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Musicians 1. The key training devise for any serious musician, Not many people know that classical musicians train just as hard if not harder as athletes. Spending 8 hours in a practice room running your fingers though complex passage-work is a pretty typical day for those gearing up to be the top players in the field. As an up and coming concert violinist, I had concerns about the health of my hand muscles and it was by pure coincidence that I picked up the Dyna-Flex. After just a few days of intermittent training, I noticed I had developed monster chops, and those difficult sections in my pieces were a piece of cake! Needless to say, I was blown away; not only was the Dyna-Flex working out the supporting hand muscles and preventing cramping and ultimately tendonitis, but it was also giving me the technical edge that we players are constantly seeking. While commuting to concerts and competitions, spending long hours at airports and hotel lobbies, I have the Dyna-Flex in my pocket and use it to keep warm for whatever is coming up. It has become a hugely important tool to keep in shape and I cannot stress enough how life-changing the Dyna-Flex was for me. Nato - Concert Violinist, New York City http://nato.cc/ 2. I was first introduced to the DynaFlex Pro by a co-worker at a body shop. He was a member of the PDGA (Professional Disc Golf Association.) He was sitting at his desk just looking at his computer with his mouse in one hand and the DynaFlex in the other. I had asked him what it was he was messing with. He started to explain to me what it was, the gyroscope exercise device. He was using it and explained to me, generally, what it did. He told me, "you don't know how many people use this for their sport." I asked him what he meant. He told me, "being part of the PDGA one of the major strengths you want is wrist strength and this helps." He proceeded to tell me that golfers, climbers, baseball players, musicians, tennis players and many other people could use it to help with hand and overall arm strength. His game was trying to get people to start it with no string. I got to mess with it long enough that I could do it with no cord in about a week. Then, he started to explain how it's suposed to feel while you're working out with it. That smooth roll while rocking it back and forth, like a wrist circle. I finally started to get the hang of it, and got it up to higher speeds for more force. When I started to get good at it, I went down the street and bought my own. It's great, use it whenever you want, use as much force as you want and do what kind of exercises you want to work certain muscles. It helps kill time when you're bored and almost impossible to put down. Every time someone saw us with one they'd ask, we'd tell, then they'd want to try to see what it was about. I play guitar, which was one of the major points my friend pointed out to me, hand/finger strength/dexterity. My full strumming speed was down because I'd play for so long and my muscles in my strumming hand would crap out on me. Especially for the fast strumming which uses a lot of forarm. I added the DynaFlex with my usual weight training regiment, and I noticed several results. My upper arm was becoming more defined (even with weight training in force for a couple months.) My hand speed, for strumming and finger placement, improved and became easier. If I played for extended periods of time my forarms didn't start to strain. After all that, I used the DynaFlex all the time when I could (not to over-exercise the arms), and started meeting people who asked what it was. The main result was with my family. My grandpa is getting a lot older and was having more trouble with carpal-tunnel. He's been a carpenter for 50 years+. Hand strength helps a lot no matter what. He liked it for help with his overall hand strength and dexterity. My step-dad is a VoIP programmer that sits and types almost all day, everyday. I showed him the DynaFlex, and he was intrigued and started using it himself (with fear of carpal-tunnel.) No matter where you go with one of those, everyone wants to know what it is and if they can do it. It's fun and an exercise. I usually get it going and hand it off to someone, then explain how it works and how it should feel while they're doing a proper exercise. I also explain the full range of muscles it helps with. It helps sculpt your full arm, it helps with hand strengh endurance and it always draws attention. Instead of going out getting a weight set, get this small device learn to use it and you've got a good full arm exercise. I am a very successful musician in London who broke his arm 3 years ago, a guitarist to be precise. The power ball has changed my life, got my playing back. I have worked for Tom Jones last 8 years, am guitar 1 on "Mam Mia" in London, the original production, I have been in London since 83, have many friends and everyone i show the power ball to want to buy one. My point is this, i am an established musician, well liked because i am honest, the broken arm helps and people want to buy this. I would like to sell this for you guys and people would buy it because of all the people i have worked with, i am a full on London session musician and it would give the ball the better image as opposed to a salesman. The pictures of my elbow are self explanetry, titanium in it etc. i reckon i could sell a hundred in two weeks but better than that, i have the contacts for music magazines and could run it all from my house, easily. I have a few basic ideas which i dont want to give away but it's a matter of how I use the gyroball. I hope you will be interested, i'm VAT registered which means i can set up a company anytime in my chosen field of music but i have contacts right across Europe, one of my brothers (Don) is the keyboard player in Deep Purple and my other brother (Paul) is world wide sales manager for "Hughes & Kettner", the biggest German amp company and doubling world sales every 18 months. I could and want to do this, it would work. For instance, at the Queen's 50th jubilee, I am Musical Director for Tom Jones(I'm assistant to his US MD and take care of the British Stuff when he's not there). OK I've said enough for now but contact me, i'll give you a full CV and pictures of my elbow. My position is unique because of my success, my broken arm and the fact the power ball has got rid of my RSI (repetitive strain injury), so many musicians are vunerable but need to hear it from a musician, not a salesman. Contact me ASAP, I'm ready to go. |