JeHanne
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I always tell myself to have some civility and get a 'lingerie washing bag' to put the stuff with ties/tails in but that NEVER happens… so I tie them up. I had an awful tangled mess when I don't. Or the tricky… tied but not tight enough and it broke free!
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I wash mine in the washing machine on the gentle cycle with woolite. Then air dry. Haven't had any problems with loss of shape or damages. On the stuff with really long tails (like side tie items or garters with wraps) I take the tails/ties and do a knot and throw them in.
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Happy Birthday Lyme!!! 🙂
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Ouch!!! Glad your foot ended up being okay!
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Pole finish is a very personal choice for many reasons. The most common is probably how our body reacts to the finish. Do you have any studios in your area? If you do I would suggest going to them to try different finishes and see which one feels best for you.
Unfortunately we normally learn this through trial and error by actually being on different finishes.
My personal preference in the order of most grippy (for me) to least grippy (for me) is:
Powder Coated, Stainless Steel, Titanium Gold, Brass, Chrome. I prefer good ole fashioned Stainless Steel. Powder coat will tear my skin off or burn it if doing drops. I don't like the smell of brass.
Do a forum search and you will find many threads on finish. You will also notice that each person has their own preferences and they will be very different.
I also like Aerial Amy's blog topic on pole finish. Check it out…
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Wow Mitzy Blue, now THAT is a 'wardrobe malfunction'…. or the most efficient way to take a top off while poling I have ever heard of. LOL! Good one!
CapFeb, that sounds really painful. Way to recover though during your set!
JiggaLuv87, Wedgie photo… lol!
I do some ridiculous stuff every so often with practice, I've put my shoes on the wrong feet and not recognized it at first except for 'the vamp feels funny'… I've fallen while walking over to change a song… I damaged my wall kicking it with my shoe. It's pole dancing not karate I tell myself. I could go on.. and on. Lately, I just blurt out " F Minus " when I have an epic fail.
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Thanks D Luxx for sharing all that detail also. This can definitely help others that receive their poles with those two screws loose. 🙂
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Posting this in case it helps someone in the future… thanks again all for your replies.
Sure enough this was the two small vertical hex screws. On my older Xpole the tools that come with the Xpole can adjust it. Maybe they made it smaller so people wouldn't mess with it. Mine out of the box was too loose. Tightened those two little vertical hex screws and all is well. No more shifting. Now I'm ready to get my pole on!
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What helped me was lots of practice in inverted position. Inverted crucifix for example. I would get into that position and hold it as long as I could safely. Spending that time holding that position helped me to focus on feeling the contact points on my lower body and getting a feel for them and also focusing on relaxing the parts of my body that are not actively engaging. Relaxing as in not overly tensing or bracing out of fear etc (not relaxing into limp noodle arms or what not ha ha).
Also staying inverted holding a pose helped me to BREATHE calmly and really focus on what I am doing. Breathing and being less afraid helped a bit with red face. Even though I still get some red face and also get veins that bulge out in my forehead… that's hot… (not).
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You are young!!!
Our physical age is not necessarily an indication of our overall abilities. Don't be discouraged!!! You can use right now as an opportunity to improve your physical capabilites and grow your skills. I'm stronger now than I have ever been in my life thanks to pole. My friends comment now on how I have 'guns'! Lol!
A very appropriate quote… "Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway" ~ Earl Nightingale
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Welcome!!! 🙂
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Thank you all for your feedback and suggestions! I'm going to pick up a tool that will fit those screws and adjust it. Hoping that is all it is to get it secure and ready to rock!
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That's interesting Annieloo, I posted a video of it too since a 'picture is worth a thousand words'. Yours does that too? It shouldn't. Pole gal, it is the new Xpole, I ordered it last week. I have tightened them as hard as I can and it still has that slight movement. Haley Bug, I can't tighten it enough to make it stop shifting, before I even start to pole. I've experienced what you mention on my 50mm and keep my hex keys out while poling to check it out every so often. I've been using a 50mm Xpole for two years and never had this happen so I felt comfortable with the setup. I still went through the manual to make sure I was following all steps.
Thanks again for all the replies. I will follow up after I have a chance to talk to Xpole. Due to time zone/schedule differences, I might not get in touch with them tomorrow but I will be calling for sure and will update.
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Maybe I've turned into a total wimp and am not strong enough to secure those screws… but I just put my chrome Xpole up Sunday and didn't have this happen. 🙁
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Thank you all for your replies. I am perplexed… I removed the spin mode locking screws and put them back in and tightened as hard as I can (making sure they are aligned with the X on the base plate). Still shifts. It looks like that is where the issue is coming from since the entire body of the pole from that area up pivots.
I've had my previous xpole for years and haven't seen this behavior before. I will call xpole to discuss but also wanted to post here to see what others have done. Open to any additional suggestions or feedback.