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No poles = better style

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[evan]
Posts: 5628 - Karma: 117
So i figured this out.

If you start off (learn) to ski with no poles, then later in life when you get poles, your style will be better.

Think of TWall, he rode with no poles in his superunkown, which wasnt that long ago, and now that hes pro, he has the best style in the game. It's because he rode with no poles for most of his carrer.

I figured this out because when you have no poles, your arms stay near you when you balance. So when you get poles, your poles help you balance, but weight more so they have to be lifted higher and instinctly go higher and farther away to keep you from getting stabbed.
Jan 21 2012 10:05PM
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Utard
Posts: 2132 - Karma: 305
I changed my mind. After breaking my thumb and having to get it surgically corrected, I'm done using poles in the park. Too much of a hazard. Never giving them up on the rest of the mountain though.
Feb 13 2012 1:47PM
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xkuza
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No poles = no style.
Feb 13 2012 2:51PM
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Stallis-good
Posts: 190 - Karma: 22
No poles feels so flowwwy and fun. I feel much more connected to my skis and it seems like it makes me more familiar with the ski and the flex points. All around a great time and your'e like a T-Rex hah
Feb 13 2012 6:43PM
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JeremyH
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hahahaha
Feb 13 2012 6:45PM
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Jaymon
Posts: 860 - Karma: 1,213
haha sash is so sick, NS voted him most underrated skier of the year a couple of years back

also he used to coach me gymnastics, the guy used to be a tumbler and is way gnar at tramps
Feb 13 2012 7:29PM
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Fuknhipster
Posts: 283 - Karma: 133
Fuck the Poleee
Apr 30 2012 1:24AM
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Gstrong
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threads
Apr 30 2012 1:27AM
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SwitchMisty540
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i think skiing without poles makes you a better skier...also waaaay safer and more practical for park rats who need their hands free for hand drags/grabs and don't use them for turning anyway.  the whole argument about style and t walls is just retarded though.  only time that i really feel like i need poles is on steeps, bumps, and in the lift line....but it is super fun to ski bumps without em...makes you focus a ton on balance and good lower body mechanics.
Apr 30 2012 4:23AM
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Afterbang.no
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No poles getting more and more accepted since a lot of the pros do no poles!
for one PK Hunder never own a pair of poles his entire life, don't he hvae a superb style?
He just borrow poles when filming og contest...

Also thoose mad g stylin B&B guys almost never uses poles!

I peronally also never use poles when just shredding! because it's mor fun to grab without and your thubs is getting so madly fucked sometimes when you fall with poles!!
Apr 30 2012 7:17AM
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whoa-dere
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no pole looks so much better
Apr 30 2012 3:52PM
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CrotchKiller
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Apr 30 2012 4:11PM
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Pineal
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your theory is kind of like learning how to drive. When i was learning how to drive i removed the steering wheel, which made it harder, then later I put the steering wheel back on which made it easier and made me a better driver.
Apr 30 2012 4:24PM
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RoofDaRoofieDogg
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I love that guy! He is fucking hilarious when he skis! He always looks like he is having a ton of fun haha
Apr 30 2012 8:08PM
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SirSpence
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daym das fukin icy ahahahaah
Apr 30 2012 11:05PM
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SirSpence
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daym das fukin icy ahahahaah
Apr 30 2012 11:05PM
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Parks.
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That definitely applies to what we are talking about
Apr 30 2012 11:18PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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IF YOU CANT SKI PARK COMFORTABLY WITH POLES, YOU SUCK. SACK UP, LEARN HOW TO RIDE PARK, AND STOP MAKING YOURSELF LOOK BAD...YOU MAY THINK IT LOOKS BETTER BECAUSE YOUR A FLAIL, IT DOESNT. YOU STILL FLAIL. LEARN TO NOT FLAIL, IT WILL IMPROVE YOUR SKIING.

honestly cant believe how many people on here think riding without poles on a regular basis is legit...
May 1 2012 3:59AM
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popadonna
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to each their own... i have been shreddin with bdog and edollo when they were no pole-in and they were ooooozing with style, and when they ride with poles, they are ooooozing with style. now, i am on the road with candide, the most oldschool, longest pole rider ever, and i am reminding him everyday... POLES ARE FOR STRIPPERS!!! who the fuck cares as long as you are having fun... that is what it is all about...
May 1 2012 9:54AM
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*spike*
Posts: 538 - Karma: 65
yeah you are seriously missing out! have you seen Edollo's edit in Michigan where they go to Taco Bell! haha link someone?
May 1 2012 12:49PM
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CrotchKiller
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BLACK KID ALERT, OUR FORUMS HAVE BEEN INFILTRATED
May 1 2012 1:08PM
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skithesprings
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every one in a while I'll throw my poles in a tree and go arc some GS turns on fresh groomers and drag my fingers and just do hand drags everywhere, but then I get my poles and resume normal skiing.

skiing really fast (50+mph) without poles is definitely more fun than park without poles.
May 1 2012 1:17PM
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Pineal
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LINKKKKKK!111!
May 1 2012 8:37PM
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*kF_pauLo-
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I'm hungry
May 2 2012 7:58AM
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k-fred
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no style? ORLY?

May 2 2012 10:58AM
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skodeo7
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Imagine if someone went no poles in the Olympics. The IOC's heads would explode.
May 2 2012 11:09AM
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Blindsurfer
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shut your stupid mouth man this is newschoolers
May 2 2012 11:21AM
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One.2
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I see ur logic at the end of the season started skiing without poles and i tried more tricks. So u say I'll be more stylish if I go back to poles
May 2 2012 11:28AM
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jessejames
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Nice vid of brogan.  He definatly has some no pole steeze.  Does anyone know what the powder was that he was pouring on his ramp?
May 2 2012 11:51AM
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k-fred
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same shit that you put in your dishwasher

May 2 2012 4:23PM
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WI_Personallty
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Couldn't finish reading because of the above.
May 3 2012 2:54PM
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DUKES
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tom with no poles in the olympics..........................
May 3 2012 3:07PM
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MAXWELL.
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it depends, "i don't use poles cause its easier and i can't ski" is much different than i go free hand so i can tweak the fuck out of double grabs"
May 3 2012 6:55PM
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A-Mac.
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It all depends on the person some people look sick with no poles, others just look bad.
May 3 2012 7:09PM
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Heart
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May 3 2012 7:12PM
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SkiBrightonBadly
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Lost +k
May 3 2012 11:48PM
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FilmingBitch
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But how do you do your perfect 4 point landing without poles? Sheesh! Kids these days.




But seriously, this debate could go on forever. And it's so easy to pick out who is an instructor in this thread - or those who have an interest in skiing technically correct. As to my opinion on the debate: to each his own when in the park. There is no right answer, unless you're skiing out of the park without poles and then I might scowl at you. When you're talking about style, everyone has their own opinion. When you're talking about technique, it's a whole other story, which I think has been outlined already by our fellow CSIA/PSIA/technical folks.
May 4 2012 1:54PM
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RoofDaRoofieDogg
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Who gives a fuck?
May 4 2012 6:46PM
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JAHSHUA
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May 5 2012 1:32PM
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.R-Lohin
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No poles is sick. I didnt use poles at the start of the season, then used poles mid season, now Im not using poles for the rest of the season. Something about having my hands free feels pretty cool
May 7 2012 12:48PM
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why
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I mean I normally ride with poles and preform much better with poles but skiing without them is so much fun. Hand drags and plants are fucking epic.
May 7 2012 1:13PM
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FilmingBitch
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Probably a lot of people. I don't actually care what other people do though, unless they are my students, and even then it really doesn't matter. I just can't help making a face sometimes, but I promise it won't hurt anyone :P It also doesn't make me think less of the person's skiing abilities - I can see beyond the use of poles. My old-fogey brain just likes things old school sometimes.
May 7 2012 11:15PM
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Justyle
Posts: 182 - Karma: 10
no poles is gay. but srsly why do all these csia whores come onto NS and start ranting. If I wanted a forum/comunity to teach me how to ski id go to www.oldschoolers.com srsly? NS is new school gtfo with you old fashion non cool style and technicality. Spin to win, fuckit , huckit. srsly OP obviously wasn't even talking about big mountain so why u guys thread jack? go make your own thread about how people who use no poles cant ski big mountain. irrelevant. fool.
May 8 2012 2:36AM
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KillerPow
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lets bring peace and harmony into this thread
http://thenicestplaceontheinter.net/
May 8 2012 3:13AM
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CrotchKiller
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poles
May 8 2012 3:32PM
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Puzzled
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That proves everything !!!!!!!11
May 8 2012 3:54PM
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Puzzled
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As long as you're solid on a pair of skis, it really doesn't change anything. Some can't pull it off, some definitely can.

May 8 2012 3:57PM
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*geezer*
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this just made me nostalgic.I discovered the joys of shredding groomers without poles this season. It was so fucking refreshing and fun
May 8 2012 6:17PM
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B.Taillefer
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Tell me that is bad style
May 8 2012 6:29PM
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L.G.P.
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haha

May 8 2012 6:52PM
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