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270on420outWhy would you ever want to ski with short poles is beyond me. You get all the disadvantages of using poles and literally none of the benefits.
Short poles give all the benefits of poles in the park (they look cool) with none of the disadvantages (getting in the way)
I rock these. Wish the full extension was a tad longer for touring but its nice they don't get in the way on the pistes and I can keep em short. Don't mind the ability to choke up either.
Wish I hadn't lost a basket at Sun Valley need to get a new one.
270on420outWhy would you ever want to ski with short poles is beyond me. You get all the disadvantages of using poles and literally none of the benefits.
Yeah, longer poles look way better and actually serve a purpose.
short poles on steeps/moguls are nice cuz you never smack ya face with an accidental pole plant. poles make it easier to keep your hands forward, keeping that all important good form / stance
Short poles just looks goofy, either get comfortable with poles that are a decent length or ski without poles. Riding with toothpicks in your hands isn’t helping anything.
EvanMeyerShort poles just looks goofy, either get comfortable with poles that are a decent length or ski without poles. Riding with toothpicks in your hands isn’t helping anything.
Really short poles sure.
But the ideal pole length for actually skiing is to be just too short for using them to effectively push you. Adjustables are nice.
DominatorJacquesShine on poles. Just two more things to hurt yourself with no matter how long!
@DominatorJaques How does this even happen??? Your baskets are like perfectly fine but somehow managed to go through your leg. That’s bewildering. I don’t use poles, but like I want to hear a whole story behind this because I’m questioning all of reality.
Edit: Also, howd it heal up?
**This post was edited on Feb 7th 2023 at 5:03:26pm
corkfive@DominatorJaques How does this even happen??? Your baskets are like perfectly fine but somehow managed to go through your leg. That’s bewildering. I don’t use poles, but like I want to hear a whole story behind this because I’m questioning all of reality.
Edit: Also, howd it heal up?
**This post was edited on Feb 7th 2023 at 5:03:26pm
It's not my leg. The answers you seek are just up above.
Half of the reason why long poles are sick is because it makes tricks harder u fucks. The other half is because they look way cooler than short poles (as long as they arent too long)
