Back Hook Spin
Just like the Fireman, the Back Hook is a classic spin—thank you, strippers!
I’ll be teaching you 3 different ways to grip the pole and 2 leg options for positions. Remember, when using a Split grip on spinning pole, the thumb is down and you push into the palm of the hand.
I want to point out that even though the knee pit is around the pole, it’s not supposed to be used to help keep you up! It’s a pose, not a P.O.C. (point of contact) to help keep you lifted. So don’t feel confused if you can’t make full contact with the knee pit, because it’s not necessary! The exception is spinning pole—you could use it as a P.O.C., but you don’t have to.
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Your tutorials are great! The intro class I’m taking taught this in the second session – they taught the front hook spin the very first class – and your classification of experience makes me feel a lot better about not being able to do these spin. To be honest, I can’t do any of the spins they’ve taught. I assume I don’t have the upper body strength or grip strength yet. The majority of the students are much younger than I am and, however inelegant, can at least get around the pole once off the floor. This is an observation, not a comparison, one informing if this is the right class set up for me. I don’t care how long it takes me to learn something, I just want to know whether I’m spinning my wheels without understanding why.
This is a bit of an aside, but speaking of comparison, I appreciate that the pole community speaks on comparison so frequently and it’s crucial to keep your practice your own. But in order to judge if a class is appropriate for certain demographics you have to compare the fundamental differences between different demographics, like age, life stage (like peri-menopausal/menopausal, postnatal, hormone treatments, etc) body structure/parts, disabilities, and so on. A class that assumes one will be at peak grip strength may be too hard for someone whose grip has declined with age. Is it reasonable that a younger women in her early 20s will have a leg up (hehe) on a 50 year old if every thing else is the same, height/weight/exercise history? I don’t know enough about the body to understand how much strength is inherently built into your average young person.
Thanks for patiently reading my ramblings!
I’m more than happy to read your rambling 💜 Yes, it’s reasonable to assume younger people will have an easier time with strength related moves. Other things do factor into it like, fear and previous background in fitness or gymnastics. I definitely try and do my best to never assume anyone who’s interested in pole dance will be young, strong, and fearless. 😄