Is this the 'bumslide'?

HannahElizabeth started this discussion · 9/12/2010

I've been trying to find out what this move is called for ages and stumbled across some threads on here that kind of describe the move I've been trying to do as the 'bumslide'. I wanted to check that I've got it right though! Felix does the move I want to be able to do at about 0:53s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVt2kM0h9EI She does it just before that too but goes down into the splits, which I can't do ... yet! 😎 Now I hopefully know what the move is called.... does anyone have any advice on how to do it? As I said I found a thread on here which kind of described how to do it but I tried all of the techniques they described and still couldn't get it 😠 One person said to walk your hands a bit further away from the pole to make it easier but when I did that I just felt like my arms were going to give in! Thanks ladies

9 replies

Charley · 9/13/2010
yup thats the bumslide...as far as advice - I'm not much help as I find the burn incredibly painful so I have a cheater version that isn't nearly as nice.
Sassafrassle · 9/13/2010
As I understand it, it's about sliding the pole to one side of the pubic bone to avoid owies and to really concentrate on tucking the hips under. However, I always fear crotching myself on the pole so have done this move a grand total of once or twice:)
HannahElizabeth · 9/13/2010
yup thats the bumslide...as far as advice - I'm not much help as I find the burn incredibly painful so I have a cheater version that isn't nearly as nice. Would you be able to share the cheater version? Anything that looks similar would be good 🙂 As I understand it, it's about sliding the pole to one side of the pubic bone to avoid owies and to really concentrate on tucking the hips under. However, I always fear crotching myself on the pole so have done this move a grand total of once or twice:) Yes it does burn and hurt a lot doesn't it! I will try and tuck my hips in more and hope that helps. I just found that on the way down my legs kind of got stuck so they were parallel to the floor and I couldn't bring them down much more and thats when it hurt the most in the owies department!
lilblondie · 9/16/2010
Yeah I wanna know the cheater version. I've tried this several times with only extreme pain to show. 😕 My personal theory is that Felix is able to do this so gracefully because she has a lot of flexibilty in her straddle splits. I am nowhere close to the straddle splits so this explanation saves my pride. But I could use some genuine insight 😀
HannahElizabeth · 9/16/2010
Yeah I wanna know the cheater version. I've tried this several times with only extreme pain to show. 😕 My personal theory is that Felix is able to do this so gracefully because she has a lot of flexibilty in her straddle splits. I am nowhere close to the straddle splits so this explanation saves my pride. But I could use some genuine insight 😀 I thought that too, that maybe because I can't do it is because I can't do the splits... obviously more flexibility would help, but she doesn't actually do the splits at all here so hopefully it's not that. 🙂 I'm hoping that not being able to do the splits yet wont prevent me doing this otherwise it will take a looong time 🙄
joni1 · 9/16/2010
I don't have my center splits and so far from it but I can still do this move gracefully. 🥂 The trick for me is going into a handstand about a foot 1/2 away from the pole and pelvic tucking my hips under as I tighten and engage my legs straight down in a straddle. I also make sure the pole is to one side of my private and not dead center. I was initially scared of this move as I didn't want to hurt my privates. So I practiced it initially with a bulky feminine kotex napkin to take the fear factor away. 😳
EVamp83 · 9/17/2010
😂 lol, joni, that is actually not a bad idea! Sort of like a female version of a cup 😀 And you were right about putting your hands a little farther from the pole. If you have your middle splits you can place them closer to the pole, but you'll still need to account for the space you need to tilt your hips (and avoiding the risk of falling over 😜 ).
HannahElizabeth · 9/17/2010
I don't have my center splits and so far from it but I can still do this move gracefully. 🥂 The trick for me is going into a handstand about a foot 1/2 away from the pole and pelvic tucking my hips under as I tighten and engage my legs straight down in a straddle. I also make sure the pole is to one side of my private and not dead center. I was initially scared of this move as I didn't want to hurt my privates. So I practiced it initially with a bulky feminine kotex napkin to take the fear factor away. 😳 😂 Thats does sound like a very good idea! Lol. Thanks for the advice girlies, it's been very helpful ☀️
lilblondie · 10/1/2010
Omg!! I just came on here to say I couldn't possibly get this move, needed a Veena lesson, etc. I went back to my pole to try it one time so I could explain where I got stuck ... and DID IT perfectly! Lol. My problem was that I wasn't tucking my hips enough. I thought I was, but I was just tilting my pelvis, I needed to use my back, too. Doing it at the right angle in front of a mirror was like magic. 🙂 Thanks for the tips and confidence girls!! Oh, I also did it the first time wearing exercise leggings. They helped me slide on the pole and gave me an extra layer of psychological security, haha.