[mad101564773]

Oh wow.  That makes a lot of sense.  Especially since here in NYC the weather's been shifting from cool to super hot n humid.

I will def keep that in mind before I get on my pole.

 

Thx!

[mad101564773]

Hey again,

 

Thanx so much for the advice.

 

I ended up unscrewing the thing at the bottom, which slides up or down to reveal the screw part of the pole where you can screw it tighter or looser.  I screwed it counter clockwise (tighter) and was able to screw it about a full turn and a half. 

It seems much sturdier (hopefully it is!)

 

Thx again!

[mad101564773]

Hey Everyone,

Thanks so much for all the tips and video.

I think my problems are mostly due to:

– not being warmed up enough

– my apt being much colder than the classroom studio

Also, the climbing technique I learned is a little different than the video link.  At Crunch we started off the same, but kind of pinched the pole at the knees and lifted up by using arm stregnth and then pinching up with the knees again until we sat at the top of the pole with our legs out.  With my 35mm pole at home, my knees and thighs would just slide down.

Learning from the video, I was able to climb into the crucifix position and hold it, although I was not able to go up for the double climb.  Couldn't figure out how to switch my feet, but will be practicing tonight.

Thanks again~