Reverse grab
drkfaery started this discussion ·
Hello fellow pole friends, This move eludes me. My shoulder ends up hurting terribly and I can't get my body around the pole. Any tips? 😀
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drkfaery started this discussion ·
Hello fellow pole friends, This move eludes me. My shoulder ends up hurting terribly and I can't get my body around the pole. Any tips? 😀
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azriel ·
you probably already know this, but i think it cant be stressed enough how much difference it makes to both warm up the shoulders and to stretch them. other than that, what seems to be keeping you from getting your body around the pole? when i was learning this spin, i remember being scared to really kick off in order to spin around. one time i actually missed the pole with the hand that's supposed to grab, and hit my head on the pole instead, so you do have to be careful at first..lol i got it on video too. Have you tried just practicing the pose without spinning at all, and lift your legs too, to get used to the positioning? just walk around and go through the movements without actually spinning, then gradually start kicking off a bit till you're confident enough to kick off all the way.. hope some of this helps.. if you want/can post a video so maybe you can get better help/advice 😀
azriel ·
ok i just realized you're probably talking about a totally different move, so if you are, sorry about the other reply- just disregard it!! sorry!! 😂
drkfaery ·
No you have the right trick! I will definately try your tips. Thanks for the help!
drkfaery ·
Ok I'm getting so annoyed with this spin! I can do pretty much every other spin and most inverts but as soon as I try this my shoulder feels like it's going to come out of the socket. I've seen girls come into my class and do this spin first time. What am I doing wrong? Help! 🤓
Try this vid http://mistress-maya.blogspot.com/2008/ ... df6f083594 it's how we teach it. I'm getting into that one at the moment, and I am starting it by having arms in position with the pole across my shoulder, arms straight, then kicking one leg across the body and getting into it that way. You get the feeling of the move and correct positioning without having to try and grab. It's a method of breaking down of the move into about 3 bits that seems to work.
Veena ·
How are you doing on all your other one handed spins??? Having a good strong shoulder is a must...remember ALWAYS hold your shoulders back and down while you spin. Are you taking the online lessons? If you are then I would refer you to that vid and I could talk you though it more. If your not then I kind of have an example for you. I did a video about the chair spin...and its the chair spin that you can use to start yourself off with to get into the reverse grab. Here... https://www.studioveena.com/video/gallery/The-Chair-spin Here is a great exercise to strengthen and protect your shoulders. https://www.studioveena.com/video/gallery/medium-2009-02-23
drkfaery ·
Strangely enough my other one-handed spins are good. I don't know if maybe I don't have the strength to swing my body away from the pole or it's just fear. I get a pain in the front of my shoulder blade and immediately slip down the pole. I'm going to try and tape myself this weekend so maybe that will help. Thanks to you both for the links, I'll definitely make use of them. And yes Veena I'm using the online classes, which are wonderful if only my body will cooperate! 🤔
Veena ·
Yes if you could do a vid of yourself trying the move then we could help you a bit more 😀 Don't worry you'll get it. 👍
