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Pole tips

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Steezy_me123
Posts: 164 - Karma: 48
I'm not sure what anyone has to say about poles. I almost never use them myself. How do you select an appropriate length for a park pole? Anyone with knowledge on the subject feel free to post
Jan 4 2010 8:56PM
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Juice.Doctor
Posts: 2791 - Karma: 293
it doesnt matter exactly how short they are. just get ones that arent long.. too long and they get in your way. too short and there is no point

Jan 4 2010 9:48PM
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fragglemuffin
Posts: 3312 - Karma: 444
For park, i like poles that go about an inch above my waist
Jan 4 2010 10:10PM
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Noss.
Posts: 4059 - Karma: 149
i think i have like 110 cm for park
Jan 4 2010 11:30PM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15951 - Karma: 9,451
long enough that you can push off with your palm.
Jan 4 2010 11:32PM
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Flien
Posts: 139 - Karma: 10
I ski park with 90 cm poles, me being 171, I just feel like having a better balance with poles, although I rarely use them.

(So that will be poles of 35 inch with me being around 5"6)
Jan 5 2010 9:09AM
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SteezeBakery
Posts: 53 - Karma: 10
I'm 6'3" and I use Salomon's 2nd smallest poles.
Jan 5 2010 10:00AM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
a rule of thumb:

turn your pole upside down, hold it right under the basket; if your underarm is horizontal and makes a 90°angle with your upperarm you have a good length...

Now a bit more specific: everyone prefers differents lengths; there isn't even a relation between your skistyle; i know ppl skiing pow with short poles and i know people skiing park with short poles and same goes for long poles...

if its your first pair; i advice you to get em like i described above
(maybe even a bit longer, you can always shorten your poles but can't stretch em back...)
Jan 5 2010 10:42AM
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Tablespoon
Posts: 923 - Karma: 14
I'm 5'10'' And i use 110 cm poles (44 inches) and it's perfect.
Jan 5 2010 10:50AM
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