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Ski poles...why?

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illianceblock
Posts: 154 - Karma: 10
why do so many people still use them? i mean, i always pick mine up on the way out, out of sheer habit but i do sometimes leave them at the top of a pipe or kicker or something... they just get in the way and im a bit scared of sticking myself! anyone else?
Jan 21 2007 4:39PM
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snowXrider540
Posts: 1182 - Karma: 12
you gotta ski with poles...without them you look retarded like you arms dont know what to do. plus i think they add style myself.
Jan 21 2007 8:33PM
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akerbacker
Posts: 2827 - Karma: 8
i think skiing without poles looks gang. do it
Jan 21 2007 8:34PM
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tBatt
Posts: 9632 - Karma: 580
alias much?
Jan 21 2007 8:58PM
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hartig
Posts: 8192 - Karma: 10
i broke my poles saturday night and today i didnt use any, and it was wicked fun. haha i even got some other kids to do it too. it was pretty funny.
so much fun to do grabs with too
Jan 21 2007 9:44PM
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GNARcoleptic
Posts: 105 - Karma: 10
never tried it but i think it would be sick for grabs so you can manhandle that shit instead of using like two fingers
Jan 21 2007 10:12PM
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slaydave
Posts: 1697 - Karma: 62
i grab with my whole hand... not just two fingers... and i use poles... poles, no poles who really gives a shit...i do think rails are alot harder without poles.... maybe not alot but poles just seem to help with balance...
Jan 21 2007 10:17PM
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eastchris
Posts: 674 - Karma: 16
same its wierd
Jan 21 2007 10:19PM
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J-Flow
Posts: 675 - Karma: 10
I use poles because I'm not a park rat.
Jan 21 2007 10:28PM
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A_E
Posts: 15350 - Karma: 310
no poles looks stupid...thats why
Jan 21 2007 10:32PM
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nothanks
Posts: 13551 - Karma: 31
im ski dsrunk whane i ski with no poles now poles makes me durjk as shit.,
Jan 21 2007 10:38PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 370
no poles is kind of weird in my opinion. i love my poles for several reasons:
1. i like to ski everywhere
2. they mask my flailing arms on overshot landings right before i double eject and faceplant
3. when going over our pumping bump things at our mountain i like to carve over them while pumping which is steezier and makes me go faster than just sraight pumping
4. pole clacking for props is cool
but...
andy mahre is steezy as fuck and he skis pleless so i dont care if u do ski without poles as long as you dont care that i ski with ples
:)
Jan 21 2007 11:15PM
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CoachG
Posts: 2546 - Karma: 448
idk if this helps, but to all the people who are scared to jab themself... ski with your poles straps cut off and when you fall, just let go of your poles, thats usally what i do, and they dont land far away from me either.
Jan 23 2007 5:01PM
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Dan_Man
Posts: 65 - Karma: 17
chears to that
Jan 23 2007 5:02PM
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Me_AlexD123
Posts: 293 - Karma: 10
Hanner Tall!
Jan 23 2007 5:03PM
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shrEddie
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 65
using no pole pretty much confirms park rat status,  and i sont want to be a park rat, so i will keep using poles
Jan 23 2007 5:12PM
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Wis_Skier_23
Posts: 2263 - Karma: 245
i cant stand skiing without poles...im all out of balance
Jan 23 2007 5:25PM
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shanedawg
Posts: 361 - Karma: 15
try it!! i dont use them cuz
A= i ride a tow rope...
2= i keep my paws warm in my sleeves
and
C= shits dope!!
Jan 23 2007 5:31PM
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Intergalactic
Posts: 1858 - Karma: 47
i thought it was really goofy until a couple of weeks ago. i finally tried it and it is sooo god damned fun, im sure i look goofy, and lots of people at keystone probably laugh at me, but frankly i dont really care, it adds a whole new element, and it just makes it fun!. seriously try it, you feel wierd for a while but then you feel free and it just makes it really fun. o and it makes it really fun.
Jan 23 2007 5:38PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
i honestly can ride park without them

i tried hitting an s-rail poless, it just didnt work out
Jan 23 2007 5:44PM
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forfun
Posts: 4916 - Karma: 66
No poles is where the sport is going. It looks so much better
Jan 23 2007 6:23PM
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Mr.Bell
Posts: 272 - Karma: 28
poles r better...wi no poles u look kinda like a noob...and i use poles for balence..i feel so uncordinated without em
Jan 23 2007 6:26PM
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chrismoJBEATS
Posts: 5898 - Karma: 44
this is just like asking why we have a tip on the back of our skis
or y we have bindings that can pop off instead of snowblade binders
Jan 23 2007 6:27PM
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whattheshit
Posts: 6562 - Karma: 107
its more of a psychological thing. 
Jan 23 2007 6:32PM
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Mr.Bell
Posts: 272 - Karma: 28
for balence..and i feel more comfortable wit poles..i feel like a newb without em
Jan 23 2007 10:18PM
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MadSteezin
Posts: 4572 - Karma: 936
dude poles help u balance more. they get u out of flat spots. get u around in lift lines. what if u dont have enough speed in the pipe or u fall?
Jan 23 2007 11:22PM
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kenevil
Posts: 1309 - Karma: 31
no poles is cool for the park, but try skiing steep shit, its pretty sketchy
Jan 23 2007 11:27PM
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TWoods
Posts: 10014 - Karma: 8,386
That's Pep Fujas. He would mach into a jump, and instead of hitting the lip, rip right next to it, ollie or pop or something wierd with those rockers that the skis he has on have, and drag his hand across the table as he flew about 3 feet above it all the way over the knuckle and down the landing... as was explained to me.
Jan 23 2007 11:34PM
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bangarangmules
Posts: 5065 - Karma: 84
same here
Jan 24 2007 7:45AM
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waterville_NH
Posts: 3411 - Karma: 23
if you ski without poles and your icon is a picture of tanner hall's face you're probably really cool!
Jan 24 2007 8:07AM
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salamander
Posts: 815 - Karma: 16
skiing without poles looks so gay i think. Alot of people think it looks stylish or something, not me.
Jan 24 2007 9:16AM
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freestyledork
Posts: 345 - Karma: 17
hahaha yeah if you dont want poles try using only one one ski with both feet. or snowboarding as some would call it.
Jan 24 2007 10:55AM
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nitsua
Posts: 4631 - Karma: 726
if you make no poles look good then go for it. but otherwise its gay
Jan 24 2007 10:56AM
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railslayer
Posts: 259 - Karma: 41
Watch kye peterson in the rail segment at the beginning of show and prove. Or even watch the trailer. His arms flail around and he just looks silly. Poles provide weight to help maintain balance without your arms from flailing around so much.
Jan 24 2007 4:14PM
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Runnie_D
Posts: 743 - Karma: 31
I have to ski with poles without i cant spin as well
Jan 24 2007 4:15PM
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railslayer
Posts: 259 - Karma: 41
I think its possible to have a solid smooth style with no poles, but why?
Jan 24 2007 4:21PM
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Logchucker
Posts: 1508 - Karma: 16
cause I ski outside of the park
Jan 24 2007 4:24PM
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shralpingthegnar
Posts: 379 - Karma: 17
i think it's a matter of taste personally, andy marhe is doing some sick shit with no poles. However I think the better question is WHY NOT use poles. There's not really any disadvantage to using them-- so why not run em'???
Jan 24 2007 5:47PM
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skier24
Posts: 1216 - Karma: 11
exactly. skiing w/out poles doesnt really work unless you are on snowblades or rentals. they are essential.
Jan 24 2007 5:49PM
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Scolson
Posts: 2904 - Karma: 92
Honestly though, how do I get through the lift line w/o poles?
Jan 24 2007 6:20PM
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Tolz
Posts: 1882 - Karma: 27
word
Jan 24 2007 6:21PM
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Deranged
Posts: 286 - Karma: 10
If you ski without poles you are either
A. Suck at skiing or
B. Are a complete park rat
Honesty,  go try and ski the bumps without poles or any challenging terrain...it would make it so much more difficult.

Jan 24 2007 6:32PM
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Scolson
Posts: 2904 - Karma: 92
I can say with confidence that I would be able to ski eveything at my hill just as well poleless as with poles. 

I live in Wisconsin, what challenging terrain?
Jan 24 2007 6:35PM
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K2skipunk
Posts: 2837 - Karma: 111
im not for it, but im not against it. people can do whatever floats their boat.
Jan 24 2007 6:58PM
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skiRay
Posts: 7558 - Karma: 926
word that
Jan 24 2007 6:59PM
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mommy
Posts: 12072 - Karma: 59
oh baby, you said it.
Jan 24 2007 7:02PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
*** can'T ***
Jan 24 2007 7:10PM
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Fitz.
Posts: 701 - Karma: 190
no poles is gay!!!
Jan 24 2007 7:30PM
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*Fujative*
Posts: 8554 - Karma: 183
yes! its helps a lot with balance. they make you go faster. and you dont look gay.
Jan 24 2007 7:45PM
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C.Stone
Posts: 4677 - Karma: 12
no poles is a lot of fun, it feels wierd but in a good way
Jan 24 2007 7:47PM
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