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First of all: DEATH TO THE MG LOGO!! Who the hell came up with that, anyway?!
Secondly, I actually just received the gloves I ordered, and I got a small, which is normally what I wear in gloves. When I pulled them out of the package I actually thought ‘holy hell, are these children’s gloves?!’ they were so small. They were very tight when I first put them on—but, they do stretch out I’ve found, and pretty quickly. They were almost uncomfortable to wear at first, and now after a few short poling sessions with them on they aren’t bad at all. Quite snug, but at least that means my hands won’t slide around in them.
However, I think they’re a little short at the bottom, and that might be why I’m having trouble with spins while I’m wearing them. When I spin, or even just walk around the pole while holding onto it, the bottom of the gloves tends to bunch up, so I don’t get the kind of momentum I want because the glove sort of arrests all momentum mid-spin. I’m thinking this is because the gloves might be a tad too small.
They seem to run pretty small–I probably should have gotten a medium. I bet you would be fine with a small. They’re not that expensive–I would probably just order a small if I were you, and see if those don’t work a little better. I’m contemplating getting a medium, just to see if they go down a little farther and don’t mess up my spins.
They do add a nice bit of grip on holds, though, and I can still slide down the pole with them on, which is a big improvement over just wearing liquid chalk. I tried sliding down the pole once with liquid chalk on my hands and it was so damn ugly–I’d jerk almost to a halt every few inches or so. I looked like a manual shift car with a newb behind the wheel. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif
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I don’t have any articles to add, but I just wanted to pop in and say that I think it’s awesome that you’re writing a thesis on pole dancing!
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I’ve tried both before–it doesn’t stay warm long enough to make a whole lot of a difference. I think until the weather starts warming up I’m just going to have to use a looot of grip aid to compensate.
Oh, I just thought of something else. You can rub a light layer of liquid chalk on your pole, but beware–good luck spinning on it, and when you do leg grips, it’ll hurt just like it did in the very beginning when your thighs were first getting accustomed to pole burn. Not pleasant at all, but you do stick better.
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From what you’ve described it sounds like you’re doing it right…when you lay back, you’ve got your butt wedged right up against the pole, so obviously there’s got to be some tailbone involvement, but someone else might be able to give you some other tips. I’m still pretty new at all this myself, but I chimed in because I’m really comfortable with the CKR.
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I’ve never had a problem hurting my tailbone in that move, and I’m not a particularly big girl. I would actually suggest that you videotape yourself doing the move and then post it–there are a lot of experienced people on here including some actual instructors who could take a look and see if you’re doing something incorrectly and make suggestions on how to correct what you’re doing wrong.
Your tailbone is going to have to contact the pole in a layback, though, since you’ve got your butt right up against it in something like the CKR. If you have a really problematic tailbone, you might have to tweak the move somehow or avoid it. Still, I would suggest putting the video up because it might be something about your actual positioning, and I’m sure someone here could help you with it.
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I’ll have to pick up some Windex next time I’m at the store. I know a lot of people use it to clean their poles and like it. Although you’re right, living in California probably helps just a little. lol I noticed when I first got the pole, back in September when we were still having 80 degree days, that my grip wasn’t half bad–as long as I ran my air conditioner to keep from getting too sweaty, I could manage pretty decently, but now I’m battling both a cold slippery pole AND sweaty hands, and it’s not working out well. I can’t wait for the weather to warm up. We’ve had a couple of nice days, and then right back into the 40 degree range. It’s really frustrating, but I just keep telling myself to try something else. Eventually I’ll find that perfect combination.
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Welcome to Studio Veena!
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Want to switch weather for a little while? It’s so cold here my pole is slippery as hell and I can’t do much of anything on it. I have a good air conditioner, and my Mighty Grip gloves just came in, so I think I’m ready for the heat.
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Jill, do you find that Windex works better than alcohol on your Lil’ Mynx, or are they about the same? I have yet to try Windex on it.
Sosagely, if you’re having weather like I am right now, rubbing your pole down with a towel probably won’t do a whole lot of good–it was so cold last night that I couldn’t do anything, even after cleaning it. I mostly just did some floor work and worked on my body waves (I’m strong but about as graceful as an elephant trying to dance ballet, so I’m trying to work on that) but I was afraid to even walk around the pole much, because it was so slick that if I extended out all the way while holding onto it I was afraid I was going to fly right off of it. It almost felt like it had some type of coating on it, like it was sweating or something, even though I’d just cleaned it and wasn’t using any body lotion.
Another tip I’ve heard but have not tried yet is to wipe your pole down with a damp microfiber cloth, then wipe it again with a dry section of the cloth.
In my more desperate moments, I’ve thought about sanding my pole but am terrified of ruining it. I’m pretty sure it was on here that I read about someone sanding their pole very very lightly with the finest grit sandpaper they could find–if anyone’s done that, how did it turn out? I don’t think I’ll do it just because I’m too paranoid of screwing it up, but if I get desperate enough, I want to know how to do it without destroying my baby.
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Welcome to the boards! I too lurked for several months, then finally started posting when I bought Veena’s lessons. (Which are really good, btw.) I would definitely invest in a pole at home–more practice time is never a bad thing.
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Welcome to the boards! You actually started poling around the same time as me–I got my pole in September too.
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You must have the stainless steel Lil’ Mynx. I do too, and you’re right, it is reeally slippery. I have found that the pole seems to be grippiest when it’s pretty warm out (think 80 degrees,) and I’ve got my air conditioner running to try to keep my sweaty hands slightly tamed. Obviously that doesn’t do you much good right now, though, (unless maybe you’re living in California or Hawaii.) It’s imperfect, but so far my favorite way to clean my pole to get it grippier is to spray it down with rubbing alcohol, then rub it up and down really briskly with a towel several times. Let the pole completely dry, then rub it really briskly again. The friction warms up the pole. You might have to do this a few times throughout your workout, but it does help a little until temps start warming up again.
Think of it this way, though: if you can do a move on your stainless steel pole, you can do it on anything else.
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I like playing video games once in a while (although I wouldn’t really consider myself to be a gamer,) but if there’s nudity going on in the same room, I can turn away from the TV screen, and I don’t even have all those male ‘duh huh huh look at the boobies’ hormones running through me!
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You know, I’ve heard numerous women say that they could stand in front of their man naked or practically so and he wouldn’t even bat an eyelash if he was playing his X-box. I don’t get it. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_scratch.gif My boyfriend’s a gamer too, but if I start changing out in his living room in front of him, he always stops his game to watch. Apparently he’s abnormal in that respect. (Well, not just that one. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif )
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Welcome to the boards! Don’t worry, it takes time to build up strength and tolerance, but you’ll get there eventually! Pole burn hurts a looot at first (as you’ve no doubt found out for yourself,) but it’ll stop hurting more quickly than you would expect. Just practice pole sits as often as you can, and before you know it, your thighs won’t hate you anymore.
