Replying to pros w/out poles

i've read that certain pros out there drop their poles every once in a while and rock it like a snowboarder/bladers, and it makes sense if all you do is hit the pipe and park, in those situations what would you need poles for besides balance? in the future i wouldn't be surprised if we saw pros without poles all the time, with an exception for the big mounatin guys, like myself, i know i need them for what i do. anyways I'm not in the scene as well as some people on here, so what do you guys know about it?


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