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Poles and no poles

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zylstra
Posts: 3613 - Karma: 125
i know there are various threads about not using poles but i never really thought it was a big thing...just a little trend or something. i never really looked into it or read the threads i saw..now i'm wondering if alot of people are really skiing nopoles for good???
Jul 13 2006 10:40PM
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
i have not fully decided yet... i think that it is like someting you do for fun or something...but i cant see it being all the time...but i am for poles (for me)
Jul 13 2006 10:42PM
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evan25
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simon dumont skied the whole week at momentum w/o poles
Jul 13 2006 10:43PM
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zylstra
Posts: 3613 - Karma: 125
exactly my thoughts
Jul 13 2006 10:45PM
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Andy-Fair
Posts: 830 - Karma: 10
i ski with poles and ill always ski with poles cause i ski much more backcountry then park but thats just me. i dont have anything against no poles i just chose to ski with poles.
Jul 13 2006 10:50PM
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D-40
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im almost positive that i am dropping the poles for the majority of next season
Jul 13 2006 10:51PM
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J.Bass
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i tried not using poles and i just couldnt handle it. i felt naked.
Jul 13 2006 10:56PM
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zylstra
Posts: 3613 - Karma: 125
why? what makes you want to do that? not that i'm against it at all
just inquiring
Jul 13 2006 11:00PM
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ski_cartel
Posts: 6598 - Karma: 18
i am really undisided, i go no poles if i break mine half way threw the day for a few runs but i ushually go and get new ones. If people want to go with out poles then so be it, but i like my poles and intend to keep them
Jul 13 2006 11:08PM
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DDrem.
Posts: 3552 - Karma: 24
i need poles. i feel silly without them cuz i need something to hold on to or i dont know what to do with my arms
Jul 13 2006 11:19PM
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hendrik.
Posts: 6715 - Karma: 267
hah, i feel the same way...but when i was doing photo (no poles) i just stuck my hands in my pocket..
Jul 14 2006 1:27AM
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Gtweaker
Posts: 1371 - Karma: 19
^exactly the same here...when i ski with no poles it feels like one of those dreams where u are in public with no pants or boxers on.
Jul 14 2006 1:30AM
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Nihiriju
Posts: 2061 - Karma: 27
poles are sick, they may disappear for awhile, but people willalways wnat them, you can push with them, hit shit, and its kinda liek you have 2 swrods or soemthign and your some kinda crazy winter wariior.....and you can pretend your holding shotguns/machines guns while you rip down the hill. 
Jul 14 2006 1:33AM
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zylstra
Posts: 3613 - Karma: 125
yah i've got two shotguns bitch whatch out!
Jul 14 2006 11:27AM
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Mezmerize19
Posts: 6475 - Karma: 18
I skied no poles all of last year just to see how it was. You should do it at least once to get your natural balance. But trust me it sucks not being able to push yourself with anything
Jul 14 2006 11:33AM
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1080ski
Posts: 4424 - Karma: 191
i dont understand why you would. your supposed to use them to turn and stuff, so maybe alot of people just dont ski correctly or something, but i use mine all the time, never gonna go without them
Jul 14 2006 11:54AM
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CZA
Posts: 1715 - Karma: 202
mostly all the coaches and diggers at the summer camps had no poles the whole week i was there
Jul 14 2006 12:32PM
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Andy-Fair
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ya poles make a HUGE difference with just actual skiing and they help so much and id never ski backcountry without them. but in the park it doesnt really matter how your turns are so i guess its just a matter of comfort for some people. my poles arent going anywhere.
Jul 14 2006 12:36PM
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[~_~]
Posts: 20239 - Karma: 1,273
I skied a lot of this season with no poles, and I love it. 5 finger grabs!

ya it feels really wierd at first but it really helps your natural balence so you don't rely on your arms so much.
Jul 14 2006 1:31PM
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Liam.KC
Posts: 487 - Karma: 1,169
i think no poles just looks and feels weird. poles help you turn correctly and u can push off them. so why would u not want them? no poler grabs may be tweaked better or whatever but it still looks off to me.
Jul 14 2006 2:33PM
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Grimace.
Posts: 8345 - Karma: 25
i am considering not using poles for most of the next season. i just love the full grabs.
Jul 14 2006 2:41PM
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skierbabe420
Posts: 3339 - Karma: 21
andy mahre doesnt use poles, why should i??
Jul 14 2006 6:26PM
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wh@t
Posts: 6204 - Karma: 51
andy mahre can ski well... can you? i like poles cause i grew on to using them i always pole plant when just skiing down steep stuff so yea... i think it was moguls and racing that did that.
Jul 14 2006 6:35PM
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Jake...
Posts: 11976 - Karma: 296
i agree. skiing without poles makes you feel naked.

also awquard
Jul 14 2006 7:20PM
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BurgRider
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word
Jul 14 2006 8:37PM
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BigRodRiley
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i use poles all the time, since i grew up cross country jibbing, you had to make yourself go forward! plus u get to stab ppl
Jul 14 2006 8:47PM
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Schoening
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i drop my poles every now and then just cause i think its good practice to keep everything smooth. nopoles i think really helps you control yourself a little bit more.
Jul 14 2006 8:53PM
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TannerBalls
Posts: 3197 - Karma: 1,310
one pole is where its at
Jul 14 2006 9:37PM
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unchyll
Posts: 4554 - Karma: 96
dude fuck no poles perosnaly i think its ruining skiing
skiing is gonna turn into that stupid like that half pipe rollar bladding shit were like steeze is penciled the fuck out fuck that shit
Jul 14 2006 11:47PM
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cork13
Posts: 439 - Karma: 11
hahaha. to ski technically correct you need poles, its all about momentum of your upper body. hard to explain over the internet.

anyways,
at work, the level 3s always make the other instructors ski with out poles, they call them crutches...anyways, it is really good for your skiing good for your balance and focusing on steering and turning with your feet.

but when you get into the bumps, steeps, or any technical shit you need the poles

and even when ripping groomers, your poles continues momentum of your upper body

and on top of that, without poles, your timing gets all sloppy
Jul 15 2006 12:23AM
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MadSteezin
Posts: 4572 - Karma: 936
poles
Dec 10 2007 10:07PM
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jimmychung
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i'm not in the park all that often anymore, i like to stick with backcountry and such, but when i am in the park i usually do have poles. however, it is fun once in awhile to throw the poles down for a run or two through the park because it allows you to get some grabs in that you normally can't do with the poles. so i'm for poles, but i wouldn't mind if no poles became an accepted way to park ski.
Dec 10 2007 10:14PM
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AltaPilgrim4973
Posts: 217 - Karma: 11
poles. all the time. on everything. esp in the BC or on steep technical stuff. not only do you need them to ski the stuff correctly, but without them you just look plain stupid. like a snowboarder with 2 planks.
Dec 11 2007 9:04AM
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scientist
Posts: 6920 - Karma: 348
I am officially going no poles for this season. The only exception will be backcontry expeditions and long traverses.I was no p[oles around 50/50 last year, and I felt my overall balance improve, ESPECIALLY in the setting of my spins.
Dec 11 2007 10:10AM
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Piste.Off
Posts: 11586 - Karma: 1,860
im going no poles this year. unless if i am doing back country  or some traverses. but for a normal day mainly lapping the parks and shreddin the packed ice im definitely going no poles.
Dec 11 2007 10:17AM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
Posts: 2357 - Karma: 61
im glad this hasn't been discussed in like 100 other threads...
Dec 11 2007 11:04AM
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ryano
Posts: 4465 - Karma: 1,535
i ride with no poles when i am just lapping the rails in the park a 100 times. cuz its hard er to hang on to the rope tow with poles. but i where em when i'm hitting jumps and taking pictures/video
Dec 11 2007 11:35AM
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KG_
Posts: 2198 - Karma: 20
im no poles cuz i broke like 8 pairs of poles last year, and they get stolen. so fuck em!
Dec 11 2007 11:55AM
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slaydave
Posts: 1697 - Karma: 62
i dont understand why this thread has so many serious replys... i was deff expecting the creator to get flamed...
Dec 11 2007 12:06PM
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Ericpbp
Posts: 3161 - Karma: 24
are you joking or are you serious about you spelling on undecided?
Dec 11 2007 3:55PM
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Tom.
Posts: 1954 - Karma: 12
who the fuck cares? he was two letters off and everyone can understand what he is saying.
Dec 11 2007 4:30PM
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j3Di
Posts: 1188 - Karma: 13
NEWSFLASH: This is NSG.
Dec 11 2007 5:14PM
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Paszko
Posts: 249 - Karma: 11
poles.
Dec 11 2007 5:39PM
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beezey
Posts: 9027 - Karma: 427
i used to ski no poleswith my ex boyfriend now when i ski with out them i feel like im trying to copy him so i ski with poles
Dec 11 2007 5:50PM
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JamesJ911
Posts: 176 - Karma: 16
poles... i saw a guy without poles last weekend and he looked like a goon
Dec 11 2007 7:14PM
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liukangkid
Posts: 3323 - Karma: 82
doing laps through the park no poles is so fun, you just feel goofier, an you can grab way easier
but when im skiing the mountain i use poles
Dec 11 2007 7:43PM
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pns513
Posts: 1966 - Karma: 12
having poles feels way more natural to me. i can't see myself wanting to ski without them
Dec 11 2007 8:32PM
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1080ski
Posts: 4424 - Karma: 191
haha i didnt even know i posted in this post b/c it was from so long ago... my preference has changed slightly on this.

i tried a few runs w/o poles a few weekends ago and it is fun, but i feel like im missing something, so im definatly gonna stick with the poles, and maybe leave them behind for a few runs just for fun. my biggest problem with it is that you cant move/stop yourself (at least in tight lift lines) w/o poles- thats the worst haha
Dec 11 2007 8:38PM
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fourhundred
Posts: 2760 - Karma: 21
hmm, I've never gone more than 2 runs without them, but maybe I might go a day withut them to see how it feels, like alot of people said it probably boosts your balance a ton
Dec 11 2007 8:48PM
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Black-Bandanna
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When I'm messing around in the mini park I just toss my poles into the woods. No poles on barrel jibs is key.
Dec 11 2007 8:57PM
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ryano
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that and i dont ever know what to do with my hands.
Dec 11 2007 9:27PM
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