New batch of X-poles slippery!
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MD5677 On thinking further about your concerns we cordially invite you to visit our new Development Centre and office, try out a Chrome pole and talk to our team. You could even collect yours and check it before taking ownership. Not sure where you are in the UK but please let us know when you call on Monday. X-Pole Tech Team
I have a chrome x pert x pole I have had it 2years mine is fine. I use cheap vodka to clean it but I don't clean it often as I find it helps the grip, I have sweaty hands so it def not the poles fault lol. I found Veena's mix of mighty grip special and great for the pole and my legs then just special formula mighty grip on my hands no on hands which made my pole and me sooo grippy it's great I'm confident enough now to try Ayesha at some point. :)
X pole tech Is there so etching can can recommend for us to put on our poles too clean and get a good grip? Is this a common complaint with the new polish that is on it? I'm i pressed by your immediate response to this discussion. :) I'm hoping when I get mine up I don't gave any slippery issues....I'm just starting out and working mostly on my inverts and part of my issue is being afraid of slipping off and falling. I did get the mity grip gloves and use them when I practice at the studio..that helps some. The owner of the studio called the order in Dec 22 I think she said so hope.fully it will come soon. Also...I think she said it was titanium ...it's a silver color. Is there a difference? We only use it to practice some spins...usually the instructors on it when she teaches. The rest are wider and diff material. Thanks :)
First we need to clarify a point. We do not put polish as such on the pole so it is not about removing any polish to get a good grip. We were advising about the method of polishing which uses a special buffing machine to shine the surface to get a high mirror like finish. We would never advise to use anything that attacks the pole tube surface like an etch. There are so many factors that affect grip that it is often difficult to work out the problem and by that we are not saying that it cannot be the finish itself. In our experience though the higher the polished finish the higher the grip so a clean pole and well polished pole is essential to start with. To that end we have developed a cleaner called, unremarkably, ‘X-Clean' which will remove all grip aids (including Gorilla Grip!) and surface dirt, sweat etc. leaving an ultra-clean pole. Please contact the US office who will be pleased to help you get some. As to other forms of cleaning countless dancers use cheap vodka. One of the tricks is to wipe in on (with a micro fibre cloth), leave overnight, then polish off in the morning. This seems to remove all the dirt and gives good grip. Please do not forget all new poles need working in and they need to be warm. As to colour if its silver it will be a Chrome pole unless its Stainless. Hope this is of assistance X-Pole Tech Team
my studio replace all their 50mm with 45mm chrome x poles back in May and the grip on all of them is fine, I have a 50mm TG x pole at home and really don't notice much difference in the grip, I do use mighty grip both at home and in class so maybe this is why I don't have a problem but have to say noone in class has mentioned poor grip issues on the new poles
Amilocks ·
How long/ much use is the average amount needed to break in a new pole? Thank you :)
Yep mine will be an xpert xpole 45mm chrome
MD5677 It has just dawned on us, on re-reading the thread, that you purchased your pole from Amazon! So you will need to cancel your order with Amazon and not X-Pole. However, if you do cancel with Amazon and would still like to try a New Chrome pole you would be very welcome to come visit our Development Centre and have a play!!! We also have hoops, silks etc. Bring a few class mates or friends as well! Our apologies fro not realising the situation before. X-Pole Tech Team
I have a pole in my living room and also 6 poles at my studio, I clean them both with vodka. The poles in the studio are cleaned a lot more often as they are used every day for 4 hours a day. My studio is quite cold during the day so when I come in and put my heating on and the studio heats up I find they get grippy. Cold poles are not grippy no matter what material it is. My pole at home took a little longer to wear in but I cleaned it every day and then say once a week maybe twice I would give it a good clean. I highly recommend getting a micro fibre cloth, putting vodka on it. Then leave it over night and then clean it again in the morning with a clean dry micro fibre cloth. The alcohol seems to clean the dirt and help with grip. If that doesn't work then I highly recommend putting dry hands on the pole before you pole. This also helps with grip. You also need to think about outside affects, so if your pole is in your kitchen is it near a cooker? or like me with 2 small boys do you have small greasy hands on it ? Does anyone else swing around it ( I found my husband would have a little swing around the pole when I wasn't there ) Also have you out any body cream on even in the morning ? All of these will have an affect on your pole and your body.
Is there something else I can use to clean the pole...we can't have vodka in our house.
X-Clean will do the same thing. You can order this from XPoleUS.
Most people use rubbing alcohol (Isopropyl is good if you can't have ethanol in your house) or plain windex.
I was thinking the 99% alcohol we use as a sterilization at my hair salon....would that work? Or just plain rubbing alcohol you buy at the drugstore?
Drugstore should be fine, but you can always use the 99%.
Thanks I hoping my pole will be in tomorrow :) soooo excited!
Hmm when I've used 99% alcohol it seems to make my pole more slippery. I have better grip with 70% rubbing alcohol. My pole is a PS stainless steel though.
skitel ·
I have to disagree with the xpole rep! I purchased the chrome xpole 7 months ago and it is still slippery as day one! I have steamed it, rubbing alcohol, vinager, windex, vodka, grip aids, etc...nothing has changed. I contacted the company and they pretty much implied it was my vault. I must be doing something wrong. It must be my skin, room temperature, humidity, etc. After telling them I have no problem gripping studio poles, their reply was because those poles are broken in. So am I to wait years before I can even grip my pole to do a simple spin! Need better response than what they are giving...
Skitel. We apologise if you are still having problems. As there are e no details on your profile please PM us and advise where you are ( we can not help if we do not know which office supports you), your real name, contact info etc. so we can trace your purchase and assist. X-Pole Tech Team
Pole dancing is not easy, it is a constant fight with gravity. No pole you encounter will be perfectly sticky the every moment you feel like taking a whirl, so you can look at a slick pole anywhere as an invitation to conquer, not an invitation to say I'm not gonna try because its slippery. Any pole, any brand, any place will be slippery at some point. I've encountered slippery poles during a competition in Vegas because of AirCon, the same poles were used shortly after in South America and the stick was amazing! As a pole dancer, that has traveled the world and been on poles of all brands, in many different climates, I've got to say that getting a good grip on every pole you encounter, in every temperature and humidity level, is a skill in itself! There are a ton of factors for getting a good stick. One major factor is the weather and how your skin reacts to it. Some people get extremely dry (like me) so I need a tacky quick fix, like iTac, to at least get me climbing, raise my body temperature and gain some confidence. Others dry pole'rs use for a little less tackiness. I haven't read any comments like "I am so sweaty, I'm sliding off", so maybe we all need to be a little more determined?? Whatever the case, if you're a sweaty slider, I'd say DryHands on the sweatiest places and always the palms. Another component is internal body temperature. It is VERY rare that I do a super proper warm up when I use my brand new 40mm X-Pole at home on my own. Turning on the heater is nice, but doesn't actually get the body radiating heat, which is what creates the best stick. I read that plenty of people are steaming their pole. May I suggest steaming your pole with your body heat, which means, struggle and pull and try until you are hot and sweaty enough to stick. I understand that is easier said than done. This also has to do with a proper warm up. There are things I KNOW I can do, and have done, several times amazing in practice at the studio, and then I roll out of bed and see my pole and think, OMG there is no way I can do that move now. I grab the pole and even thinking about repeating that move makes me feel nervous. My body is smart, and I always listen to it. No one starts a class with inversions or handsprings, a class starts with a warm-up for a good reason. Our bodies need the warm-up, to prepare our bodies for the craziness we do. I would recommend doing a lighter, more cardio based, freestyle flow warm-up to your favorite playlist when you are on your own at home, just because doing a class style warm-up solo may not be as inviting or even possible if you don't actually know a warm-up by heart. Free-styling is a great way to get warm fast and improve your musicality/movement skills. When I say free-styling, I don't mean all your pole tricks and combos, I mean floor work, prancing around the pole, body rolls etc. It seems like most of us have complaints about their poles at home, not in their studio. The poles are the same, so why is the stick different? I've got a theory… When I go to Bespun and train, on their new X-Poles, I do a proper warm-up, I get sweaty, I have constant visual motivation, I take shorter breaks, the particles in the room are energized, I feel the body heat of those around me and so it feels easier to get a stick there than when I am at home. When I train on my new X-Pole at home, I do a personal, much less formal warm-up and get on my pole right away. The first climb is never inviting. It is a test to see how my skin is feeling that day, more than likely I am not hot, nor am I sweaty at all, the room particles are not energized, and my energy is lower than if I were in a studio. So, after I put on Pandora, move around doing pirouettes and freestyle movement, my body temperature rises and my stick improves. I can get the same stick as I do at the studio in my home, but it just takes a bit more motivation to do it on your own. I hope this was helpful, please ask me any questions you may have on stick, poles, or any other dancer related issues. I will be more than happy to help. Also, feel free to email me personally about anything X-Pole related at [email protected], so that I can respond as fast as possible instead of searching the web looking for people with X-Pole questions, concerns or comments. Thanks! :P
