Left: WL light curve of the persistent one-pole system J0953 from Kanbach et al. (2008). The accretion spot is visible for 60% of the orbital period, and the central depression is created preferentially by cyclotron beaming. Right: derived light curves depicting the effect of reduced beaming (red) and of adding a second accretion spot (blue). The latter mimics the light curves observed at times in J0859 and J1002.