Ski poles for me are a pain in the ass. I know its a pretty peculiar of your setup. But if there is anyone out there who keeps breaking them (not really from anger) and bending them i just wanted to post something i do to resole that problem haha. I always go up to a mountain called Bromley which is 10 minutes from me at around 9 at night. I go to the racks every sunday where everyone leaves there shit. I pickup all the poles i can get. One time i found 17 pairs of poles haha. I also found a pair of boots and oakleys. Just saying its not worth it to me to go out and actually buy ski poles.