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★★★★★
Not for athletes; made in China
The gun is great, I wouldn't want it any more powerful. I have some of the worst knots in my back that have been there for decades, and this gets deep enough to work them out (with the smallest attachment only). Comes with 5 attachments that I highly doubt will ever break because of the well-thought-out design. Has a premium feel and look to it, great quality materials. I've heard the $250 TimTam is just made of plastic so this one feels much more expensive than that. However, if you have a large, athletic, build, I would probably go with the TimTam Pro or Theragun (both cost $600) as those are closer to a jackhammer than this is. I'm an average male in my 30s with a medium pain tolerance. I can't handle any more power than what it provides. You can apply 25 lbs of pressure on the gun for getting deeper into the muscle tissue before the gun stalls (25 lb stopping force per the manufacturer). Usually there is a trade-off between power and battery life and in my opinion, this is a balanced gun. They offer $20 to give them a five star Amazon review so don't believe most of these 5 star reviews. Made in China. I swear there are multiple products on Amazon made by this same company that just look different on the outside. Warranty is automatically extended to two years so don't bother buying the Amazon extended warranty unless you want the third year extension. I bought the 3 year because even the $600 units from TimTam, etc., seem to break sometimes. Terrible instructions that were clearly not written by someone fluent in English; I am going to have to research the proper way to use each attachment somewhere besides the user manual.
I really like the smallest attachment at speed 15 (there are 20 speeds total) for working out knots in my trigger points in my back. You can do this on your own shoulder muscles but will need someone to help you do this on your back. The battery takes 6 hours to charge and will run for 2-6 hours depending on the speed you set it to, so you probably can't run it while plugged in if it runs out of battery. I looked forever for a unit that would just plug into the wall but I don't think those exist anymore. Has a nice battery light that flashes a different color when it needs to be charged so you realistically should never be surprised when the battery dies. Shaft depth = 10mm. The nicest units out there have a 20mm shaft depth but typically you see 14mm for higher-end units.
November 2020 · Health and Household · verified purchase