Salatiela said...

Got one? heard about them? done the amazing test? what are your thoughts?

there is no doubt a halogram attached to a piece of plastic can improve your balance and coordination!!!!!!

also

The fairies still live at the bottom of the garden

You can fly to the sun at night

Unicorns still survive in the forests of Wherethefvkistan

My 2 cents worth

IMO the first time you do the test your body/mind is learning which muscles to engage. the second time you do it its in your muscle memory to a degree

do the test in reverse, ie hold the band first times and then not second

I'm still wearing mine and I gave one to my mum and she still wears hers. Got no idea how it could possibly work but I think it does - so that's all that matters.

I have one. I play soccer on the weekend, and I hate the whole stretching down thing after the game. Last season when I didn't have a power balance wristband, I used to get lots of little niggles from bits of torn muscle from not warming down properly. This season I haven't had any problems at all so far while wearing the wristband. Also, I don't know if it's just my surfing improving, as you would naturally expect it to be with practice, but I'm making more steep drops than I used to be able to and I seem to be able to put more power into my turns than before without losing balance. I reckon they work, but those who do not have them might take it as placebo BS. If you've got a spare ~$50 lying around, it wouldn't hurt to get one.

BTW, the issue has been brought up as to whether they should be allowed in the professional sports. Why would this issue have been brought up as a potential problem (unfair advantage) if they were proven BS?
As far as I know, some guys in the NBA use them, Andy Irons and Brendon Fevola, as well as some others. If those professional athletes maintain that power balance is helping them, surely they may have a point?!

just because a "profession" athlete believes in something doesnt make it science......in fact some of the biggest knobs are "professionals"

if it works for you thats all that counts, but I wouldnt believe in the "science" behind it. There are more misstruths making money out there than good science.

Humans are sheep (easily lead astray)

husq2100 said...

yeah I did the test, just got better each time as my nuromusclular pathways were adapting each time

Your one in a hundred!

To all the sceptics, rather than trying to look tough on the forum being sarcastic. Go try it. I don't care whether it works for you or not. I like it and wear it, everyone i've shown it to has noticed a difference, some of the worlds best sportman/women wear it religiously (some even wear two like shakeal oniell). But don't judge it til you've tried it.

Go through youtube, see the testimonials. I'd like to hear you tell Da Hui their full of Shiz!



Anyhoo, your loss is you don't!

I have a mate involved in the Surfing Assoc or Aust, and he said they are looking at this closely, as they are scared it is a performance advantage, and looking at banning them for competitions. Now I think this is fear of the unknown, and there is no real magic here, just giving your body the ability to stay in tune and respond at it's best.

Converted by the PowerBand,

JB

Better of buying a bottle of turkey and a six pack and let that adjust your balance

Done the push test and it was a load of crap. If someone did it and then asked you to hold a magic balancing stubbie - I bet you'd get the same results.

Oh well Its your fifty bucks!

Did the test at the bells contest. Pretty simple what they do. when pulling down they firstly also pull you away from your centre of gravity then when you have it they pull towards your centre of gravity. Called the guy on it and he got pretty flustered.

loco4olas beat me to it. The answers in this thread illustrate the reasons why organised religion is still so popular. It's kind of sad.

I just googled it and found this - quite funny

thingsboganslike.com/2010/04/19/129-power-balance-bands/

Disclaimer: I am known to have bogan tendancies at times

The forum is about SUP, but the thread is about gullibility. If you have an issue with the thread, maybe take it up with the OP? I didn't start it.

pmorgan1974 said...

Legion said...

loco4olas beat me to it. The answers in this thread illustrate the reasons why organised religion is still so popular. It's kind of sad.

I thought this was a forum about SUP. Saying people are sad for living a life with a personal set of beliefs is little off topic from whether or not a rubber bracelet with a hologram makes you surf better or not...

I would have thought he expressing his opinion in regards to the bit of rubber being similar to organized religion as someone else did, and its not off topic at all I wouldnt have thought.

I tied a Surfaid blue legrope string round my wrist a few months ago. All the money ($5) from these go towards getting malaria injections and medical help to kiddies in the indo archepeligoes, mentawia's etc.

Since i've been wearing it, I look at it and play with it and it makes me feel good, a kind of good karma feeling.

My wife and elsdest son have powerbands and say the feel better as well.

The mind is a powerful tool, I did the tests with and without the powerband and after the 1st time without the band was the only time I was pushed off ballance. the other test the person had me do was a shoulder rotation with and without the band, of course my rotation increased as i warmed up.

i guess if you beleive in whatever it is, it will have an affect, me I like my surfaid string as it helps others, not just me and that makes me feel good

You didn't say I was offensive, you said I was off-topic. OK then, strictly on topic:

Salatiela said...

Got one?

No.

Salatiela said...

heard about them?

Yes.

Salatiela said...

done the amazing test?

No .

Salatiela said...

what are your thoughts?

Absolute full-on hoax. I am sad that people believe the hoax and are so easily tricked. It makes me strongly question the intelligence of people that subscribe to such products and causes me to severely prejudge them. A bit like my thoughts on (most) organised religion .