Slippery Pole - I've tried a million things!

katie8770 · 2019-12-04T14:07:24+00:00

Hi all! I'm new to these forums :) I've been doing pole for a year now and bought an x-pole pro pole (chrome) last year (with the new lock at the bottom). Ever since I bought it I've had huge problems with it being slippery. At class we have brass poles which I do find slippery as well but not nearly like the chrome. My hands are VERY sweaty unfortunately when I work out. I've tried Dry Hands, iTac (behind the knees which is ok), Stickum Spray (worked OK for the first 20 seconds then that was it, and HORRIBLE on the brass poles at class). I've cleaned my pole over and over with alcohol, white vinegar, I have a pole warmer from x-pole. I do a good warm-up before so I'm a bit sweaty. I even have gone back to applying Drysol on my palms each night. I don't know what else I can do. I live in Canada so buying the pole cost me even more because of the exchange rate. I didn't know what kind to get when I bought it and now I'm wishing I had gone with the powder coated - they sound like you grip really well to those. Anyway I'm not sure what else I can try. So frustrating. A routine in class that's easy (before my hands sweat) I can't do at home. I also purchased Mighty Grip gloves to use at home. They were great until I guess the rubbing from my hands/gloves ripped a huge chunk of skin out and its been super painful for days. Any help would be appreciated. I'm so frustrated. Thanks :)

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Brittanyshanah1663 · 3/12/2020
Ya I've never done it bc I didn't want to damage my beautiful piole, but the girls in my FB group that talked about it swears that it's so light you can't see the part they sanded. I was just passing the info along in case she was still looking for some help, it would suck to have a brand new pole at home and not be able to use it. I would try just about everything to get my moneys worth.
katie8770 · 3/22/2020
I'm actually about to make a new thread about it - I still can't use my chrome pole. It's dangerous because I feel myself sliding down but I was having much better luck on the brass poles at class after using the carpe lotion daily (and still adding some dry hands during class). My chrome pole is just completely unusable and I've spent a couple hundred dollars on grip aids as you know and a pole warmer. I'm going to make a new thread about getting it powder coated at this point.