[PoleSF]

Here is actually a great step by step vid for the corkscrew https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USOuTFB7f5A

Happy Poling!

Best regards,

Leah

[PoleSF]

Hiya from San Francisco https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

Got it a bit backwards I am afraid, but an easy fix https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif … Your "weight" should be held with your top leg and the bottom leg (actually the shin of your bottom leg is used for bracing to put your body "outward" from the pole, or you can extend your bottom leg straight down for a pretty half split move.

A good way to practice finding the "sweet spot" behind your knee is to stand very close to the pole, with the pole on your right or left side depending on which leg you feel comfortable with,
1) hook your "inside leg" on the pole at about hip height
2) grab and gently pull the top of your foot to really smoosh the pole into the "crook" of your bent leg (your calf will feel a little uncomfortable for the first few tries but dont ever pull so hard that your knee hurts!)… pulling your foot it the direction of your bum.
3) the outside is straight and your foot pushed against the base of the pole and your body is reaching away from the pole in the opposite direction of the bent leg, to simulate a good strong hold.

** When you do this from a position of height on the pole and if you where heels, one trick instead of grabbing the top of the foot (which is uncomfortable and awkward to do in the middle of the move, is to grab the stiletto heel of the leg that you are hooking) sounds crazy but it makes that grab and hold soooooo much easier and takes the pressure off your knee and calf being smooshed into the pole! It also allows you to control the tension of the hold much easier https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

From there you would use the heel of your bottom leg to push your top leg in the direction of your bum, taking over the role of your hand pulling the top of your foot to your bum, and "smooshing" the crook of your leg around the pole https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

Hope this helps!

send me a message if you need anything else!

Good luck and happy poling! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
Leah
Pole SF