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You can contact Shannon, she makes booties, you can ask her to make them out of vinyl so they stick to the pole
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and yes, they are meant for high end tricks like xpole and PS,
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the Brass is crazy high quality, however the poles don’t spin, and are 1 piece. but they are pressure mounted, no screw required like for the lil minx, takes less then 2 min to put them up and down.
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Action Pole is out of BC
they specialize in Brass poles, and offer 38mm
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No there calling that the “quick connect”
the renovatio pole looks like it’s something different
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Yes it’s removable, it’s pressure mounted. (one piece, static only)
i’m willing to ship to the us, but i have no idea what it would cost to fed ex it,
i’m looking for $370 Canadian
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I have 2 poles for sale
one is the platinum stages multi piece 45mm Brass
the other is a 38mm Action pole brass (8 ft one piece)
I also live in Canada
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I was just about to order a new pot of itac when I came across this thread, I had my old pot for years, and it only finally ran out. Really dont want to order the stuff if the formula is a cheaper mix and slips, especially since it’s so expensive. however I did find something called gorilla snot on a uk pole site, going to give that a try this round.
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I personally am not a fan of tying off to the tree trunk:
1) it puts a lot of pressure on your climbing rope, you have to buy a rope rated for dynamic loads (more expensive) opposed to a static load (not to mention it gets full of tree sap)
2) tree branches are rarely smooth, the rope jugging back and forth across the tree branch can cause it to fray, sometimes very suddenly.
3) because trunks are round ropes can ride up and cause slip especially during heavy falls, so that drop you thought you had 5ft of clearance on suddenly goes down to 1ft
ideally you can get up into the tree and set a proper sling with a guard on it to prevent rub
to do this you will need a basic climbing harness and rope, plus either a mechanical ascender (with atc/gri gri pair for decent) or 2 prusiks knots (always use 2 climb ropes so you have a safety in case of failure)
here is a video demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQgF-thouXYthere are generally aborists schools that will offer weekend courses on how to do basic tree ascend, learning how to safely do your own rigging is an invaluable tool for any aerialists.
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You can't do swing at all on a tripod, not without anchoring the poles (even then you would bang into the legs on the side) that's where the stability issues are a concern as well, however you can do swing trapeze and cloud swing on a 4 leg version,
Also with a tripod you only have 1 rig point, so that automatically limits your choice of apparatus, no trapeze, no double point Lyra, no 2 point hammock etc…
for the little bit of extra $ it's worth it to just invest in the sawhorse version, it's so much more versatile in various acts you can do, and in stability.
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the tripods suck, they fall over and because they are narrow at the top you loose up to 2ft in hight. that and if the silk catches the wind it works like a sail and literly sends the thing flying. I've never seen that happen on the sawhorse 4 legged ones.
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Thankfully I was able to resell the thing, after 7 months of trying. The first lady I sold it to brought it back to me and wanted her money back, she found it so awful to work on. I finally managed to sell it to a friends studio (mostly because she took pity on me that I couldn’t find anybody that wanted it)
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It ended up being a burnished finish, which compleatly invalidated the reasoning behind buying a brass pole in the first place.
xpole smartened up, but it was too late for those of us that had already been taken in by the horrible finish and the promise of nice grippie brass you find in other poles. No appoligies from xpole, no willingness to replace it for the proper polished finish.sorry chumps your outta luck
sucks to be you….
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Ha, the last time I tried to contact x pole about an issue (why their new brass pole didn’t have the same properities as proper brass, I asked them for proof that this is indeed 100% brass) I got threatened with a civil suit by the company. That was the last time I will ever deal with xpole, I tell my students the same.
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I like the idea of the diva cup so I bought one years ago, unfortunately for those of us a little more on the more conservative side (if you like it put a ring on it!) it's simply too big to fit in. good idea but 100% not recommended for virgins.
I am however thinking of trying the sponge things next, I have a love hate relationship with tampons (mostly hate)
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So I just found out I entered a tourment with this guy in it, I"m doing the aerial silk division, and he's compeating pole (thank goodness because I would get my a** handed to me in the pole division) but it means I'll get the chance to meet him.
Small world…..
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I own this guy here:
http://www.jabra.com/Products/Bluetooth/JABRA_CLIPPER/Jabra_CLIPPER
it's small, and you can clip it on your shirt and forget it, the only down side is the range, you only have about 3 meters of clearance (or less depending if your outside or in) you can be away from the bluetooth source.
good luck
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Ok ladies here's the breakdown when it comes to fabric sizing
110' is used for NON stretch fabric only, it's used primairly for hammocks and beginner lessons since there is no stretch and therefore easier to climb. (yes there are many "advanced" aerialists that use non stretch, which in my opinion is shear lazyness because it takes less effort to climb" **end rant**
for any stretch fabric, be it medium or super stretch a 60' is used, it is not necessary to use anything wider as the stretch absorbes the shock value of drops distrubuting the impact force.
Here's the strength testing stats if anyone is interested:
http://www.flyingsquirrelconsortium.com/ptest2007/FT300FU.html
cheers
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If your looking for cheap costumes you can always order directly from china, the quality is ok for the most part, and it's super cheap
here's one website a friend of mine uses, it's in chinese, but the navigation is pretty simple to figure out.
cheers
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To go along with this thread I recently receved the PFA newsletter, and they included this little blurb in regards to comp judging.
PFA Develops Olympic Standard Judging Criteria
The PFA sanctioned the IPSF World Pole Sport Championship in London this summer. PFA and IPSF developed a complete judging criteria for competitions. All PFA sanctioned events are welcome to utilize it, and have as a finished result, a very fair, effective, simple judging format to be used in any competition. This format follows the example of judging criteria used when judging Gymnastics, or Figure skating. Aspiring to match a more Olympic standard, this effort will support efforts to get Pole Fitness in the Olympics, and prepare our industry for that day. This method is really beautiful, and we will be offering it to all PFA events to use, utilize, and perfect further while fusing with their own information and methods.
If nothing else it looks like a few of the bigger pole communities are trying to get on the ball and develop a standardized criteria. it's a step in the right direction if nothing else.
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I"ll be honest guys, the thread really confuses me
You compete, you win a prize and get a bit of a name for yourself, whether the comp is big, or small. what's the problem?
I don't' really understand how a comp can be "shady", they can't force you to take off your clothes (you know unless it's the miss strip tease world cup or something )
your act can be as squeaky clean or naughty as you build it to be
so unless there's peep cameras in the dressing rooms I don't' really understand where the "shady" aspect comes from??????
please feel free to enlighten me if there's something I"m missing…..
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That makes my life much easier. I’m currently living in Taipei, though I am Canadian.
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I just found out about this competition today and do not have the time to put together a full routine before sept 8th. So would it be acceptable to do some free lance tricks (are music and costume required?) together?
I am unsure if I will be able to do the in person audition depending on work obligations. But please let me know ASAP regarding if a trick based demo style is acceptable?
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I just found out about this competition today and do not have the time to put together a full routine before sept 8th. So would it be acceptable to do some free lance tricks (are music and costume required?) together?
I am unsure if I will be able to do the in person audition depending on work obligations. But please let me know ASAP regarding if a trick based demo style is acceptable?
