Adding some shots from the pop up class 😍

Kellie cheba split!

jamimah cup grip is where your thumb and fingers are all on the same side of the pole so your thumb is touching your other fingers (pic of cup grip). True grip is where your hand makes a "C" so your thumb and fingers are on opposite sides of the pole and is usually the most natural way to grab the pole (I believe you're doing true grip). Then there's orientation of the grips (thumb up vs thumb down) which I believe is what you are talking about. Cup grip is usually less secure than true grip so I'd be careful if you aren't used to inverting in cup grip

My new fav 😍

I actually asked Stephanie Tallant for a full tutorial on this one recently bc in her tutorial video I blinked and she was in a Marion amber on spin and I'm like I need a "Marion amber for dummies" video 🙈I've never tried it but yours looks really close here. One thing about the top hand is it's supposed to be in cup grip and it looks like yours might be in true grip which could be the reason you feel pressure on your thumb.

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