Lovepole95 started this discussion ·
Ok, so i have a pole at home but i also go to classes, at classes i can do a whole lot of stuf but at home i cant do half of it :( .. i want so badly to be able to do something at home, i mean that was the main reason i got the pole. I have no grip so i tried mighty grip and it worked a little but still cant to some moves help!?
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Hey, I have the same problem with grip at home. From what I've heard, that's pretty common, no matter the type of pole or finish. At our residences, we don't necessarily control temperature or humidity as tightly as in the studio, which can contribute to grip issues. What I have learned to do at home is WARM UP, WARM UP, WARM UP. I need to warm up my body and especially to warm up the pole in order to get any grip. Once I get warm, though, I use the window to regulate the temperature in the room so I don't overheat and start to sweat, losing my grip. It's still not as great as the studio, but I can practice a lot more moves than I could when I first got it (I just slid right off). You'll just have to experiment to learn your pole and what you need for grip. I hope that helps a little. Also, keep trying to practice, because if you have a new pole I hear that they sometimes have a slick finish that wears off over time...? I haven't figured out if that's a myth or not.
Ok! thanks alot ! This helped me alot! haha, i usaly warm up at home but not maby as much as we do in the studio so i will defenetly go try that out! thank you!
There is also a huge energy and competition difference between the studio and home. When you are in a group setting there is always more energy to get something, where at home it just does not seem to matter as much. This is why being home taught is so difficult....it is so easy to just give up on yourself.
I had the exact same problem, now I make sure the heat is switched on in my pole room and do a bit of cardio and stretches in a sweat suit to heat my body up. Good luck :p
Also, make sure you've got all the shipping gunk off your pole, I spent months wondering why I couldn't grip even when warm only to realise it was still covered in a waxy coating!! Damn pole!
I have been frustrated lately with my X-pert. Because it doesn't transfer heat well between the multiple pieces, the bottom is always cold, the top is always cold, and my pole is just shy of 8' so it's hard to do anything without either touching the bottom or the top!
I too had this problem I contacted the manufacturer of my pole and they told me to lightly and stressed lightly with a very fine sand paper "rough up" my pole . It helped so much !! Also warming up alone can be boring as can practice I find if I watch some videos ahead of time it gets my passion fired up ! Good luck
DedeJoy ·
A. Pole is 10% figuring out what to do with your body, 30% building up the strength to pull it off, and 60% getting used to the pain. You may just be in the 30% part. B. clean pole, clean hands and warm up. C. Invite your friends from the studio over to play so it gets all scuffed up and wiped down a gajillion times.
Onga01 ·
i think a lot of pole dancers go through this "the poles are better at the studio" stage. i believe that if you can properly do a trick then you can practically do it any where regardless of tempreture or pole size. you're just comfortable with the poles and temp at the studio... once i started dancing on my brass 45mm at home after a while i started complaining the chrome 50mm poles at the studio were to thick. just open your mind, push through and before you know it you'll be a pole queen in your living room. ive danced on everything from a 38mm to 50mm, stainless steel to brass.. australias extreme humidity to middle of canadas winter. its daunting at first but you can do it and just realise, yes this is slightly different but not enough to stop me! happy poling :)
I have the opposite problem for some reason. I can only do my best at home.. when im at a friends house or a studio.. I cant do as well for some reason lol.
Charley ·
Also consider that in classes you are being walked through everything. Your instructor is probably making sure everything makes sense, spotting you and talking you through moves a day later you are back to "wait, what was that again?" I learned a spin from a friend recently - like a pretty simple spin - but you had to thread something through - blah, blah - I could do it fine while she was here - she walked me through it a few times - nailed it every time! Went back a couple days later and for the life of me couldn't remember how to thread the needle - lol! When all else fails just wriggle and dance! :D
Reyn ·
Haha Charley I video all the weird moves I learn! It's the only way I can really remember specifics, but sometimes if it's really wonky I'll video AND take notes ;) I know how you feel Lovepole, my pole at home is still so super slippy, and I've had it for 3 years! I did recently buy Mighty Grip gloves to help out with it, they are hit or miss, but so is pretty much everything on my pole. Actually I was surprised the other day at the moves I managed to work through on it, I really think warming up makes a BIG difference =)
