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What length poles do you use

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FruitBootPro
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I found myself setting my Paint Brushes to 40" even on big mountain because it forced me to bend my knees and get in a better position to carve and zigzag down moguls. My next poles are probably just gonna be set at that length. Long poles in park is steezy, but I could never...
What size are you guys using
Jan 12 2022 11:50AM
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shin-bang
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36"-38" is where its at.
Jan 12 2022 12:03PM
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Icant_kfed
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Typically I don’t use poles but if I do I run 40 park 52 everything else, just because 40 is the lowest my poles can adjust to
Jan 12 2022 1:21PM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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44” all mountain but prefer 42” in park. Shop tech would put me on 46” from elbow test.
Jan 12 2022 1:36PM
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switchlip2
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Like 36 I only use poles a solid 5 days a season tho
Jan 12 2022 2:25PM
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That_One_Dude
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I have the Line Pollards as well that I almost always ski at 40" which is their lowest. I'll go to maybe 44" skiing steeps but i've gotten so used to a short pole that anything more than that just feels clumsy.

My Pollards finally broke and my new poles go down to 38" so I plan to ski them there when i'm doing park.
Jan 12 2022 2:41PM
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FruitBootPro
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That_One_DudeI have the Line Pollards as well that I almost always ski at 40" which is their lowest. I'll go to maybe 44" skiing steeps but i've gotten so used to a short pole that anything more than that just feels clumsy.

My Pollards finally broke and my new poles go down to 38" so I plan to ski them there when i'm doing park.


Yeah that's basically where I'm at, it seems weird but I tried extending my poles once in a mogul field and it immediately felt awful. 40" poles keeps me loose and low.
Jan 12 2022 3:31PM
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BearsOnKetamine
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0”
Jan 12 2022 8:37PM
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Neives_tiddies
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36” apparently, had to bust out the tape measure for it

my OG park poles from like 10 years ago that i had to dip the grips in boiling water to get them off, then snip em down about 5 inches with some loppers. Adjustable poles robbed me of that experience again
Jan 12 2022 9:08PM
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piss.boy
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Depends on what type of branch I find that day
Jan 12 2022 9:24PM
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muffMan.
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52” all mountain, I think 46” park. I just need to be able to push around the lift line really
Jan 12 2022 10:35PM
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bbw.enthusiast
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72"
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Kbob94
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By elbow test I should be at a 50-52” but I run 44” on both my adjustable poles and love it. Idk how people can have talk poles
Jan 13 2022 9:22AM
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goatmaster
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I am 5 7, I had 44 inch poles. My poles got stolen so I am rocking the 12 inch poles for now.
Jan 13 2022 10:11AM
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Bigruss39
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cm
Jan 13 2022 10:11AM
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mountaindewgirl
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Elbow test minus like 4 inches
Jan 13 2022 1:45PM
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