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I am done with ski poles

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HHB
Posts: 683 - Karma: 14
So here is the situation

I suck at skiing with poles, They just get in the way, cant grab my skis on jumps, pointless on rails I just end up bending the shit out of them when I fall. When I ski trees I prefer not to use them, I feel more confident and free without them. There really only useful on urbans to get speed.

So hate on me all you want, but I am done with them! Anybody else the same?
Jan 29 2009 12:16AM
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king.tubby
Posts: 2865 - Karma: 122
pep, too, which is kind of dissapointing
Jan 29 2009 12:26PM
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i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 247

wow. you make some amazing points.  i agreed with you before too.

Jan 29 2009 1:06PM
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Msully
Posts: 575 - Karma: 21
i use to hate no poles untill i tried it a few weeks back, it feels more natural when i go for grabs off jumps though the rail park at my mtn is a little flat so poles are almost required if you arent there after they groom it cuz its so slowwww :( but yeah no poles are awesome for groomers and jumps
Jan 29 2009 2:31PM
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Chronic_
Posts: 1730 - Karma: 1,602
Short poles ftw? they dont get in the way you still have that sense of balance and you can still push
Jan 29 2009 3:07PM
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ECski
Posts: 976 - Karma: 13
Hide them in a very weird place that no one would go to
Jan 29 2009 3:18PM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15951 - Karma: 9,451
or if you have little kiddie poles like me put them next to a pair of kids skis so that the theif will feel bad about stealing from a kid
Jan 29 2009 3:55PM
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inactive
Posts: 4772 - Karma: 97
its just so damn hard to keep up with the trends these days
Jan 29 2009 4:23PM
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Thenowhereman42
Posts: 5682 - Karma: 65
Actually while their Gibson ripoffs are pretty shitty they do make excellent hollowbodies.
Jan 29 2009 4:24PM
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Mr.Gaga
Posts: 2021 - Karma: 542

Poles break both of my thumbs and last year, i break 2 pairs in less then 2 months so i decided to start skiing no-poles. It doesn't rly change much, this year i bought K2 poles that just cant break *40$* and i enjoy skiing as much, it rly doesn't change anything on rails, may be a bit different on jumps but after few runs you ajust yourself and its just the same.

Respect skiers with and without poles, they are still all skiers.

Jan 29 2009 4:50PM
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jca
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fag
Jan 29 2009 5:04PM
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Bumblesteeze
Posts: 3092 - Karma: 748
Its personal, sometimes I like riding with poles sometimes I don't.
Once in a while I hide my poles in this tree and pick them up after a few runs without poles.
Yea riding switch without poles is funner, poles just get awkard...
Jan 29 2009 5:09PM
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
i agree sushi but i still like the poles every now and then. helps alot in the lift lines to be honest...

and VERRRYYY fun all around otherwise though.
Jan 29 2009 5:15PM
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Motes
Posts: 1840 - Karma: 90

this is true i skied with out poles one day cuz i forgot mine and my shins were shot at the end of the day

Jan 29 2009 5:19PM
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wameron
Posts: 1233 - Karma: 1,222
AMEN
this guy nailed it
i stopped using poles during winter break this year while i was at crested butte and it feels so much more natural
the only time i really feel the need to have them is when im in trees and even then i try to go with out them
personally i find bumps to be a lot more fun without poles and its always fun to watch peoples faces as you blow by them without poles
Jan 29 2009 5:22PM
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C.R.E.A.M
Posts: 2987 - Karma: 4,575
see now thats a good idea but our ski patrol building is so damn out of the way
Jan 29 2009 5:25PM
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Maximumsushi
Posts: 7837 - Karma: 3,351
Haha, yeah, that's the biggest short coming for sure. Especially true when the lift line is a little up hill. The best way to do it is to eject one of your skis and then push the other with your boot like a skateboard and then pop in again when you're at the end of the line. I learned this little maneuver in the CoC T-bar line last year.
Jan 29 2009 5:28PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
Posts: 9931 - Karma: 9,399
Bingo! Thats what my coach does
Jan 29 2009 5:31PM
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asian_andy
Posts: 830 - Karma: 61
lol homie just cut them reall reall short..like up to the thighs..tht wht i did...but i love not using my poles aswell...but i feel tht if i keep not using them tht it is a bad habit..is it??
Jan 29 2009 5:50PM
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sstricky
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Jan 29 2009 6:31PM
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Elijah.
Posts: 9322 - Karma: 76
I'm no hater, but I definitely enjoy my poles. If your going to rock no poles, you better be steezy or it looks shiesty as fuck.
Jan 29 2009 6:35PM
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blackoutbill
Posts: 2918 - Karma: 282
This is true. It is almost the perfect mix of poles and no poles.
Jan 29 2009 6:48PM
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AEROPLAEHN
Posts: 1353 - Karma: 192
i just make a little bit of a pizza/reverse pizza if the lines are slightly sloped when I'm rocking no poles.
Jan 29 2009 7:02PM
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Ben.
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yep. and pull yourself with the railing things. or waddle.
Jan 29 2009 7:06PM
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jca
Posts: 4171 - Karma: 6,311
pro?
Jan 29 2009 7:39PM
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JacheOReally
Posts: 3597 - Karma: 253
I can't ski pow or trees or steeps with out poles
Jan 29 2009 7:40PM
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Peter.
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it feels weird with out poles, i do a lot of little pushes with them on the inrun to rails, kind of a habit sort of thing, so it's strange without them
Jan 29 2009 7:43PM
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skier14567
Posts: 80 - Karma: 20
im pretty sure skiing can be done in many different ways, some people call waterskiing skiing and they dont use poles
Jan 29 2009 7:53PM
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skier14567
Posts: 80 - Karma: 20
if i have poles / they arent broken / can afford them i use them. if not i dont let it get me down. Its fun to kick skiings ass without poles because i know it will just be easier if i pick a pair up
Jan 29 2009 7:55PM
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skier14567
Posts: 80 - Karma: 20
i do urban without poles when im smoking blunts, its possible. refer to prof pic
Jan 29 2009 7:57PM
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AEROPLAEHN
Posts: 1353 - Karma: 192
EPIC STEEZIN!
Jan 29 2009 7:59PM
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Bradyballin101
Posts: 106 - Karma: 9
Thats how i am now and skiing park without poles is way easier i think but i feel like i look like a gaper but i'm over it.
Jan 29 2009 8:07PM
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Kev-Kev.
Posts: 680 - Karma: 34
agreed.
Jan 29 2009 8:09PM
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cfox
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 38
what?
Jan 29 2009 8:22PM
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XtRemE11
Posts: 5680 - Karma: 246
i dont think pep has been like only one way or the other, sometimes he uses them and sometimes he doesnt. but most the time i think he doesnt. pep is so much steezier without poles, he's so much more unique looking without poles.
Jan 29 2009 8:31PM
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Ar5king
Posts: 413 - Karma: 14
sweet sauce for you bro, no homo for ya
Jan 29 2009 8:43PM
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