PoleWarrior
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I love this move. The trick is to use your legs to throw your momentum forward. I climb up, get a bit of speed, then set up my top hand quite high and my bottom hand on the pole near my waist. Once my hands are set up, I take my legs off so they're straight and hanging next to the pole. From here, I sort of flick my legs back and then forward and release the bottom hand. I can only do this if the top hand has excellent grip. You need to trust that your top hand will hold. Also, you need to create a big push with your legs to get yourself forward. As the pole continues to spin, your legs will find the pole to get into eagle.
You can learn this trick from the ground. My instructor does it here at 1:22.
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When I first learn the TG, I found it helped to have the lower hand quite low and the whole arm straight. If its bent, you may not be able to push yourself up. I also did quite a big kick up into it as I needed quite a lot of momentum to get into it. Once you're in the tuck position, try and push your belly towards the ceiling using your abs, your lower arm to push and your top arm to pull.
You can even get into that position without the momentum of the handspring: start at the pole with your hands in TG position then rotate your chest towards the ceiling. You should be able to push into the TG position without the kick.
I also RESTED my shoulder every 2 days or so and I generally left the TG til last in my pole sessions. Now that I can do it, I'm working on reducing the kick because it can be very jarring on the shoulders so make sure to look after your shoulders!
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When I do that move, I always think about reaching my feet towards my ears. That way your hips should lift up.
