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Pirruccio
Posts: 1301 - Karma: 70
why does everyone think its gay
Aug 19 2007 2:35PM
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C-burckley
Posts: 333 - Karma: 11
i use my poles but some people look terrible with poles when they have them superhuge and hold them out like they have wings but no poles allows you to put your hands in a ball to keep them warm
Aug 20 2007 9:06PM
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Pirruccio
Posts: 1301 - Karma: 70
how was that statment arragant or cocky or "bamf" your the one saying that football is gay, ever played?

what do you do crotchet?

(not to hate on crotcheting)
Aug 20 2007 10:08PM
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Glenjamin
Posts: 139 - Karma: 10
I rep no poles because I feel more natural with out them, and i can spin on boxes easier and spin, grab, balance, and flip easier. It may look stupid but i cant ski with them. Plus for lift lines, all u do is take off the ski which ur leg pushes with, and use one foot to keep your self in one place.
Aug 20 2007 10:35PM
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emopoppins
Posts: 3996 - Karma: 269
all true except your part about the lift line. it doesn't make any sense, gramatically.
Aug 21 2007 12:23AM
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doGelyst
Posts: 2491 - Karma: 508
I just skate or waddle through liftlines like a penguin. I could care less if it "doesnt look right".

Oh yea, and its still skiing. I do pow, trees, and steeps without poles, not just park & cruisers. You can balance and ski perfectly fine without them.

I stopped poleplanting a LONG time ago, and started to wonder why I kept trucking poles around when I never used em, let alone the fact that they were 34"ers...and I'm 6'1"
Aug 21 2007 12:26AM
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timoski
Posts: 3036 - Karma: 45
the taking ski pff thing doesn't work very well in lines, but if you do it on a traverse it works sooooooo fuckign well, its liek skate boarding you can get so much speed.
Aug 21 2007 12:41AM
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FNJ
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Aug 21 2007 1:14AM
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fatbastard
Posts: 337 - Karma: 586
The biggest problem with no poles is that the most embarrassing thing in skiing in the past 25 years was snowlerblading, and it was a huge relief to see it die. Now the same general look is back, just with somewhat longer skis and a lot more ability.

If Andy Mahre wants to rip around with no poles, good for him. I like the guy and like that he's not concerned what others think. But skiing with no poles shows someone who's concerned more about style and grabs than what's practical, because getting around without poles in soft snow and in real mountains is a bitch. And there's no doubt that any snowboarder finds plenty of times when they secretly wish they had a pair of poles on them.
Aug 21 2007 3:11AM
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eljefe
Posts: 914 - Karma: 465
The thing I like least about no poles is that its now a label...
Aug 21 2007 3:46AM
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breck-love
Posts: 453 - Karma: 344
berman doesnt film kids without poles. t-wal had alot of shots that wont make real time cause he was lurpin.
Aug 21 2007 3:40PM
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TheBeardedOne
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 58
well thats an open approach. i landed my first seven no poles, its fun to learn tricks without them. i do feel kinda naked without em though.
Aug 22 2007 1:20AM
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holyDINOSAURS
Posts: 7038 - Karma: 639
i just found it made everything more fun, cant explain why, but it did. especially when you start to learn fastplants and shit
Aug 22 2007 1:26AM
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NinthwardKilla
Posts: 250 - Karma: 10
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Aug 22 2007 9:54AM
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Alex_thedroog
Posts: 3433 - Karma: 2
any pointers on how to do fast plants?
Aug 22 2007 11:58PM
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kenevil
Posts: 1309 - Karma: 31
do you have to do that in every thread?
Aug 23 2007 12:00AM
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Kgallacher
Posts: 736 - Karma: 471
Holy shit why the fuck do people care so much about whats in and whats not like just do what you fucking want people need to just start doing what they like and not what the people on NS do..like i rode no poles before everyone saw the TOM WALISH video....what happend was i was riding poles and they broke so i ditched em........i just had alot more fun riding no poles and it was differnt beaucse no one else did it..now look at everyone...there making threads on omg should i ride poles its the new thing i gotta do it!!!!like what the fuck ahahah.....just do what you want to fucking do.....just dont snowbladee!
Aug 23 2007 4:11AM
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XtRemE11
Posts: 5680 - Karma: 246
no poles is fun!!!
Aug 23 2007 4:19AM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
Dude this quote just ended like 234834238465 threads.  Probably sums up about 50% of the threads on ns.  Good post man.
Aug 23 2007 4:35AM
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aaron.ebner
Posts: 2868 - Karma: 61
haha, i remember when you first saw me i had no poles and you were flaming me.
Aug 23 2007 12:19PM
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