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Helping hitting that mysterious sweet spot in an Ayesha…?
I've been poling for a little over 2 yrs now and keep hearing from fellow dancers about a sweet spot in the ayesha (any grip) where the dancer feels like she can hold it forever. I can't seem to find this magical spot though. Ayeshas have always been a battle keep from turning away from the pole. I'm fairly strong (can do the twisted grip bridge lift into a handspring with a fair amount of control, can deadlift a brass monkey, etc.), and have been working my Ayeshas for a long time now, but with little to no progress. It's frustrating and discouraging to say the least. Have any of you experienced this? Did you eventually find the "sweet spot," if so what made it click? Are are any of you battling it like me? Any tips or exercises you would recommend to overcome? For those of you still battling what do you do to keep from getting discouraged?
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http://aerialamy.com/blog/2012/05/24/from-the-archives-elbow-grip-ayesha/
The biggest thing that made it "click" for me was to bring my arms closer together and in essence it pushed my body further away form the pole. When my body is close I fall into the pole because my legs are heavy. I will also add that I cannot do forearm grip on this move nor have I found a sweet spot for split grip.
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I worked on the SG for at least six months….be I tried getting into it close to 2,000 times….never could get it, finally stopped trying.
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After I got my extended butterfly, I wanted to learn ayesha (sg) but was so scared of letting go with the legs.
Yesterday I had the chance to practise with a more experienced poler and she left her hands on my hips which really helped me mentally! (you can see a pic in my garden gallery btw)
But I couldn’t hold it for long and after reading Amy’s blog I realise I didn’t really round my back. So will try this next time. Thanks for Rüstung!
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After I got my extended butterfly, I wanted to learn ayesha (sg) but was so scared of letting go with the legs.
Yesterday I had the chance to practise with a more experienced poler and she left her hands on my hips which really helped me mentally! (you can see a pic in my garden gallery btw)
But I couldn’t hold it for long and after reading Amy’s blog I realise I didn’t really round my back. So will try this next time. Thanks for Rüstung!
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Rüstung = sharing! Lol.
Also sorry about the double post. Stupid phone.
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I feel your pain lol I got
My
Extended butterfly almost 5 months after poling and ever since, I thought the aysha would be easy….. No it’s not. It’s the most horrible move iv ever tried haha. In my opinion it’s balancing your hips which is the hard part, I haven’t got
It yet either but someday I will 😡 -
Oh and Iv been poling just over 18 months. Damn split grip!
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my biggest tips: elbowstands and handstands!! lots and lots of them. yeah, so not only do you need to find that 'sweet spot', if you can't find your balance it doesn't matter. 😉
GL!!!
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I agree with Sparrow. I have my students practice headstands/tripods to learn their inverted core balance and how to regain balance if you start to lose it. Once you're comfy with that, ayesha feels so much better!
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Thanks for the advice and the support. It's nice to know I'm not the only one struggling to find this "sweet spot." I'll keep working it, practicing my handstands, headstands, and forearmstands, and try moving my hands a little closer together.
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I am one of the backwards ones who can straight edge until the cows come home but once I fold the body in half I have balance issues. And as I stated before, it is because I have really long legs and a really short torso.
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Split grip is the hardest Ayesha–at least for me! Try working with Elbow Grip to start off with. Once Elbow Grip becomes "easy", you will still have to work hard in SG, but it will be a matter of strength and not about finding your balance.
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I can’t caterpillar right now due to my broken leg (no squeezing the pole with my legs), so split grip seems to be the only option (I don’t want to use tg). But I think for me it’s more about balance and fear than strength, so I guess I just need to work on that. I’ll add some hand- and elbowstands to my training. Thanks for the tipps!
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I am the same chem I can straight edge easily but struggle with balance in a aysha. I have very long legs compared to my body length so maybe thats my problem too
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For some reason my SG Ayesha isn’t as solid as my TG Ayesha. I feel more steady in TG and can “sink” into it more and control it more. My EG is hit or miss 🙁
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