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    Anyone else who has the removeable Platinum Stages pole in their house...do you find it's stable enough to do actual tricks on?

    The instructions that came with it had the "do not hang upside down", etc. warnings. But is all that just so they can cover their asses in the rare case where someone might get injured--like the warning on the container of nuts that says "may contain nuts"? Or is there a real safety risk (you know, above and beyond the normal risk that one takes when they hang upside down and flip off of ANY pole ?)

    How far can you go as far as tricks on your removeable pole? How much force can it actually withstand? Mine is properly installed and seems secure enough to handle quite a bit, but I don't want to take a leap onto it and end up on the 2006 Darwin Awards page.

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    Default Re: how seriously should I take this warning?

    I have a removable, multi-piece platinum stages pole and since I installed it well over a year ago I haven't had to adjust/tighten it once. As I understand it, it holds up to 300lbs and I don't remember any instructions that came with it that said that you could not hang upside down.

    I'm all over the place with my pole and it hasn't moved yet. I can even run and jump on the pole and it doesn't move. I have practiced alot of high level tricks that are considered to be very dangerous and the stability of the pole has nothing to do with me falling on my head.

    Just make sure it's securely mounted to the floor and the ceiling. If you can lean against it with force and it doesn't move it's ready to work out on.

    My only problem with this pole is the fact that the finish is so slick, I'm constantly cleaning it with rubbing alcohol when I practice. The poles at my club are much easier to grip and doesn't require as much friction. Maybe it's because the pole is new, I dunno.

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    I just bought PS's Superpole. I was surprised & not surprised to see this warning. I think that it is more for formal legal reasons called C.Y.A. If you look at their website they show pics of performers on the pole doing inverted tricks. Kind of a contradiction.

    I have to have my boyfriend put up the pole for it to be sturdy. His 200 lb. ass swung clean around it. It didn't budge. Now, If I put the pole up myself....well, it will come flying down when I spin on it. I have a ding in my wall to prove it. I'm sure my landlord appriciates it. lol. When I leaned on it and pushed on it, it didn't budge. But, I do only weigh 100 lbs. I'm a newbie to the pole, so I can't do all the inverted tricks yet.

    A member here, Alenna Downs, uses it. She does amazing work on that pole. She has some videos on youtube.com. I would post a link so you can see, but they are down now & I can't get to it.

    Oh & I agree with the previous poster, it is very slick. I am all the time cleaning it also. The one at my club has more grip to it, but it is brass. Not sure if that has anything to do with it.
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    heh. i'm all excited now. i actually got the pole this past summer, but being a total newbie, I only practiced spins and other assorted easy moves. then i moved, and never got around to putting it up in my current apartment...till tonight!

    so the instructions had all this "do not run and leap onto the pole blah blah blah", but my 250-lb roommate did just that after he watched me put it up...and nothing catastrophic happened. so i thought...wait a minute...

    it is a lot more slippery than the poles at my club--harder to grip. i've actually been using a bit of gymnastics chalk that i "borrowed" from the studio.

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    ok, this is going to make me sound ridiculous (and i am a bit drunk). at my local liquor depot (yes it's called that) they have one of those platinum stages poles. one of the guys that works there told me he'd give me a free 12 pack if i did an upside down trick. (they know i dance) so i did it. the pole was really shakey. i wouldn't trust one of them at all. i came out of it ok, but it was disconcerning to say the least.

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    ^^yikes. is it possible they didn't have it installed properly?

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    nah. it's alright, i think those poles are just sub-par

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    Default Re: how seriously should I take this warning?

    I'm thinking that each situation will be different. I don't have a pole, but will be getting one soon. Still deciding which to get...

    At any rate, I'm quite sure that the way you install it, your ceiling and floor, etc will make a difference in its sturdiness. I would recommend standing next to it and pushing / pulling back and forth as hard as you can, and see if it moves before trying any tricks. Then start slow and work your way up to the bigger stuff. As long as it keeps holding up and you feel comfortable, gradually try more tricks. If you can practice with someone else who could help spot you in the beginning, until you see how it holds, I think that would be ideal. If you've got a heavy bf or male friend who could take a couple spins around it to see how it holds with his weight, even better.

    As far as Alena Downs - from her videos she looks like a tiny girl. I could be wrong, but it looks like she can't weigh more than 100 lbs sopping wet. So if you're heavier than that, proceed with caution. Don't use her as a guide


    Oh yeah - the reason the PS poles are slick is that they're steel. Brass is waaaayyy grippier.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pretty_Penny View Post
    ok, this is going to make me sound ridiculous (and i am a bit drunk). at my local liquor depot (yes it's called that) they have one of those platinum stages poles. one of the guys that works there told me he'd give me a free 12 pack if i did an upside down trick. (they know i dance) so i did it. the pole was really shakey. i wouldn't trust one of them at all. i came out of it ok, but it was disconcerning to say the least.
    Was it an actual Platinum Stage with the pole or the SuperPole? I've seen videos of the stages with the pole and they seem a bit shakey for me. I feel the superpole is way more sturdy.

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    Default Re: how seriously should I take this warning?

    ok, the stage with pole, MUST be weighed down. I personally use 4-5 sandbags..here's us at the womens show..there is even a man that jumps on...the only thing i don't like about the stages is you're limited on some moves..like sliding down and onto the floor of the stage..well, at least for me cause I am long. the only part that might feel "shakey" is the pole itself, because it's not attached to something at the top, you're going to have some give on the pole..but it's perfectly fine and you get used to it.'


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhxFlf4s0Ik

    if it's the superpole, you should have NO problems if it's intalled correctly..honestly if the pole is "shakey" it is not installed properly...,probably just needs some tightening.

    They put those disclaimers on for legal reasons...unless you have a peekaboo pole or are VERY heavy, you'll be perfectly fine.

    These poles are extremely stable. If I didn't think they were, I wouldn't let my kids play on them! lol





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