Can't Get A Grip On This!???

0blackeyed0 started this discussion · 8/2/2009

Hey Guys... Right....I have rubbish grip at home on my pole...gets sweaty then just rubbish....so I bought liquid chalk. Works amazing however...once ive got that on my hands i cant do spins without that awful nails on a blackboard screeching noise. If chalk is great for grip on learning thosenew invert moves, whats the point if you cant do actual routines and dances anymore! HELP! what do you all use....cos im either too sweaty or too grippy, whats the point of this chalk? p.s. at my lessons...grip seems fine normally....theres one pole under the AC unit and that one always has super grip as its kept cooler....my pole at home is in a very small and very hot room, what can i do 🙁 Thanks! xx

3 replies

drkfaery · 8/2/2009
Ugh I hate grip problems! I have a coated lil minx and find that the temp of the room really affects my grip. I love Dry Hands! It's the best I've found so far. Foxy Rei has a very thorough review of several grip aids here https://www.studioveena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1184&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a Hope this helps!
violet · 8/2/2009
I dont generally use anything on my hands. The most I do is before my workout I wipe down my pole and my thighs with Rubbing Alcohol wipes (you can also use liquid form), then wipe it off with a hand towel. That usually does the trick just fine. But depending on what pole you have and if its coated with anything, you may not want to use that. If its chrome it should work well. Weather/Climate does affect the pole slippyness unfortunately... but If its that bad, I usually just give it a while and try later on in the day. I find that MY pole is the best after dark, close to sun down, or early in the morning. At least this time of year. *shrug* But like faery said, Foxy has a great thread about grip aids if you like them. Personally i've tried a few hand grip aids and they just arent my thing. Dry Hands made my hands TOO dry & they would hurt... other stuff didnt work as well as my trusty Rubbing Alcohol. But to each their own! Give em a try, good luck finding something! 😀
SissyBuns · 8/3/2009
I think thats the problem with grip aids. They work so well that you can't spin with them. At the studio I take classes at they have brass poles and the room gets pretty warm after a few minutes of 19 ladies sworking so after about 30 minutes I can't spin to save my life. At home I have a chrome xpole and when it gets warm it gets pretty sticky. I just have to wipe it down constantly. I use windex on the pole and alcohol on my hands (and sometimes the pole too). I don't use grip aids for the reason that you staed. It works good for holds but you can't do routines with it. I prefer to work through the slippyness and just get my grip stronger to be able to handle it. I don't have extremly sweaty hands tho. They r sweaty but alcohol takes care of it for at least a few minutes then I just give it another wipe after that. Hopefully in the future I'll need to wipe less after my grip gets better. For me it's a work in progress....