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How many poles have you gone through
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ive only had 4 i lost one pair on this double black un groomed chute thats at mymountain and just stole some from the rental shop and thats hwat i have today... u
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i think i have used 2 or 3 pairs on 4-5 seasons
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lost or broke 5 or 6 already this year
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Well I've only skied 8 times this year. I used poles one time. They didn't break.
Before two seasons ago I used poles everyday, and the past three season(this one included) I've gone 50/50.
What I'm getting at is, I've broken one pair of poles in all my years. I've been using the same pair for alomst 5 years now. They're going to break in the next 10 times. They've been bent and tweaked so many times, and re-strightened, they're bound to break on the next big bend.
Then I buy Joystick Carbons:)
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ive broken quite a few pairs. once a snowboarder lost control and flew out of the pipe board first into my knee, directly through my pole. i was pissed but the jackass just rode off laughing at me.
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I haven't broken any but the baskets always fall off so i made some ghetta ones consisting of duct tape and paper. Ill post a pic later.
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my friend made a basket out of a some washers and a drink lid.
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ive broke 2 already this season and lost 3
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doesnt matter just jack em if i break em.
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first pair of poles since last season, i taped them up all rasta colors so i cant really tell if theyre broken or not but who cares theyre 5 dollar poles
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i wish my pole woudlve broken when i landed on it, but i broke my colarbone on it while the pole remained pefectly in tact.
so now i use the skinniest, shortest, lightest poles
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nooo waaaayyy me to
but its cool cuase their pink at the top and really short
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i havent broken any, but I have bent them into almost 90 degree angles. but i bent them back striaght and it seems to work.
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wow...hmm ok i had some random ones when i was younger that i dont remember but in recent history.. i broke 3 sets of poles in one season.. i have had 2 pairs stolen.. and then i bought a pair of goode poles..the composite kind... and i absolutely love them...il probably never get any poles besides the composite ones tha flex for the rest of my life...i got them mad cheap too
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I broke at least 4-5 pairs last season. This season I broke 3 pairs already, one pair which was the carbon fiber shit that i had only used 6 times. Then the second was the rental pair I got after i broke my carbon ones. The dude wasnt too happy.
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i bent one pair, stole another, and on the next run bent those into a U, so i got another
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too many, i need new ones right now.
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the one who have one pole broken :)
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i ran over my last pair of poles with my car.. by accident.
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i use kids composite poles the dont break or get caught up while sking switch
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im on my third pair this year. actually im using two leftovers from different pairs that are different sizes.
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i need a new pair every time i ski, im just that hardcore.
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broke 1, lost 1, so i just stole some rental poles sitting outside the lodge.
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errm this season I think I've broken two poles, from different pairs.
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I broke two poles when learning to land switch and several years ago. I would land with my poles pointed down hill and they would catch every once in a while and I'd fall backwards on them. Haven't broke any since then.
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broke one pair rigth in the beginning of the season, my second pair r starting to get bent pretty bad now
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thats why you buy expencive$$$ good carbon ones form the start. that will never bend or break
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No, they break just as easily I am pretty sure. that has been my experience soo far.
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No, they break just as easily I am pretty sure. that has been my experience soo far.
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when i broke my ribbs i broke my poles but that was like 4 years ago and i have had the same onse since then, they are all bent up and shit, but they still work
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