Rach520 started this discussion ·
Hi girls, does any one else have a problem with knee pit grips? Im okay with Gemini, but any move where im in front of the pole, like figure head, I just cant seem to get my knee in the right position to have any sort of grip - my leg just slides right down!! Any advice on what I could be doing wrong?? Thanks :-))
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Jenn1989 ·
Are you warmed up? I need to be really warm to have a solid knee pit grip. I also use a bit of dry hands on the knee pits for extra stick. The other thing that really helped me was practising side climbs. :)
Rach520 ·
Thanks Jen :-) I'll definitely try and do the side climbs more often as I do tend to move passed these to get on to the 'tricks' ;-) perhaps I just need to be a bit more patient and go back to basics, it just seems to me that my knee doesn't bend in the direction I need it too to get a grip if that makes any sense!
For me I feel like my knee isn't really responsible for gripping in a figurehead like it would be in a Cupid... Don't get me wrong, it plays a part but I feel like the back of my thigh plays a big part. The more skin contact the better. Including a pic so you can see how much thigh and booty I have on the pole...
I also feel like in figurehead its not like you're holding on by your knee like in a Gemini.... It's a push/pull thing.
Rach520 ·
Thanks Alyson, that's really useful...I can see in your pic that it's more back of thigh than knee, which is kinda the same positioning as mine but I just need to work on the push/pull to stop me sliding down the pole! :))
your armpit and bicep help in figurehead too. I dont knnow if you wear tank tops but I feel like tank tops can make things like figurehead impossible for me. and like allyson said, its the back of the thigh mostly.
