The difference in my knee pain after switching to a better knee kicker is insane

For about three years, I was using the same basic knee kicker I got when I started. My knees were always sore by Friday, and I just thought it was part of the job. Last month, I finally bought a ProKicker 3000 after a guy on another crew wouldn't stop talking about it. The first week, I felt the difference. Now, after a month, I'm finishing jobs 15-20 minutes faster because I'm not stopping to stretch every hour. The padding and the angle just take all the impact out of it. Has anyone else found a specific tool that made that big of a change for their body?

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dianal9410d ago

My buddy had the same thing happen with his framing nailer. His shoulder used to be wrecked every night, then he got one with a different grip.

william_henderson10d ago

Come on, that's all in your head. A knee kicker is a knee kicker. You just got used to the old pain and now you're feeling a placebo effect from spending money. I used a cheap one for a decade and my knees are fine, you just gotta toughen up. That 15 minutes you're saving is probably from you slacking less, not the tool. People blame their gear instead of their own bad habits.