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need help with corkscrew
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Divinemovement has a tutorial on this. Search it on youtube. It’s helped me get farther around the pole, but I still can’t do it like she does. She prefaces the tute by confessing "this is the most frustrating spin I’ve ever done, but I finally got it!" so that made me feel better, lol! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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When you sweep your legs out at the beginning of the move, try walking a little further away from the pole than you currently are doing.
Also, the sweep of the legs should be wide and making a full or more perfect circle. Your body will follow the direction your legs go in so if you sweep wide and circular it will help get your body further from the pole.
Finally, make certain that your stepping PAST the pole with your inside foot before you lift your outside leg for the sweep.
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its easier if you start by not doing the corkscrew for very long- half a rotation- so that your hips are already still high and horizontal when you go into the chopper.
Agggggghh! Thanks!!! I am always telling my students to do the first half of a combo faster when first working on putting them together and I forgot my own advice every time I tried this. Never thought of using this grip for it though…gonna try this this weekend! Thanks!
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Anyone know of other tutorials on this move? I seem to always bang my back on the pole. This abruptly makes me spin around the pole. It sort of works, but I feel very out of control when I’m doing this move. Plus, it doesn’t feel good! I wish I could post a video, but alas, my camera won’t let me. HOPEFULLY I’ll be getting a new one soon.
Mindy
Here is another tutorial hope it helps.
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Poleophile – That tutorial really helps! Here’s the url for it for other folks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTa6rdZT_Ic&feature=channel
pp15171 — I appreciate the link, but I think that move is the reverse grab. Oddly, I have no problem with that one! I didn’t realize corkscrew was different until recently.
I think maybe I’m kicking out forward instead of sideways, making me bang back against the pole instead of sweeping around it. This IS a really pretty spin when done correctly!!
THANKS SO MUCH everybody! I’ll keep you updated on my progress.
Mindy
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As you are going into a corkscrew, imagine you’re going into some other spin (maybe your RG since you don’t have trouble with it, and it also involves swinging around so your back is to the pole/wrapped around it)–it might help keep you from kicking forward and get that outside leg swinging around instead.
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