I can’t see the first video now, but I’m guessing you’re talking about split-grip. For a start, always make sure that the bottom hand has your pointer finger or middle finger (or both) pointing DOWN, and not around the pole. Secondly, make sure you are not hyperextending your elbow – if your arm is locked out, the side of your elbow with…

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Count me in, hamstring injury and all! =D I want my split already, and I'm willing to work at it!

Come on, people! If you're all half as pole-obsessed as me I know you read/watch some pole things regularly!

Korinne – how big is the bottom part of the pole, once you remove the top part (for the purposes of switching it out for an extension)? I want to use as much height as I can with my 2.4 meter ceiling, you see!

Chem, it’s not a tiled ceiling, it’s just plasterboard/jiprock – we took a light out and saw inside that it was not attached to any joists or anything solid really (hence why I can move it with my hands), and the solid ceiling is a fair way above it. The only way would be able to put a hole in the plaster, and it’s not really an option!

I…

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Are they the same extension pieces as from the non-stage X-Pert, or do you buy special stage ones? I was under the impression that you had to cut the top piece if your ceiling was less than 3.3 meters!

Are they the same extension pieces as from the non-stage X-Pert, or do you buy special stage ones? I was under the impression that you had to cut the top piece if your ceiling was less than 3.3 meters!

An X-Pole? An R-Pole? My ceiling is less than 3 meters high so I have to consider that too!

Waiting to hear from someone about an X-Pole that I won after signing up to the Australian Pole Festival, hopefully it is a stage, but I doubt it!