'Titanic' Pole Archery Shot (Patreon)

I filmed this for a video I'm hoping to release in a couple of weeks (I'll be away so I need some advance prep), and I don't think I've talked about this move before.

This is 'Titanic'. On paper it's not the hardest pole trick I can do, but unlike a lot of the harder ones, it's much more about technique than strength or speed. It takes careful positioning of the legs to make sure you have some grip down the right leg and on the left thigh and glutes, and you have to actively engage both legs in different directions while arching your back in order to balance and hold the pose.

On a chrome pole, this means you need the teeniest possible shorts to ensure that you have skin contact down the full length of your leg and butt cheeks. On a silicon, it means any slip of fabric can drop you out of the move.

Adding in an archery shot means even more to focus on. The arch in your back throws off your ability to engage your shoulders normally (since some of the muscles you'd usually use are already locked out), and the precariousness of the pose makes the mental urge to rush the shot incredibly hard to resist.

All in all, I'm proud that I can achieve this from a technical standpoint, but from an aesthetic standpoint, what do you think? Is it worth the effort?