Slippery Pole...

Katt started this discussion · 8/15/2009

I have a lil mynx pole and it's very slippery. My instructor and another friend have one too, but there's are ok. I can do moves at their homes that I would never attempt to do on mine. I have cleaned it with a dry rag, a damp one, with Windex, with soap and water, with alcohol...nothing works! I've tried using Gator Grip on my hands too. It's getting frustrating. I don't even want to practice at home any more and I only see my friends once a week. I can't make any progress like that. Any suggestions??

5 replies

violet · 8/15/2009
Hmmm... i dont have a Lil Mynx pole so maybe someone here has had the same problems with the same pole.... It sounds like you've tried a lot of things already. Im surprised none of that worked! The only thing I could think of is possibly the temperature in your house? Climate can effect pole slippiness/grippiness. Veena wrote an article about this, here is the link: https://www.studioveena.com/info/2009/05/19/the-temperamental-pole/ Also make sure you are warming up the pole before doing major tricks and such on it. Usually for about a song length I just do some basic spins and rub my hands up and down the pole to get it warm. A cold pole is never good. Hope that helps some
RoxyPink · 8/15/2009
Is your pole stainless steel? How long have they had theirs?? The reason why I ask is that stainless steel has to be broken in...the more you use it, the grippier it should get.
Monz · 8/15/2009
Is your pole stainless steel? How long have they had theirs?? The reason why I ask is that stainless steel has to be broken in...the more you use it, the grippier it should get. I'll agree with this, also I'll agree with the temperature of the room making a difference, having to warm it up, and making note that the lil mynx stainless steel is polished not matted like the Platinum stages stainless steel. Through all of these cons, it has many pros still for me and I love my lil mynx!
Katt · 8/15/2009
I've read about room temperature and know first hand that it's worse when it's cold!! One of the other girls has had hers longer and it does get a lot more use since she teaches and practices more than I do. The other girl has had hers about as long as I have but hers get used by other girls too. So, I guess the problem is that it needs to be 'broken in'. I've got some work cut out for me LOL
New_Dancer · 8/19/2009
Hi, I'd definately agree about breaking it in. I'd also suggest putting windex on your hands, letting it dry and then poling. I had basically no grip when I started and that made a huge difference.