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hoodratz47
Posts: 12021 - Karma: 9,498
who else uses them........????
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Nov 18 2004 7:25PM
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B-Flip
Posts: 909 - Karma: 13
i use em cuz losing ur pole at the top of a steep chute really sucks
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Nov 18 2004 7:28PM
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GeneralButtNaked
Posts: 7854 - Karma: 89
me, or else i drop them on the lift.





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Nov 18 2004 7:28PM
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KillerMonkey
Posts: 6436 - Karma: 109
cause losing your poles anywhere and then having to hike to get em sucks
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Nov 18 2004 7:32PM
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KillerMonkey
Posts: 6436 - Karma: 109
cause losing your poles anywhere and then having to hike to get em sucks
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Nov 18 2004 7:33PM
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scientist
Posts: 6920 - Karma: 348
i do it because its common sense. why not, besides the high risk of breaking your thumb severley.





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Nov 18 2004 7:35PM
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yellav
Posts: 10056 - Karma: 1,217
id rather break my thumbs then drop a pole on the lift/ anywheres hiking to go get that shit is a bitch
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Nov 18 2004 7:58PM
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Kevo
Posts: 2374 - Karma: 136
^^Don't know about that, but they are good on anything steep or in pow. I don't use em on the lift bc it is easier to hold em in one hand.
Nov 18 2004 8:11PM
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scofield
Posts: 7973 - Karma: 2,467
my brother used to make fun of me cause i couldnt get my straps on.. i cried



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Nov 18 2004 8:24PM
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*rkp*
Posts: 8198 - Karma: 258
i ALWAYS wear them. the poles just feel more connected to me when i wear them.
Nov 18 2004 8:25PM
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kyle_w
Posts: 6805 - Karma: 23
i use booster straps bitches







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Nov 18 2004 8:27PM
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KeegLove
Posts: 10166 - Karma: 55
who doesnt use them lol
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Nov 18 2004 8:31PM
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Adamskinick
Posts: 3353 - Karma: 126
i dont use em in the park, just preference.. i dunno
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Nov 18 2004 8:34PM
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telestar6
Posts: 2102 - Karma: 44
The only time I don't use them is when skiing in the BC. If you get in an avi you want those things as far away as possible. Just another thing to get tangled up in.

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Nov 18 2004 8:38PM
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BrodyLeven
Posts: 7016 - Karma: 187
here's how it should be. the real deealll:
I NEVER used them, ever.
I got Goode poles and gloves, with the inter-loc system. it's the best thing EVER.
I actually use it ALL THE TIME, because it's more convenient TO use it then not to.
it'll keep your poles. it's SO good. i can't believe more people don't have it, honestly.


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Nov 18 2004 9:03PM
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monkeysteez
Posts: 2655 - Karma: 99
NewSkool450 lol, i use them cuz it makes it easier when ur hands r too cold to feel nething, and cuz i dont like hiking.


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Nov 18 2004 9:21PM
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fdsa
Posts: 686 - Karma: 19
I use em because I don't like to hike for a pole that gets stuck and slips out my hand.




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Nov 18 2004 9:31PM
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Rbamf
Posts: 792 - Karma: 15
pole straps break thumbs.
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Nov 18 2004 11:57PM
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dylhole
Posts: 2926 - Karma: 983
wheres brent when we need him? never seen anyone lose as many poles
Nov 19 2004 12:02AM
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Mahre
Posts: 2507 - Karma: 490
i use em...they will only break your thumbs if you wear them above your hand instead of under your palm.


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Nov 19 2004 12:18AM
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TheStamos
Posts: 9311 - Karma: 910
i dont use them when i ski park, But on big line's hell yeah. Last time i used them in park i landed switch and my pole stuck in the snow and it mad me punch myelf in the fucking face.





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Nov 19 2004 12:33AM
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feezy
Posts: 2022 - Karma: 23
dude your thumbs get jacked when the grip acts as a fulcrum and spreads the thumb away from your hand. you can tear the ligament or stretch it, and my question is this:
do the poles do something different?
my version was the most common skiing injury in the 70's and eighties.
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Nov 19 2004 1:20AM
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TheStamos
Posts: 9311 - Karma: 910
If you know how to hold them it wont fuck you up to bad.





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Nov 19 2004 1:41AM
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estaked
Posts: 7388 - Karma: 79
why do you need pole? get on the bandwagon ppl.. there is money to made here...
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Nov 19 2004 2:01AM
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flatspinblunt
Posts: 469 - Karma: 10
yea i dont use em cause ive broken my thumb before and then reinjured it using my pole straps. I'd rather hike for a dropped pole than have another broken thumb


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Nov 19 2004 8:00AM
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d-loc
Posts: 7479 - Karma: 15
well i got tired of the straps so what i did was brainstorm a little to figure a new way.

heres what i did.

i had a few pairs of gloves that were decent so i decided why not just super glue a pair of gloves to my poles? seems like a good idea huh. so i took an older pair and slipped them on. gripped my poles how i always do and let the glue dry. i then just slip my had out of the glove when i wanna drop my poles. and when else do you drop ur poles besides going inside or smoking a bowl? and if ur smokin you probably dont want ur gloves anyway so i figured this is the best way. worked for me last season time to bust it out again



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Nov 19 2004 8:34AM
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Kasanovah
Posts: 912 - Karma: 35
they piss me off, I just cut them off or take them out, I don't think ever dropped a pole (other than a big crash where I lose skis and shit, but 98% of the time I'm still holdin my poles at the end of it. OR when you start skate skiing and you first dig your poles in real deep to push off and then they stick in and I have to walk back a couple steps and grab them, but that happens rarely and is always comical :P )


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Nov 19 2004 9:28AM
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guddgulf17
Posts: 3037 - Karma: 10
nice solution dloc.;) i use em, because it si snnoying dropping your ples. that does explain the fact that i always hurt my thumb when i fall on rails
i have been known to slide down mountains on occasion, like every saturday and sunday november through may
Nov 19 2004 9:41AM
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Justo8484
Posts: 3905 - Karma: 205
i dont use em in park, other than that i do. and andy, wearing your pole straps correctly, under your hand, does reduce your rick of breaking your thumb, but my brother and i both tore tendons in our thumbs due to the straps overextending the thumbs. its kinda a lose lose situation i guess, either be able to ditch the poles if you know your gonna bail and hike back up to get em, or use the straps but risk hurting your thumb. i'll take the hike.
Nov 19 2004 11:07AM
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teamdummy
Posts: 1189 - Karma: 2,605
use them.
Nov 19 2004 11:10AM
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$1080PLP$
Posts: 4382 - Karma: 12
i used mine a handfull of times last season. just don't drop them.

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Nov 19 2004 11:29AM
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Huckasorass
Posts: 1737 - Karma: 80
I broke my right thumb twice because of the fuckers, (but I think once its cause my hand slammed into my boot when I landed)

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Nov 19 2004 12:04PM
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telestar6
Posts: 2102 - Karma: 44
I had skier's thumb pretty much all last year. It's not that bad. It's worth wearing pole straps.

I think rails in general are just a phase. - Anthony Boronowski

D-loc's picture looks like a monkey smoking that cig. If you had a mug like that would you really want everyone to see it.
Nov 19 2004 1:15PM
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hexum
Posts: 840 - Karma: 10
i wear them when i am skiing, not when im jumping, you can fuck the shit out of your hands that way
Nov 19 2004 2:31PM
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mommy
Posts: 12072 - Karma: 59
what about those polle handles that wrap around your hand? those oldschool things. does anybody still use those?
Nov 19 2004 2:48PM
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davecote
Posts: 324 - Karma: 11
hahahaha....my dad does
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Nov 19 2004 2:50PM
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SSteezle
Posts: 9300 - Karma: 7,700
not just that but if you land a trick then have to hike up the mountain for your pole, that just sucks/



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Nov 19 2004 3:06PM
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XxLibertYxX
Posts: 1452 - Karma: 28
once i get my poles i rip off the pole straps... fuck, id rather loose my pole the break my thumb
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Nov 19 2004 6:12PM
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Pavesi
Posts: 628 - Karma: 10
i use mine except in the park because it sucks when they pull your glove off when u fall
Nov 19 2004 8:25PM
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AT1
Posts: 939 - Karma: 9
It's all about pole straps
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Nov 19 2004 9:24PM
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Campeador
Posts: 7516 - Karma: -1,227
i use them but really loose so that if its just a small fall then there still there but if a real eat shit fall those things will slide right off and there is a lot of space in there for my thumb not to get broken, never been a problem for me


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Nov 19 2004 9:25PM
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cobalt
Posts: 1913 - Karma: 12
Only occasionally.

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Nov 20 2004 6:37AM
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General_Shredgnar
Posts: 3024 - Karma: 34
i dont use them but i need them when grabbing cause i always drop my poles
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Nov 20 2004 11:23AM
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michiganjibber
Posts: 587 - Karma: 61
don't use them, don't drop my poles, don't need them
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Nov 20 2004 11:32AM
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rk1080
Posts: 1849 - Karma: 12
i wear em, a few times last season when i tried goin 270 onto this really low box, i just forgot to hold on to them, and whipped em each in a different direction



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Nov 20 2004 11:34AM
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feezy
Posts: 2022 - Karma: 23
the thumb injuries are from the pole. period. end of story. the straps do not add to the injury. the injury comes from the grip acting as a fulcrum against the ligament.
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Nov 20 2004 11:48AM
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freezed
Posts: 12973 - Karma: 500
i have the oldschool poles with little individual grooves for each finger and a plastic thing on that holds your hand in. they are sweet.


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Nov 20 2004 11:53AM
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mikee
Posts: 7813 - Karma: 5
I use them when sessioning something bigger, or when doing laps and stuff. But when sessioning a tiny 10 foot rail I dont use them.

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Nov 20 2004 11:56AM
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BallinBU
Posts: 882 - Karma: 6
i never use them and my poles are always flying all over the place when i fall. but i'm cool.
Nov 20 2004 12:13PM
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Schmitz
Posts: 4272 - Karma: 103
in an avalanche they will pull you down if you ahve the strap on
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Nov 20 2004 12:28PM
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