Brass vs. Titanium Gold?

HilaryKate aka LolaSlaytor started this discussion · 5/4/2011

So I'm thinking about making my next pole purchase and I recently tried a brass pole for the first time and LOVED it! The perfect amount of grip for me! 🥂 However, I had already wanted my next pole to be a 45mm x-pole and in Canada, x-pole doesn't have brass poles, only titanium gold. The website says that the TG finish is supposed to imitate the brass finish but I was just wondering if there are any of you who have tried both, and if you found there was a big difference between them? The 45mm TG x-pole is sold out right now anyways so this isn't a time sensitive question! 🙂

7 replies

chemgoddess1 · 5/4/2011
Brass is definitely grippier than the TGbut the TG does not leave your hands smelling like metal.
vamp79 · 5/4/2011
I've never tried brass so I can't compare. I do hate the smell that TG leaves on my hands.
Veena · 5/4/2011
I have danced on both....love brass its the best for grip. TG is not as grippy but still very nice to work with.
Dancing Paws · 5/4/2011
Call Canada's x-pole and ask them if they will get the 45 mm brass at any point. I called the U.S. distributor and they said that we will be getting them around mid-June, so maybe Canada will have them soon too!
Dancing Paws · 5/4/2011
It looks like the Canda and the U.S. distributors are the same: http://canadaxpole.com/contact.php http://www.xpoleus.com/contact.php That means you can get a 45mm brass around June or July (according to them.) That's all I am waiting for, cuz I'm getting one too! :D
Madfelice · 5/5/2011
I have used both and I agree with everyone else that there is better grip on a brass. The brass turns my hands black, or rather the grip product on my hands black, but it is a small price for the extra grip in my opinion. My studio replaced tg with brass.
vamp79 · 5/5/2011
Ha! I got a little confused. Brass is what I've used before and hate the smell. Oopsie.