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Are small poles really that good?

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r0dubs
Posts: 1764 - Karma: 19
I went skiing @ hood today and it was pretty sick, cept for the fact that i was using my old poles which are about hip-high. im hoping they only suck in pow-pow. are they really good in park? which ones should i get if they are?
Mar 2 2008 11:50PM
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tomahawk
Posts: 2006 - Karma: 53
haha dude they are decent but a huge no no for powder
Mar 3 2008 12:00AM
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esuskee
Posts: 314 - Karma: 10
short poles really do not serve any purpose...  unless your short
Mar 3 2008 12:03AM
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[Toby]
Posts: 766 - Karma: 10
they arent great in park, they are meant so that you cannot feel them in park, Therefore they are much better.
Pow on hood today? where were you, i coudnt find anything deeper than a foot at meadows
Mar 3 2008 12:06AM
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brenker
Posts: 3188 - Karma: 71
lol
Mar 3 2008 12:36AM
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tomahawk
Posts: 2006 - Karma: 53
haha thanks for that.
if u bump ski, short poles are kool.
Mar 3 2008 12:39AM
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ski_ENDUB
Posts: 2535 - Karma: 86
no, for the past couple of seasons i have been using poles that were about two sizes two small, i bumped up 4" to the right size and I could really tell a difference. they feel better (at least to me)
Mar 3 2008 12:44AM
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A-Style**
Posts: 1831 - Karma: 81
ya there was some dude with poles that went to his knees, he was a good skier but his poles were so stupid.... his arms were straight down and poles straight down and barely touched the ground.
Mar 3 2008 12:45AM
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XtRemE11
Posts: 5680 - Karma: 246
seriously if your in the park, just dont use them, thats why like everyone you see in the park is using tiny poles, cause they dont serve any purpose and they need to keep them out of their way as much as possible, so just ditch them. they can be useful in pow pow though.
Mar 3 2008 1:31AM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
i use short poles when: skiing park, skiing pow, skiing trees, skiing anything
i like using short poles for the aforementioned
Mar 3 2008 1:48AM
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Clifford996
Posts: 1288 - Karma: 28
short poles are stupid and serve no purpose,

unless you like looking like an ass
Mar 3 2008 7:18PM
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-Nick-
Posts: 1479 - Karma: 24
they make it easier to do tip rolls
Mar 3 2008 7:23PM
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C-Burg
Posts: 4729 - Karma: 130

i like shorer poles, mine are about 2 inches short and i like them, but really short poles look dumb

Mar 3 2008 7:27PM
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pDails
Posts: 1238 - Karma: 75
your kinda deusch....

but back to the thread: short poles are in way a compromise. rather than get rid of them completely, they are shorter so that they are more out of the way and less awkward, especially in park, and you can still use then to push if needed.  Seriously, just try it out if you already have some, or steal/borrow some rentals and see if its for you. if it is, stick with it, if not atleast dont be a complete ass like the guy i quoted.
Mar 3 2008 7:30PM
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XtRemE11
Posts: 5680 - Karma: 246
thats the thing, long poles make you look dorky in the park, and short poles just dangle there and do nothing. so just use none.
Mar 3 2008 7:30PM
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skiP.E.I.
Posts: 7841 - Karma: 22,153
if you decided to telemark, they would eb about a perfect length for pole planting.
Mar 3 2008 7:35PM
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shrEddie
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 65
i like using short poles becaue they stay out of the way.  using long poles in the park just gets annoying to me.  i would use no poles but i feel too clumsy in the lift lines.
Mar 3 2008 7:57PM
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comeatmebro
Posts: 10720 - Karma: 66
i usually just ski with poles, and ditch em in the park. they serve no purpose there...
Mar 3 2008 8:09PM
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KravtZ
Posts: 6637 - Karma: 2,629
oh man nothing deeper than a foot must totally suck out there today....on the eastcoast if we get like 5 inches some people call it a pow day
Mar 3 2008 8:19PM
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keystoner1
Posts: 2143 - Karma: 11
if you want new poles pm me. nuff said
Mar 3 2008 8:50PM
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Faggghkxd
Posts: 1163 - Karma: 13
does any body know where u can get those mini poles, and it looks like they have striped colors?
Mar 3 2008 10:26PM
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Yosh
Posts: 341 - Karma: 19
I like having a little shorter in the park but def. not in pow
Mar 3 2008 11:03PM
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huckaberry
Posts: 993 - Karma: 14
small poles feel better and look better. They stay out of the way. Sometime i just use no poles im startin to do that now. Easier to do grabs : )
Mar 4 2008 12:23AM
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Piste.Off
Posts: 11586 - Karma: 1,860
mine are right about to my waist. not to big not to small. they feel fine everywhere.
Mar 4 2008 12:27AM
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Milton_skis
Posts: 30 - Karma: 10

Short poles, yes, each time you cut them down, you take a step toward the dark side... No pole steeze!

Mar 4 2008 12:46AM
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zerospinskier
Posts: 4867 - Karma: 350
Thats how my midget poles are. I made a set like that....but then lost my real poles so I had to use the midgs for like 3 weeks until I got new normys. They are ok, but it sucks ass anytime you actually need to pole plant or push.

I like my normal poles still shorter than the "90* bend in your elbow with the pole upside down" traditional fit. That is just too long for freeskiing to me. I'm not sure how long I cut them, but probably somewhere in the middle of "midget" and "traditional." Still completely functional though.
Mar 4 2008 12:54AM
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ScrappyJoeYoung
Posts: 1407 - Karma: 1,277
shoort poles are doope in the park, but outside like in powder they suck preddy hard, i have 2 pairs so i just switch off
Mar 5 2008 10:07PM
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wils.
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 48
less heavy
less in the way
less in the way when grabing

Mar 5 2008 10:09PM
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ShredtillURdead
Posts: 2024 - Karma: 93
try tellin that to ahmet and his missing teeth.  youre a closeminded fool.
Mar 5 2008 10:20PM
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spliff.Life
Posts: 7847 - Karma: 1,549
i like them
Mar 5 2008 10:34PM
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spliff.Life
Posts: 7847 - Karma: 1,549
a lot
Mar 5 2008 10:34PM
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Dr.Scholl
Posts: 1139 - Karma: 47
what happend to ahmet
ive heard of him befor

and pole lenght is personal preferance just like poles or no poles
Mar 5 2008 10:39PM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
i like my short poles.. they are less in the way, but they are still good enough to do mogules, and pow in, but i like being really low when doing that stuff anyways so they work perfect for me..
Mar 5 2008 10:39PM
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EVAN.F
Posts: 895 - Karma: 2,820
and theyre alot steezier. longer poles look awkward
Mar 5 2008 11:07PM
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huckaberry
Posts: 993 - Karma: 14
yes there so good in the park not the pow
Mar 15 2008 12:36PM
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wils.
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 48
i find they are less in the way, less heavy  = Better  but for poling you need to bend your back alor which Sucks
Sep 13 2009 1:58PM
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