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How do you ride with out poles?

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dlite!
Posts: 1194 - Karma: 87
i have been studying up on the good no polers and i have noticed they all ride similar. is this just becuase of the no poles? is there any type of way to do the no pole? i want to switch from poles to no poles but im afraid of the balance issue on rail slides. what about grabs i want to lern the charles gangier cross tweak. is it easy to transfer to no pole?
Dec 24 2007 10:10AM
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timmi
Posts: 12874 - Karma: 3,460
man dont even worry about it. just try it out a few times and see how you like it. and balence on rails isnt any different.
Dec 24 2007 10:11AM
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Holte
Posts: 10742 - Karma: 7,819
remember, hands forward and it helps to pretend that you're doing pole plants when you're learning no poles in the BC.
Dec 24 2007 10:14AM
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dlite!
Posts: 1194 - Karma: 87
how do you convert is there some type of process. for example i was thinking of useing shorter poles each week to get used to the weight issue. by the end of the month i should be down to real small poles. i was just going to chop them down myself since i work for a ski shop.
Dec 24 2007 10:21AM
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ilikeplants
Posts: 1868 - Karma: 17
Just ditch them for a few runs a day until you get used to the feeling. It isn't any different than with poles. I'd suggest keeping your hands up or even in your jacket pockets so you are less likely to be on your heels but it isn't that big of a problem.
Dec 24 2007 10:33AM
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ShadyHillGroup
Posts: 2881 - Karma: 213
your over thinking this way to much, go in for lunch, leave your poles in the lodge for the afternoon see how you like it,
Dec 24 2007 12:12PM
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jahmin44
Posts: 638 - Karma: 37
ahah yeah. it really isnt that big of a deal, i just feels a little different at first. and in my opinon is much less pratical for BC.
Dec 24 2007 12:20PM
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Upgrayedd
Posts: 620 - Karma: 25
It really isn't that big a deal - just keep your hands out in front like you would when you have poles. 
Dec 24 2007 1:10PM
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skiblandford
Posts: 1503 - Karma: 2
riding no poles is gay 
Dec 24 2007 1:20PM
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RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
Transitioning is important. Cut off your poles at progressively shorter lengths until you get down to the grips, and then when, and only when, you feel comfy enough, drop the grips mid-run somewhere and give'r.
Dec 24 2007 1:21PM
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skiwoj
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 52
Its not that hard, you just don't bring poles and you ski. I wish i could afford poles but as it is I only ride with poles when my friends have extra ones. The only thing that takes a few times to get used to is spinning no poles
Dec 24 2007 1:27PM
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bret
Posts: 2848 - Karma: 839
dlite's making fun of newschoolers!
Dec 24 2007 1:43PM
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NGA
Posts: 1458 - Karma: 186

shorten them, but at the last bit, shorten them a bit shorter so they dont quite touch the ground. you will still be in the comfort of your poles but technically starting to ski no poles. balance on rail is dificult. you can not skier slide rails if you do not have poles, its obvious, its like being on a tightrope, only 5050 it and remember have your arms out for balance! and just stick to simple grabs like saftey dont jump to the octopus cross ones yet

Dec 24 2007 1:43PM
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I-Ski-AK
Posts: 1378 - Karma: 22
take your pole straps off...hang yer poles on a rack...or stick them in your vehicle...go back over to the lift...and get on, with out poles....make runs...ask Andy Mahre for further details...
Dec 24 2007 1:57PM
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gingersteeze270
Posts: 358 - Karma: 784
it feels so weird going into jumps or rails withoguth poles.
Dec 24 2007 2:04PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
you really are over thinking this. it's just skiing it's not a big deal. I'd say the easiest way to convert to no poles is by not holding poles in your hand while skiing, it works quite well.
Dec 24 2007 2:08PM
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XtRemE11
Posts: 5680 - Karma: 246
yeah i was used to it after like 2 runs, then i tried using poles the next day and it felt so limiting and shitty, i couldnt stand it. so i threw them as far as i could into the woods, and i havent touched poles since.
Dec 24 2007 2:45PM
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sdfjklioeur
Posts: 2082 - Karma: 114
just do it. it should come naturally
Dec 24 2007 2:48PM
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sHrEdAgE
Posts: 930 - Karma: 11
i love sliding rails without poles just fells better to me but i cant really do anything else without em
Dec 24 2007 2:48PM
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fsscott
Posts: 4684 - Karma: 114
Don't worry about it, just ditch your poles for a couple of runs. I thought it was gonna affect my skiing alot but it doesn't and it's really fun. And do you really think that a couple ounces of pole is really going to affect your balance? It will only affect your balance if you rely on your poles ( aka lean on them, use them so you don't fall over on rails etc)
Dec 24 2007 2:49PM
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Klick_2_klaim
Posts: 3396 - Karma: 25
just buy snowlerblades champ!
Dec 24 2007 2:50PM
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ISkiSwitch
Posts: 3157 - Karma: 22
It's just like skiing without them, except you can't push with your poles, meaning sometimes you waddle into lift lines, that's the only negative I've found.
Dec 24 2007 2:50PM
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Powdered_Donuts
Posts: 2180 - Karma: 187
theres an old dude that rides at our hill he carries around one telescopic pole with him and just pulls it out when he is getting on the lift so he can push himself up to it, maybe one of those would help ya
Dec 24 2007 2:54PM
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NicoChile
Posts: 690 - Karma: 199
grabbing with no poles feels and is sick
Dec 24 2007 5:51PM
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Yauch
Posts: 1685 - Karma: 62
i got sick nopoles style. Just imagin your on inline
Dec 24 2007 6:12PM
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landonn
Posts: 2913 - Karma: 385
i think that no poles is so much fun. i thought it was really gay until one of my friends stole my poles when i was eating lunch and it forced me to ski no poles. it was way fun and it really wasnt much harder.  jumping actually became easier for me.
Dec 24 2007 6:13PM
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Treestman
Posts: 3049 - Karma: 300

i do it a lot, but only when im teaching kiddies how to ski

basically, im making the next generation of no-poles skiers

Dec 24 2007 6:33PM
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ElliottP
Posts: 606 - Karma: 12
another example of how NS kids cant take a joke
Dec 24 2007 8:34PM
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beardstatus
Posts: 800 - Karma: 19
just don't ski with em
Dec 24 2007 9:05PM
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lyndon
Posts: 7266 - Karma: 128
Nah man, just drop them. Keep your hands in front of you when riding. Its not hard, Ive done poles and no poles for quite a while last season. Both are just normal to me now. Plus, with no poles, I can juggle going down the hill.
Dec 24 2007 9:42PM
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Alex_G
Posts: 11902 - Karma: 1,019
Just give them to the liftie for an hour or so its just a fun thing to try out! I definitely loved messing around without poles on Saturday, and my balance became way better because of it. It was super fun and I could get grabs with my entire hand rather than 2 fingers. Just try it out for a few hours it's really no big deal.
Dec 24 2007 9:47PM
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crazyfuck
Posts: 5968 - Karma: -7
"the Charles Gagnier cross tweak"

classic.
Dec 24 2007 9:47PM
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MiniMeDanny
Posts: 1737 - Karma: 2,312
haha ya its been taking ppl a while to catch on
Dec 24 2007 9:53PM
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bbtkd1
Posts: 113 - Karma: 15
hands in front thats alll there is too it start small on rails and stuff to get used to the difference
Dec 24 2007 10:18PM
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slashquatch
Posts: 874 - Karma: 17
you just gota rip it a few runs without them its fun but i dont see a point in just saying ill never ski with poles again
Dec 24 2007 10:26PM
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NGA
Posts: 1458 - Karma: 186
the real question is...How do you ride with out skis? i saw stephan thomas do it in Seven Sunny Days, is it harder to grab? i know rails would be easier because theres no huge planks throwing you off balance, anyone second this?
Dec 24 2007 11:16PM
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dave44
Posts: 11052 - Karma: 113
undo wrist strap, let go of grip. easy as 1-2-3. wait.. 1-2
Dec 24 2007 11:19PM
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Crackaghan
Posts: 583 - Karma: 11
ya i was in almost 3 feet of powder the other day and i wanted poles so bad

but just try it out
for me atleast i felt better without poles
Dec 24 2007 11:20PM
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Jamie_Baril
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hahahaha ^ this thread is terrible

Dec 24 2007 11:20PM
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liukangkid
Posts: 3323 - Karma: 82
dude bad advice like this is what gets people killed on the slopes.
Dec 24 2007 11:28PM
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eheath
Posts: 61655 - Karma: 123,598
I didn't take my poles to PC one day, and the guys i was skiing with were like "oh shit pow on mcconkeys" and i was like alright. It's not that fun shreading knee deep pow in center mounted park skis with no poles, its not fun.
Dec 24 2007 11:44PM
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espong1321
Posts: 763 - Karma: 10
dude just dont overthink
Dec 25 2007 12:30AM
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dave44
Posts: 11052 - Karma: 113
yah dude, you are overthinking wayyy too much. i mean, buying gradually shorter poles ? hahaha
Dec 25 2007 12:33AM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
Posts: 2715 - Karma: 355
dude you are way over thinking this i went from poles to no poles in a day true i haven't grinded rails without them yet but it really shouldn't be any different since it doesn't feel any different on anything else
Dec 25 2007 1:08AM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
Posts: 2715 - Karma: 355
like i am worrying to but i know i shouldn't be cause it will be just the same if not easier just don't think about it
Dec 25 2007 1:09AM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
in my opinion unless u have super fat rockered skis (like pep) no poles in powder is death, i tried it and it was so hard, in park it is much more practical in my opinion, easier for grabs, easier for hiking features, if u fall u dont bend your poles and they dont hurt u
Dec 25 2007 1:16AM
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dlite!
Posts: 1194 - Karma: 87
cool. i found out from a fellow no poler that bamboo works best for the transfermation. becuase of its lack of weight and good amount of flex i have decided to gradually change from poles to shorter poles to bamboo then to shorter bamboo then finally no poles. i no it sounds ridiculous but i think it may actaully work. all let you no tomorw when i test out the transfermation.
Dec 25 2007 1:50AM
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espong1321
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i skied with a cane today
Dec 25 2007 1:54AM
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dlite!
Posts: 1194 - Karma: 87
a cane espon1321? that is crazy! you must be from california.
Dec 25 2007 1:57AM
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Milton_skis
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a cane! ha, i like your style
Dec 25 2007 5:11AM
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eheath
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Only a AZN
Dec 25 2007 6:16AM
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