Grippy pole

Brijenk12 started this discussion · 6/4/2016

Hi everyone! I am new to this site and am enjoying it already! Very helpful info on here. I recently moved to the Birmingham, Al area, so if anyone is nearby, friend me! My question is, how can I make my pole more smoothe? I have a spinny pole that isn't very spinny, still working on that...but it has an extreme grip and I can barely just grab ahold of. It's rough on my hands and rough on any kind of movement, honestly! Im very much into DIY, so any tips are welcome!

5 replies

Veena · 6/5/2016
Hi! Welcome glad you're enjoying the site so far! Do you mean the finish of the pole is too grippy as in sticky?
Brijenk12 · 6/6/2016
Hi Veena, thanks for the response! Your site is absolutely wonderful! I already have a group of girls doing this and its been an adventure so far. Back to my post, I wouldn't say sticky, so much as I would imply the pole has a lot of grip and doesn't allow much sliding down or around the pole. I kinda feel stuck on it.
Runemist34 · 6/6/2016
Hey there! What sort of pole do you have? Mine is powder coated, a Lil Mynx, and I find it very grippy, particularly during the summer! For these times, I usually work mostly on static holds and other things (floorwork, climbs, etc) and mostly just spins on spinny mode. I haven't really found any safe ways of making my pole less grippy. However, making sure both your hands and your pole are clean is a good way to keep from over-grippiness! During the winter, and cooler days, I can get my spin on, though, and have some fun! If you must work on spins, try not to do them all in a row. For me it's kind of a wash hands/pole and then do a spin, and then work on some other stuff so the pole can cool off, and then repeat.
Brijenk12 · 6/11/2016
Thanks for your advice! My pole is custom-made. I wanted something personal and more affordable that I could transport around (I'm a big DIY-er) but I'm still working out some minor kinks. This is my first pole to have ever made. I have it supported in beams overhead and into the concrete. I used an aluminum pole then covered it with rustoleum, then did a coat of gold covered by polyurethane ....I think I might've messed up there. It's a spinny pole but I also need to find something to set at the base to make it more smooth on spins bc right now it spins on concrete in my garage/gym. I think I'm going to put a piece of felt at the base.
Phoenix Hunter · 6/11/2016
I imagine it's the polyurethane coating . It's probably better to use a bare metal or an appropriate metallic paint finish like a smooth powder coating. Honestly, by time you've built a pole and gone through all the finishes plus powder coating- you will probably have spent what you would spend on a ready made pole . Polyurethane is very sticky and better used for furniture. Not ideal for skin grip I'm guessing. Maybe if you pole is super grippy you can try poling with leggings like you would with Chinese pole?