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Difficulty on one pole and not the other?
Hey guys,
so I just recently got 'the dove' last week at a pole class I dropped in to. I *believe* their poles are X poles.
My pole at home is actually a 'home made' one, I think its just made of steel with a coat of paint over the top. Long story short, my bf insisted that he get me a pole (after I wined about missing my pole back home in Canada), but couldn't justify the cost of an X pole, Lil' Mynx etc. So we had a custom one made… I assure you its very very secure (drilled into the concrete floor!) and I trust my man's handywork!
Now I'm just wondering if the type of material has an effect on poling? I find my home made pole seems to be alot more painful with certain moves like the superman and the dove, but the dance poles at the studio are 'softer' feeling, and I had no problems getting into the dove. When I tried it again at home, it hurt like a b*tch… also, I find my home made pole seems to be more slippery then what I remember my old Lil' Mynx was.
Any ideas?
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Yes material effects how well you stick or slide. We have a bunch of topics on this acutally. It might be the paint making yours hurt more. You should try powder coating it. Look up a powder coating company in your area. I know someone who did that with all her studio poles and her home pole. She just took a steel pole, polished it up so it was smooth, then had it coated.
The general (but not set in stone) consensus is (from slickest to stickiest):
stainless steel, chrome, titanium, brass, powder coated.
The stickiness/ grippiness of the materials vary by company as well.
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Absolutely…all poles grip differently depending on what their surface is…brass, stainless, chrome, etc. Some of the same types even grip differently depending on the content of the metal which can also vary. For example one stainless pole may be made with different components than another and therefore can grip differently.
The surface may be slicker or stickier but also the metal content has different characteristics which allow them to absorb both heat and oils from your skin making them grip better.
There are many factors which affect how poles grip.
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thanks guys, yeah I had seen a few topics on pole material but everyone seems to compare brands. I was feeling a bit shy with my no name brand pole lol. Thanks for the tips on the paint, will definately look into that!
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For having try a few homemade painted pole i can tell you that most of them will be really grippy, so they will bite more that the finish of an x-pole for exemple. That don,t mean you never be able to do it on your pole, jnust that you might have to work harder and et use to it…good luck
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thank you!!! 🙂
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