hahahaha, i'll go ahead and say it, you're one dumb cunt !
so because line produces overpriced poles with a plastic thingy on top of their grips they're pushing the sport towards a brighter future, and we should all support them in doing so ?
I somewhat understand your rant, but comparing the inovation of grabtabs to the inovation of twintips and fat skis just blows my mind !
and also:
now that's innovation dude!
imho line skipoles have a very sick design but that's about it, you're mainly paying for the brand name and the fancy colors/grips.... i have no problem with that, but you should understand that you're not supporting the progression of our sport by doing so, you're just supporting the corporations that make tons of profit on such things...
So in the end, wether you're buying 1$ skipoles in a thrift store/garage sale, or buy 79$ line poles, you're gonna be supporting the sport just as much...
Afterall, they're just "pointy sticks with grips" (-E.Pollard, one of the names behind the grabtabs)
+ just learn how to hold your poles, i've never once dropped a pole during a grab.....