Zed's Technical Writings

Over the last year I have done quite a bit of band testing. In the end I decided to stick to Thera-band because it is the gold standard, being both durable and fast, but if it's not available locally, you may want to test other exercise bands and medical latex sheet.

Some materials shoot a lot better than others. However, it's easy to tell if a rubber...

This blog entry encapsulates my earlier forum posts on band chains (link) and some subsequent musings prompted by the recent resurgence of chained bands. It is not meant to be controversial, nor detract from others' writings in support of band chains. Band chains may...

I have stumbled upon a new way of attaching bands to the pouch. It derives from the way tubular bands are attached.

All you do is:

(1) Make the end like this, with a tiny hole punched or burned through with a hot wire. Ideally the end should be rounded, but it's not critical. For thin elastic, you might double the end over before making the...

1. Only use tips with a pronounced tie groove



2. Fold Fabric in half around bottom band only



3. Tightly wrap tie around fork, fabric and...