fig. 2).

Step 2. When there are only about 3 inches of cord remaining, stop winding and hold the ball with the digital counter (tip) buried into the palm of your spinning hand. The exposed rotor will be facing upwards at this stage (fig. 3).

Step 3. Give the cord a quick, sharp tug away from the ball (as if starting a lawn mower!). Really let rip here, (don't be afraid of it!). But ensure that you always pull it straight so the cord doesn't jam in the rotor mechanism and the outer shell. The rotor should now be spinning at between 2400 & 3000 rpm.

Step 4. Immediately turn your hand over (so that the rotor is now facing the ground) and begin to rotate your wrist (not your arm!) in a slow circular motion (fig. 4) as if you were slowly stirring a large pot with a long wooden spoon. The proper motion required to do this involves absolutely no movement of your arm - just the wrist joint!

Step 5. The secret is to begin slowly - i.e., after giving the ball a good spin with the cord, begin your wrist movement in slow, wide lazy turns - (about 1 turn per second). Don't start with fast, short wrist movement as you will be out of sync with the slow spinning rotor and will find it difficult to properly increase the speed. (In this manner, you will hear the rotor 'slapping' noisily in the sphere as it struggles to find momentum).

Step 6. As you slowly build up the rotor's speed, you will find that the pressure acting on your wrist and arm will increase as the gyroscopic forces build within the Powerball. Respond by reducing the diameter of your turning circles (3-4 inches) and increasing their speed (3-6 times each second) - the shorter the circle the wrist goes through in an effort to spin the ball, the faster you will drive the rotor and the harder it will be to do! To achieve those really high speed runs, (12,000 rpm+) it's all about practice!