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CaseyT's explanation works for me. It also works if you regular climb, twist the upper body around, reposition the top hand, and let the legs twist around to the correct position. Such a pretty looking hold!
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@ vamp79: Now that I think about it, you could probably get into the Figurehead even from the regular climb. It would just possibly take more of a twist of the upper body to get in the right position. Or maybe you could climb, lean the upper body forward and grab upward on the pole, and let the legs swing around in front. I'm at work so I can't try it out, but that might be an experiment for tonight's practice!
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@ MichelleH: The Candycane spin might be considered a pencil spin, or maybe a ribbon spin; I'm not sure what the common name is, "Candycane" is what my studio calls it. What you do is grip your hands in the baseball grip (like you would for the basic invert) and bring your body to the side of the pole (so at this point, if your left hand was the outside hand, you'd be on the left side of the pole). Then, keeping your body straight, you use strength/a little momentum to swing your butt in front of the pole and to the other side (so the right side if we're going with the same example). The spin follows from there, and brings you down the pole to the floor with your body straight and spinning around the pole with the butt always facing the pole. If that explanation doesn't make sense, I can try to post a video!
@ chemgoddess1: You could get into the Figurehead from a Side Climb. After you've gotten a bit up the pole, you can turn your body and put your hands over your head like you were going into a Shoulder Mount. Figurehead!
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I usually think of the Figurehead with the arms forward/hands behind the head and the body arched forward a bit: http://www.triagedesign.co.uk/wikipole/index.php5?title=Image:Figurehead.jpg
From that position it's a little easier to transition into other moves, rather than having the body nearly straight against the pole and trying to transition.
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Ahh, I gotcha!
If you have the back flexibility for it, you could rest the pole in one of your armpits and go into the Bee's Knees (http://www.triagedesign.co.uk/wikipole/index.php5?title=Bees_Knees), and then maybe grab with the other hand and Candycane spin down. You could even catch the Candycane into a sit and go into the CKR from that, speaking of the CKR!
You could also go into the Superman (unless that's how you got into this move!).
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Do you mean you're right-side-up with this move, or upside-down? I'm confused how you would go from the Figurehead to the CKR, since you'd be right-side-up.
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The same thing happened to me with my regular grip and TG Handsprings. I found that my problem was over-doing it. On the day I finally got the moves, I did them over and over and wore my muscles out. Even waiting a day wasn't enough for them to recover.
My advice is to stop practicing the move for a few days. If you keep trying it and not getting it, you might get overly frustrated (that's my downfall!), and that can be a huge barrier to progressing. I know it's difficult to stop, but it might help!
Good luck!
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Link doesn't work again! Search for one-shoulder monokini on Victoria's Secret, you'll see what I mean! Sorry about the multiple posts. 🙁
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Ugh, that didn't work! Try again: http://www.victoriassecret.com/ss/Satellite?ProductID=1265385128515&c=Page&cid=1265394650962&pagename=vsdWrapper&search=true
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I think this swimsuit would be amazing for pole dancing! http://www.victoriassecret.com/ss/Satellite?ProductID=1265385128515&c=Page&cid=1292993397208&pagename=vsdWrapper
Too bad it's on the pricey side, but I'm still considering it.
Great finds on etsy! What do you all search for to find such great products?
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I don't think there's any way to prevent you from putting at least some weight on your wrist. But, I've found that leaning farther back and really gripping with the upper hand can transfer more of your weight on the pressure between your butt/crotch and the pole, and less stress on the wrist.
Also, are you twisting your wrist to sit on it? I've found that bringing your lower hand directly onto the pole rather than twisting it makes this move a lot more do-able. This means that your thumb and pointer finger are high, not low.
You might try the "Hello, Boys"/Tail Split move first (although this move requires a lot of balance, so I don't necessarily recommend it unless you feel perfectly comfortable). (http://www.triagedesign.co.uk/wikipole/index.php5?title=Tail_Spin) This move looks just like the Wrist Sit, except that both hands are high and you're really using that pressure between your butt and the pole to stay up. It might give you a better idea of how hard to press against and grip the pole.
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I also found the Front Hook harder then the Back Hook when I was starting out (and still don't like it as much, even 1.5 years later!). I find I never get as much momentum with the front hook.
My advice is to not worry about getting your feet together and knees open. I teach students to just pick up the outside leg and somehow bring it back behind the pole–either bent at the knee so that the foot is reaching toward the butt, or just slightly bent with the ankle behind the pole. I find that until someone is comfortable with the spin, it's not worth doing much with that back leg.