Unfortunately I cannot answer your query but Im in the same boat… My xpole also gets to a ‘sticky’ spot on one part of its spin when turning it with my hand and I believe that this would still be the case when my body weight is on it and would hinder the turning (which sucks as I cannot turn slowly and smoothly only fast, which gets me dizzy) I have looked at my pole and it seems to be slightly bent in the middle… Im thinking of pulling it down and rolling it on the floor to try to straighten it out a little bit but not sure if that will fix the problem… I will try loosening the joints and see how it goes, I may also try taking out the bolts at the bottom. If anyone has any other solution or knows how a pole should spin by hand it would be great if you could help (Mayb post a vid of spinning a pole so show how much it spins on its own?)
Thanx,
Peppa