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What are some good park poles

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coreuptskis56
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Bout to buy some new poles, just wondering what kind are good. Thinking like a 42''/105 cm
Mar 13 2012 5:48PM
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kvan
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poles are poles they only serve one purpose
Mar 13 2012 6:02PM
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richard.
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this
Mar 13 2012 6:22PM
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skiingute
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http://www.joystickskiing.com/storage/products/index.html

There done deal, but you might as well just buy some beater poles for $10 and cut them down to the size you want.
Mar 13 2012 6:27PM
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holytoast
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yeah joystick poles are sick.Do you know if they come with the round grip though, and if not how can you change it.
Mar 13 2012 6:48PM
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Dr.Gnar
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Yup. For park though the lighter, the better.
Mar 13 2012 6:52PM
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rareison
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steal some rentals and cut them down and paint them, thats what I did
Mar 13 2012 7:13PM
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coreuptskis56
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what are some light poles then? and moneys not an issue
Mar 13 2012 7:51PM
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kvan
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Scott makes a good pole. High psi and they dont bend as easily as most poles. Just buy a pair regardless of the size you can always cut them down
Mar 13 2012 8:17PM
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QuinnBestwick
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scott if you want a long  lasting pole if not rentaaaallss
Mar 13 2012 8:48PM
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malibufishnsurf
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I use Scott z-bend poles. They do not break.

I have these, and had the shop put powder baskets on them. Going 5 seasons strong.

http://www.scott-sports.com/global/en/products/2165060006085/pole-scott-wc-gs-green-140/
Mar 13 2012 8:49PM
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Trace.
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The ones you steal from rentals
Mar 13 2012 9:10PM
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AwR
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dood just go to a thrift store and buy $5 poles.
Mar 13 2012 9:40PM
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ForeverYung
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I stil use my scott series j (junior) poles fr when I was like 10, still work great, just a little bent, and the grips are pretty small but a pole is a pole.
Mar 13 2012 9:53PM
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Casual.
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Mar 13 2012 9:57PM
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oil.
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poles are poles. just get whatever you want.
if you must know though, scott and leki both make good poles. swix makes race poles, very light, dont know how they would hold up in the park. they are really thin but pretty durable (never seen a broken or bent swix pole)
Mar 13 2012 9:57PM
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Dr.Gonzo
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what, i break a pair of poles ever season.
Mar 13 2012 10:05PM
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BenWest
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if you want round grips, just take off the ones on your poles (usually just heat them up with hot water or a hair dryer), and put on round bicycle grips. in most cases the pole will be too thin, I usually just wrap a bunch of layers of hockey tape around the area where I want the grip to go, a bit thicker than the width of the grip, and then jam the grip on top. hockey tape is kind of spongy, so it will compress nicely but also sticky enough to hold it in place.
Mar 13 2012 10:21PM
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holytoast
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seems legit, or i could just buy some line poles.

Mar 13 2012 10:33PM
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KillaSteeze
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i did this, then removed the grips and replaced them with ODI Longnecks ( biking grips )
Mar 13 2012 10:58PM
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BenWest
Posts: 470 - Karma: 89
if you dont want to go through the work, and dont mind spending the money, Line poles are definitely sick, my bro has a pair. But he also managed to bend them nicely just getting on a lift... when you spend $5 on the poles and $20 on bike grips, the poles are easily expendable and you can just keep transferring the grips
Mar 13 2012 11:11PM
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b.utters
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Just go to a construction site and steal some re-bar. Can't go wrong.
Mar 13 2012 11:28PM
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SpaghettiWizard
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just use your tibias or fibias
Mar 14 2012 12:31AM
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Dr.Gnar
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wat
Mar 14 2012 8:04AM
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aguywhoskiz
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just buy kids poles...they're like 10 bucks and some are reasonably durable.
Mar 14 2012 9:59AM
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