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Short pole style ?

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wlm
Posts: 477 - Karma: 176
what do u think about ppl skiing with small poles.. like poles for 3 year old.. or something =)
Jun 19 2007 2:17PM
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emopoppins
Posts: 3996 - Karma: 269
well its better than no poles

just kidding, who cares. i like it because you dont get as hurt when you fall on them
Jun 19 2007 2:19PM
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ScratchFS91
Posts: 678 - Karma: 27
i'd have trouble skiing with really short poles, if your gunna have short ones, just go no poles
Jun 19 2007 2:20PM
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dweezileast
Posts: 9661 - Karma: 276
Exactly. I ride with shorter poles. Why? I'm really tall, and having short poles helps me stay a lot closer to the ground, improving my balance, and control.
Jun 19 2007 2:25PM
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TimothyLord
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when i ski with poles they are probaly 3 feet long or something like that. really short
Jun 19 2007 2:27PM
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TimothyLord
Posts: 2114 - Karma: 568
when i ski with poles they are probaly 3 feet long or something like that. really short
Jun 19 2007 2:27PM
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TimothyLord
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when i ski with poles they are probaly 3 feet long or something like that. really short
Jun 19 2007 2:28PM
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slimbruddah
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I think it's odd.
Jun 19 2007 2:29PM
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dweezileast
Posts: 9661 - Karma: 276
I thought people stopped using poles because it made it easier to grab. Why did short poles show you that poles are useless?
Jun 19 2007 2:30PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,538
for park its all right cause u dont use them in the park really and some people (like me) don't wanna go no poles
Jun 19 2007 3:39PM
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slimbruddah
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Are you 3 feet tall?
Jun 19 2007 3:47PM
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Pirruccio
Posts: 1301 - Karma: 70
i think short poles dont have style
i also think big poles have no style
but it doesnt matter
who cares!!
Jun 19 2007 3:54PM
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DANETRON
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kids these days just jump on the trend wagon and ride its cock until its limp
Jun 19 2007 3:56PM
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Holte
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What's the point of really short poles? They don't help your skiing, they hinder grabs, and they just seem cumbersome in the air. If you're not gonna use poles for your technique, why not just go no-poles?
Jun 19 2007 3:58PM
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TheButterHashira
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He beat spam buster woah
Jun 19 2007 4:01PM
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jp_draves
Posts: 1866 - Karma: 37
sometimes it looks sick but other times it looks weird, long pole steeze is pretty gay though
Jun 19 2007 4:06PM
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andy_boy
Posts: 4434 - Karma: 107
I don't like it... I think it looks stupid.
Jun 19 2007 4:13PM
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noodle
Posts: 648 - Karma: 239
true ballers do it, someday you'll all catch on
Jun 19 2007 4:54PM
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creighton
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i hate these threads. who cares as long as it looks good
Jun 19 2007 5:04PM
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NickSteezy
Posts: 396 - Karma: 181

When i ski with poles (sometimes) i use my salomon's tht are cut down short enought that my arms are almost fully extended because for basically two reasons: 1 to assist with moving around in the flats, and 2 when in the lift line where i ski its not completely flat and sometimes i find myself slidding backwards or forwards and can't stop myself cause the lines are so packed in and i dont have room to spread my skiis to stop myself

Jun 19 2007 5:19PM
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*Nefarious*
Posts: 1072 - Karma: 4,208
good god man, you nailed it! i'm 6'2'' and use short poles, never really had a good explanation, i just like em more. but that's exactally it... keeps you closer to the ground...
Jun 19 2007 5:44PM
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emiller
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HA!
Jun 19 2007 6:17PM
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fouldsys
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this kid knows whats up
Jun 19 2007 6:27PM
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.Rbn.
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Ride like you want to man..! Noone Cears how you ride... But dont ski nopols... It looks stupid.. Skiing is not inline bladeing..
Jun 19 2007 6:38PM
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MadSteezin
Posts: 4572 - Karma: 936
yeah for real
Jun 19 2007 6:39PM
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MLB
Posts: 4462 - Karma: 298
i have some crazy long poles.....
Jun 19 2007 7:04PM
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james44
Posts: 3323 - Karma: 578
did it for a while and then went  back to a little under the usual lenth cuase when im in pow it was really gay using the short ones
Jun 19 2007 7:25PM
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eljefe
Posts: 915 - Karma: 467
i don't ride poles for anything. esecially powder...put that in your pipe and smoke it...
Jun 19 2007 7:32PM
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ecsm.
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post whore
Jun 19 2007 7:48PM
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TimothyLord
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i beat spambuster. what happend?
Jun 19 2007 7:50PM
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DaysToCome
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they actually help with grabs and in the air cause u dont have to worry about two poles 1/2 as tall as u flying throught the air, so they give you better balance and you can do hand drags easier
Jun 19 2007 8:24PM
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Stinkey_egg
Posts: 1687 - Karma: 75
why not just go for the pole grips only! just like holding a real joystick. Plus doesn't armada sell just their pole grips without the grips.
Jun 19 2007 8:27PM
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C_Ewart
Posts: 627 - Karma: 43
I telemark... so shorter poles are better.
Jun 19 2007 8:59PM
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zesty_buddy
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i only use short poles for park
Jun 19 2007 9:08PM
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Lineskiah11
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i like really light poles and they are usually sort of shorter. you dont even feel them but it still helps your balance a bit. plus you can still pole some if you have to and not just skate.

i like them they dont get in the way at all.
Jun 19 2007 9:08PM
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dweezileast
Posts: 9661 - Karma: 276
It seems that spencer explained it pretty well. It's definitely not something I like, but I'm not going to condemn someone else for not using poles.
Jun 19 2007 10:02PM
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emopoppins
Posts: 3996 - Karma: 269
such a perfect explanation

west coast niggas just dont get it.

i rock it either way, it helps grabs too, and sunday river is lapable, the powder minimal so who cares. plus i suck anyways so anything that helps grabs i'll take
Jun 19 2007 10:45PM
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Swan_Solo
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it was sweet, we got a ton of pow, and my friend's baskets broke off, effectively making his poles spears
and i had no poles, i was skiboarding
cause im gangstur
Jun 19 2007 11:26PM
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invader7
Posts: 5756 - Karma: 49
cool story hansel. short but to to short
Jun 19 2007 11:59PM
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S2daJ
Posts: 919 - Karma: 10
my poles are rediculously short.. i can barely push wit them... i love ahving them that short. if you are going to concern your self with my poles business, dont even bother.
Jun 20 2007 12:17AM
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ScrappyJoeYoung
Posts: 1407 - Karma: 1,277
i think its all good, i mean im getting some for next year just for the park because u dont really need poles in the park that much, and i wont bend or brake them if i fall on them, its a win win situation! looks steezy to
Jun 24 2007 12:56AM
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bhill2.0
Posts: 6573 - Karma: 197
mine are real small but still functional
Jun 24 2007 1:03AM
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mattster
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supposed to be good for powder and moguls
Jun 24 2007 1:05AM
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