Dwiizie
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Well I took videos, emailed them to X Pole, got a response back saying they'd review the video and get back to me. No one got back to me. I emailed again asking if there had been any updates on what could be causing my pole to do this. No response. I know everyone talks grandly about customer service at x pole, but I am just slipping through the cracks or something. I feel like selling the pole for super cheap to someone that just wants a static pole (and who knows, maybe they could fix it) but I just don't know what to do right now. Argh!
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lighter fluid also works well lol, the butane type.
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I just might….
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Go check out the MISC album I just put on my profile. I used those designs on a hoodie I made for myself. I love each and every one of the silhouettes. The pole one is awesome 🙂
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*snicker* THAT is funny.
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My husband is ALLLL play. I'm definitely with you on the "Please! No more useless knick knacks!! You saw what the last move was like!!!" Nix the candy, lotion, and bath sets too, I usually regift them *blush* I actually really REALLY need pots and pans, mine are Wal Mart brand that I bought 7 years ago. I keep a screwdriver in the kitchen for then the handles are falling off lol. Thats something I could spend money on, but if I'm not paying bills, I'm finding it really REALLY hard to justify buying something else, even another pole or silk rig or what have you. I USED to be really careless with money, racking up debt, overdrafting my account, etc. Now that I've solved that, I'm like, bill obsessive. If I slip, it opens the gate to financial laziness, which is not compatible with my goals, thus obsessive is the way of it. One day: Balance lol
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You could always Ebay the pots….
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Well I just saw the FlyGym someone here got and was like "hrm… I could get one of those with my xmas money….or I could get a new pole…or I could get a Lyra….or I could get contact staff…or…" lol!! Then the voice of reason kicks in "You still owe on your car, you want to buy a house, you have enough…" I think I shall replace the voice of reason with "Spend it on something lush for yourself!" Lush 🙂 what an awesome word!
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Oh you're going to love it!
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I had this when I first started working on spins. My backhook is still better than frontwards lol! Right now, I'm working furiously to try and do an elbow stand and a bridge. With the pole, I'm mainly working on strength and transitions in hopes of getting up side down one day.
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I would consider moving to NC just to be closer to so many awesome facilities, teachers, and gatherings (for hooping more than for pole) They've definitely got it goin' on down there.
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No problem, I found out about those guys when they were mainly for hoop and music instruction. The other circus school I was thinking of is in Raleigh http://cirquedevol.com/
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Theres also the FlowJo in Carrboro, NC, they have all sorts of circus arts coming in and out, and I think an actual circus focused facility opened nearby to it….. Still a hike…
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My MIL doesn't know what to do for me cuz I'm weird lol. Mastercard gift card. FIL gave me a sign for my bathroom about fairy soap, a fairy with a gazing ball (I like faeries!) 100 bucks and a set of raver gloves lol!!! The man knows me well. Cash from his grandparents and great aunt. His other relatives were boycotting "consumerism" this Christmas *shrug* we still gave them some crystals, they didn't get it lol. Due to some miscommunication, we didn't do Christmas with my side of the family. My brother is coming up with his baby this weekend, I assume we'll do presents and hanging out then. My husband got me a sock monkey in a tutu, some black boots, and I picked out for myself a coat, 2 Furbys, and some accessories for them lol. I also got an amethyst and tourmaline necklace, but it didn't come with a chain. 😀 I DID ask for lessons and things, but I now have the cash to get them, so its ok, but knowing me, I will spend my money on responsible things and pay bills. My husband is trying to convince me that our play money is play money, but mainly because he wants to spend it ALLLLLL on some music stuff lol.
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I know DC has more offerings than Central VA, but the drive is a killer. I can find silks and lyra within an hour or so drive. I think even VA Beach might have a good acro community… hrm…
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I've been curious about this too, also in VA. I've seen the Performance Poles Australia (on Facebook) that does the rubbery coating, looks like they have the "condom" style too, but I haven't looked deeply into their products because I didn't have the money to go for one yet.
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Good stuff Chem!
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Meant to say "Kinduh like this ring, only not RAISED texture, just squares of brushed and squares of polished."
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Kinduh like this ring: http://ak1.ostkcdn.com/images/products/P13984897a.jpg only not RAISED squares of texture….
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I can see where it might be read as harsh, but I didn't take it that way. I found it very informative, I didn't even think about those factors or take into account the metal properties.
So, the brushed steel, I know what it looks like, but what if they did a brushed steel texture, like the whole pole was steel, and they, say, brushed a checkerboard onto it. The little squares of plain steel wouldn't feel super grippy with the texture breaking it up?
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I think that sounds awesome, when I first saw the topic, I was thinking "Why not just put a brass replacement on an xpole piece or something to see…" then I saw you were talking designs. Checker board would be really cool too, especially if it was like chrome and titaniumgold. I don't know if it would really be "two poles in one" but rather, a texture to the metal which would improve grip, but I wonder how it would do on spins. On a candy cane one, if you spin in the direction of the spiral, would you just follow a perfect spiral around, or just slip right down? What about spinning the other way, would you screech to a stop? Cool idea though, I know I love when people do the "fade" powder coating, like pink at top to a deep sparkling purple at the bottom or vice versa. 😀
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Giiiirl, I had the same thing going on. Its like the pole was pulling on my flab and skin, and cared not about my (what I thought were) muscular thighs. Half of it was practice and placement, I can attest that once you get the placement where it was off before, you'll feel the "rightness" in it. I also realized that I used to think of squeezing the pole with my thighs. NOW, I envision squeezing my thighs TOGETHER, and there happens to be a pole preventing that. Its like followthrough or something lol. Just keep on practicing, strength training, move at your own pace, and examine some of the little things (like in a sit, that angle is what keeps you from sliding right down, if you have you legs parallel to the floor, your grip is decreased a LOT) In a climb, I use my foot/ankle and just above my knee. I do use thighs for sit and for the crucifix hold once I'm up there, but it feels so much more like squeezing my knees together like I have to pee than what I imagine a thigh master would feel like. Hope that makes sense, I'm sure you'll get lots of great advice around here, but this subject is near and dear to my thighs lol!
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People will judge. Just try to remember that they are so underinformed, you almost have to pity them. Chin up 🙂
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In highschool I was in the juggling club, so I already stilt walked and juggle. I did years of ballet, tap, and jazz, so dance has always been natural, and that what I turned to when I wanted to lose weight. After finding my groove again doing Latin style dance, I found hooping!! From then, I got involved with the "flow arts" community, and got into poi, multiple and mini hoops, fire hooping, fire eating and breathing, fans, etc. We had a play date once, and a girl hung her silks from a football post. I spent hours just trying to pull myself and hold my own body weight. By the end of the day, I could hold myself 6 inches off the ground lol. I asked her how to learn more, with no classes within 2 hrs of me (which has since changed a LOT) and she told me that a lot of pole moves would translate to silks, so to practice with pole for strength. Got my pole, fell in love with that, and everything I've been doing, strength and flexibility training, cardio, etc, is to get stronger and flexier to improve on pole and hooping. Silks and Lyra are things I want to get into when I have more strength and flexibility. Belly dancing is my next planned "dance" class because I think it will help with some muscle control. I also want to take a burlesque class, both for burlesquey stuff, and to help with the sensual and comedy sides of performance, as well as confidence. Now that I'm seeing people do Trapeze, I'm like "hrmmmm…….." I also want to set up a slackline in my back yard. I'm not very good at contact juggling, but my husband is. He is a very good hooper as well, but he doesn't do pole. We want to do acroyoga together, but he knows nothing about yoga, so we need to practice up on that. We're both musicians, and we both often do local plays. I always see my day job as A) Supporting these hobbies and passions and B) Taking 40 hrs a week of practice time away from me. Right now I really want to get STRONGER and BALANCED!!!!!!!! I want to do a hand stand!!
