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Opinion on poles

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Brewnt
Posts: 65 - Karma: 484
So I have been skiing with poles my whole life and recently stopped using because it is easier to get grabs. However I feel like I look like a dumb ass on rails and just riding around. So I was wondering what looks better poles or no poles and whether no poles make it easier to get grabs.
Jan 27 2016 9:05PM
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gnar_whal
Posts: 1286 - Karma: 3,788
Your mom told me she prefers nice, long poles. They're better in them bumps, ya know?
Jan 27 2016 9:07PM
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Thom4s
Posts: 213 - Karma: 1,079
Can't decide? Call it even and ski with one pole.
Jan 27 2016 9:14PM
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btedeschi
Posts: 282 - Karma: 437
poles are evil...i snapped 2 pairs paste season and this year i fell on my pole and it caused my collar bone to break. So from now on, I will be skiing with no poles
Jan 27 2016 9:18PM
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randymeetsworld
Posts: 185 - Karma: 248
I ski with 3 poles tbh
Jan 27 2016 9:19PM
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csteezy
Posts: 139 - Karma: 330
i think the real issue here is you actually care what people think about your brotha
Jan 27 2016 9:25PM
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ascent_studios
Posts: 2157 - Karma: 4,580
I like poles cause they help me spin faster but its way harder to get grabs
Jan 27 2016 9:35PM
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Brewnt
Posts: 65 - Karma: 484
btedeschi9poles are evil...i snapped 2 pairs paste season and this year i fell on my pole and it caused my collar bone to break. So from now on, I will be skiing with no poles


I'm sorry about your satanic poles I laned on one of mine went right into my gut and snapped it and got the wind knocked out of me
Jan 27 2016 9:38PM
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Pac2
Posts: 794 - Karma: 2,861
If your gonna ski with poles get gloves instead of mitts and grab with 3 fingers. Honestly I can do either or but I think poles help me on the rails with balance, maybe not but when I don't have them it feels like something is missing. I'm on the same boat I skiied no poles my first year and now I ski poles all the time and I feel so dumb without them. I feel like if you don't have poles long enough you can pull it off.
Jan 27 2016 9:41PM
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addie.
Posts: 350 - Karma: 1,432
i feel so uncomfortable spinning without poles, so i need them. you could try strapping on your straps really tight or possibly getting shorter ones? but skiing without them isn't necessarily bad imo
Jan 27 2016 9:44PM
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winniecash
Posts: 253 - Karma: 940
when im sking out of the park, i always use poles, carving just feels wierd with out poles to me but when im in the park i usally don't use poles, then again im usally filming but even when i'm just crusing around the park i usally dont use poles, just feels more naturarl
Jan 27 2016 9:47PM
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Titus69
Posts: 9329 - Karma: 17,818
I love skiing with and without poles, I have more fun without poles but until I just start to lose control I just look like an idiot without them. Using poles surely makes me ski cleaner and have more control. Personal preferance I guess.
Jan 27 2016 9:56PM
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SammyDubz
Posts: 2168 - Karma: 7,222
Do you wear gloves or mittens? I used to wear mittens with poles and I could never lock my grabs. I switched to gloves, and grabs were no longer a problem. Just my $0.02
Jan 27 2016 10:51PM
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270on420out
Posts: 7516 - Karma: 51,166
Skied with poles up until I was 14 or 15. Then started going no poles. Then I realized I looked dumb and went back to using poles. Then I learned how to style and ditched the poles again. Still use them outside of the park.
Jan 27 2016 11:05PM
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Dddsz
Posts: 3042 - Karma: 7,326
No poles is ok in the park, but its just weird the second you leave the park.
Jan 27 2016 11:09PM
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Park.
Posts: 2480 - Karma: 4,582
No poles no problems. Now that I don't have poles I can carry my lucky Lipton tea hat around in my hand skiing ( even though I broke my hand because I was holding that hat when I fell Sunday ):..)
Jan 27 2016 11:20PM
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Pole-Less
Posts: 197 - Karma: 543
Poles get in the way, don't use them, it looks fine if you don't use them as long as ur abang on fleek
Jan 27 2016 11:44PM
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skeetskeet9000
Posts: 181 - Karma: 365
I just feel more balanced with poles, I just think it's something that's in my head
Jan 27 2016 11:56PM
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Hoodliving
Posts: 1033 - Karma: 1,876
Pole-LessPoles get in the way, don't use them, it looks fine if you don't use them as long as ur abang on fleek


You need poles. No disrespect just would clean your style up alot more and itd help to not try to force the bang.

I rode without poles from the start and always had flailing arms, worked on bringing them down couldn't nail it. Rode with poles again for a month and then pole less becomes smooth for a week. Personally though I ride with mittens and poles and have no problem grabbing my skis, like everyone else has said I can go larger, faster, more confident on any feature with them. To really work on your style imagine your handles have 5lb weights in them and you cant lift your hands above belly button or nip high
Jan 28 2016 7:23AM
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stoned_sorcerer
Posts: 659 - Karma: 72
ben_collinsI like poles cause they help me spin faster


How does that work?
Jan 28 2016 12:53PM
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Park.
Posts: 2480 - Karma: 4,582
mantoastYou need poles. No disrespect just would clean your style up alot more and itd help to not try to force the bang.

I rode without poles from the start and always had flailing arms, worked on bringing them down couldn't nail it. Rode with poles again for a month and then pole less becomes smooth for a week. Personally though I ride with mittens and poles and have no problem grabbing my skis, like everyone else has said I can go larger, faster, more confident on any feature with them. To really work on your style imagine your handles have 5lb weights in them and you cant lift your hands above belly button or nip high


i 100% disagree. you are used to skiing with poles so its more natural for you. Try skiing without poles for long enough and you will get much better. I dropped poles and I have so much more style now. When I use poles I feel alot less fluid and more robotic and forceful, and I always have. Just look at the edit in my sig and that was the first half of the season when I still used poles. I dropped them shortly after I finished filming for that and skiing is just so much more fun when you feel like you flow
Jan 28 2016 1:29PM
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Hoodliving
Posts: 1033 - Karma: 1,876
parkplaygroundi 100% disagree. you are used to skiing with poles so its more natural for you. Try skiing without poles for long enough and you will get much better. I dropped poles and I have so much more style now. When I use poles I feel alot less fluid and more robotic and forceful, and I always have. Just look at the edit in my sig and that was the first half of the season when I still used poles. I dropped them shortly after I finished filming for that and skiing is just so much more fun when you feel like you flow


I know what you mean. Nice edit by the way! But to be fair I skied without poles from the start and switched this season to using them it was awkward as hell but now I'm getting used to poles. I'm only in my 2nd season so I'm not on your level but I've got some stuff under my belt. If you look on my profile my season edit without poles isn't horrible but I'm a bit wonky and then this seasons clips ive put up as well I feel and look alot more fluid with poles and smoother style. I know what you mean by the robotic look with your style, I noticed the shots where you dont pull your hands back in front of your hips you looked natural and relaxed and it matched your pole less style just a bit more relaxed if that makes sense. It almost seemed when you use poles you focused on returning them to your stance where as without the poles you get your arm swing and different little swaggers to the tricks like in your teal blue jacket.
Jan 28 2016 4:23PM
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Aparker
Posts: 727 - Karma: 1,676
parkplaygroundNo poles no problems. Now that I don't have poles I can carry my lucky Lipton tea hat around in my hand skiing ( even though I broke my hand because I was holding that hat when I fell Sunday ):..)


What about a water bottle
Jan 28 2016 4:47PM
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bait
Posts: 1226 - Karma: 3,580
A thin grip on the pole and gloves help a lot to get grabs while using poles.
Jan 28 2016 4:51PM
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JichelMusten
Posts: 750 - Karma: 2,889
Last year i skied with poles but then whenever I went to ride the park I would just put them at the top and never use them. Eventually i decided to stop using them and I can't say I regret it.
Jan 28 2016 5:04PM
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ianrich511
Posts: 511 - Karma: 723
In the park I think its to each their own, but when you get on the steep stuff it becomes a necessity.
Jan 28 2016 5:12PM
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FrenchFry
Posts: 969 - Karma: 3,432
I shit you not...my cousin broke his jaw landing weird and hitting his head on his poles. But i don't mind skiing in the park without them. But like when I'm ripping down the mountain i just feel a little more comfortable.
Jan 28 2016 5:30PM
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Hoodliving
Posts: 1033 - Karma: 1,876
FrenchFryI shit you not...my cousin broke his jaw landing weird and hitting his head on his poles. But i don't mind skiing in the park without them. But like when I'm ripping down the mountain i just feel a little more comfortable.


Gapping off a flat down grabbing safety held it to long put my pole in the snow caught edge punched myself in the face super hard like that.
Jan 28 2016 5:58PM
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Pole-Less
Posts: 197 - Karma: 543
parkplaygroundi 100% disagree. you are used to skiing with poles so its more natural for you. Try skiing without poles for long enough and you will get much better. I dropped poles and I have so much more style now. When I use poles I feel alot less fluid and more robotic and forceful, and I always have. Just look at the edit in my sig and that was the first half of the season when I still used poles. I dropped them shortly after I finished filming for that and skiing is just so much more fun when you feel like you flow


I can agree with you. I used to ski race (first year, "intro to racing" )and I used poles for the start and then dropped them at the first gate and I placed first against kids doing it for a couple years. Skiing without poles can go both ways, but it's up to yourself to fix/embrace not using poles. I think good style with poles is less clean then without poles. I agree and think flow and creativity is much better when you don't have poles. If you look at great skiers that do crazy skiing on rails and buttering, the often don't have poles. #polelessbaby
Jan 28 2016 6:42PM
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HAMNATION
Posts: 814 - Karma: 1,722
I think kiddie poles are a nice compromise you don't look like a goon in the liftline but they don't get in the way.
Jan 28 2016 6:54PM
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ascent_studios
Posts: 2157 - Karma: 4,580
stoned_sorcererHow does that work?


I have no idea it just does and feels right. Maybe its just balance and comfort but idk.
Jan 28 2016 7:15PM
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eheath
Posts: 61655 - Karma: 123,568
No poles in the park, pole outside of the park. I find myself cruisin groomers without poles pretty often and I end up just draggin my hands around haha
Jan 28 2016 7:22PM
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xxACIDTRIPxx
Posts: 5980 - Karma: 8,175
Ski a season without poles and you will develop mad style....
I prefer skiing without pole because I hate having to strap in and out, take them on the lift, etc.
Plus it makes easier to roll blunts and smoke on the lift, seriously
Jan 28 2016 8:16PM
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Pachankz
Posts: 729 - Karma: 838
Thought this debate ended about 6 years ago.
Jan 28 2016 8:19PM
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tokemon240
Posts: 51 - Karma: 120
THEDIRTYBUBBLEThen I learned how to style


this is like the 4th thread ive seen you jerk off to your own style, chill, its not that good.
Jan 28 2016 8:27PM
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robbinJAHood
Posts: 1202 - Karma: 3,075
Haven't skied with poles since I was like 11. It feels so much better without them. I feel like the stupid old head PSIA level 400 ski instructors I work with who always tell me to use poles. I convinced both of my parents to ski without poles after 20 years with them and they won't even touch them anymore
Jan 28 2016 8:32PM
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270on420out
Posts: 7516 - Karma: 51,166
tokemon240this is like the 4th thread ive seen you jerk off to your own style, chill, its not that good.


haha what? Did I say I learned how to have an amazing style that everyone should love? No. I learned how to ski in control and not look like a total gaper.
Jan 28 2016 8:35PM
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StrideMenses
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I'm about the short poles. I'm like 5'10 and I use 110cm poles. They don't really get in the way but are there when you need them.
Jan 28 2016 9:40PM
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Park.
Posts: 2480 - Karma: 4,582
AparkerWhat about a water bottle


that shit leaked but waterbottles are almost as cool as that hat
Jan 28 2016 10:23PM
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gehret
Posts: 6 - Karma: 61
At my home mtn there used to be a guy who would ski around and juggle bowling pins so if you go no poles at least do something cool with your hands
Jan 29 2016 4:22AM
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