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Does anyone else have this problem?
So after I bought my 45mm pole and fell in love with it, I stopped going to classes and the other day, I finally went back on a 50 mm pole and it felt so weird. I was doing tricks and thinking to myself, the 45 is so much better. I can't do any tricks that involve suspending my body off the pole upside down in the air with my hands on a 50. Maybe its because I have weak grip to begin with but now I'm finding it hard to go back to a 50 and if i'm doing my studio's competition in august, I'm going to need to be able to do tricks on a 50. And a week or so ago, I went to a park and was playing on the super skinny poles holding up the monkey bars and I legitly held an aysha for a good amount of time which I can barely do on my 45 sometimes.
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I struggle tremendously on a 50. My hands are just too small and sweaty to make it work. I can do a ton of things on a 38 that I cannot do on a 45, like the superman.
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I am not sure the size of our poles in class but there is one everyone calls the skinny pole and I love it. My pole at home feels huge as well my hands do not go all the way around the larger poles. There are a few ladies in my class including myself that would rather have the skinny pole but I try not to use the other poles too. I can grip the larger pole but it is a lot harder and once I start to get tired forget it.
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I feel like I’m the only one who doesn’t have this problem. A lot of polers feel a huge difference between 45 and 50. I work with a fireman’s pole (I’m going to estimate about 60, it’s like wrapping my legs around a tree) and have worked with very thin poles (40). I onlyhave an issue with the thinnest toothpick poles. I guess just getting used to them/not over thinking them is what you can do. You know, make your weaknesses your strengths sort of thing.
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Same with me, if i'm tired, my hands do not wanna grip that pole. The skinny poles at the park were my favs because I had the strongest grip with them. I dont feel safe doing stuff like the extended butterfly on a 50 cuz my hands won't stay closed.
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The poles are 45 @ the studio I go to & I have a 50 @ home. I too have a really hard time nailing moves on my 50, I always have. But I got the 50 originally because I felt it best to learn on the biggest pole available as most venues seem to have 50s. It is a struggle & I am dying to buy a TG 45 but trying to fight the urge
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I have a 45 a home and the studios I've gone to have had 50mm. I do better when I pole sit on the 50 but gripping the 45 is a clear winner with me. @Cali- I have a TG 45 if you'd like to trade, I kinda would prefer a 50 since it's easier for me to grip with my thighs. We can work out the details later if you do decide that's something you would want to do.
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Honeslty, if one isn't planning on competing and 50s are not the only pole one has access to, then I see no sense in stressing about not being able to work with a 50.
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I may plan to compete later on in life but for now I don't have the time, other than for the competitions my studio does which are low key and everyone wins something
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