Yanille79 started this discussion ·
Hi guys. So I just tried the Gemini for the first time but u can't seem to grip the pole correctly with my knee Pitt. Anyone have any tips in what I am doing wrong. So frustrating. Maybe my basic invert isn't sting enough. I tried 4 times and from floor. Ill try again tomorrow .:( any tips if appreciate thanks :)
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I was having the same problem. My instructor told me to make it so there was no daylight between my knee pit and the pole. Doing it from the floor really helped me find positioning. You may need someone to tell you when you have no daylight peeking through so you know what that feels like for your leg. I think for me I also had to angle my foot so it was pointing downward. I hope some of this helps.
Yanille, I replied to your question you left on the lesson for ya. 🌸
Thanks guys really helps!
What helps me make sure I have a good knee grip is to invert into an open v, which brings my knees past the pole. This allows me to really lock the pole into my knee pit when I being it back to the pole. It helps me lock into every nook and cranny I need and it helps build strength too!
dropping the hanging leg low helps you lock into place. If it's too high, the grip isn't as good. I had troble with my body being too vertical initially. You really need to focus on trying to make your body more flat, arch the upper back and drop that free leg low.
For me, it was really pushing my hips forward that finally helped me to lock it - I didn't feel secure until I did this. Also agree on having no gap between your knee pit and the pole and pointing the foot downwards, this feels weird at first but once you've got it once it just clicks :) good luck!
